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required under the general direction
and control of a secretary general OF
the league, who shall be chosen by The
executive council the secretariat shall
be appointed by the secretary general
subject to confirmation Ivy the execu-
tive council.
The secretary general shall act i'll
that capacity at all meetings of the
body of delegates or of the executive
council.
The expenses of the secretariat shall
be borTe by the states members of the
league In accordance with the appor-
tiOnment of the expenses of the inter
national bureau of the Universal
Postal Union.
Article 6.
Representatives of the high con-
tracing parties and officials of the
league when engaged on the business
of the league shall enjoy diplomatic
privileges and ~immunities, and the
buildings occupied by the league or its
officials or by representatives attend,
ing its meetings shall enjoy the bene-
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Article 7.
Admission to the league of states
not signatories to the covenant and
not named in the protocol hereto as
states to be invited TO adhere to the
covenant requires the assent of not
loss than two-thirds of the states rep
resented in the body of delegates, and
shall he limited to fully self governing
countries, including dominions and
colonies.
Ne state shall be admitted to the
league unless it is able to give effec.
tive guarantees of its sincere inten-
ten to observe its international obli-
cations and unless 1t shall conform to
such principles as may be prescribed
by the league in regard to its naval and
military forces and armaments.
Article g..
The high contracting parties recog-
ntze the principle that the mainte-
lance Of peace Will require the reduc-
ton of national ornaments to the low
est point consistent with national safe
T. and the enforcement by common
action of international obligations hav-
ing special regard to the geographical
situation and circumstances of each
state. and the executive council shall
formulate plans for ~effecting such re-
duction. The executive council shall
also determine for the consideration
and action of the several governments
what military equipment and arma-
ment is fair and reasonable in proper
ton to the scale of forces laid down
in the program of disarmament, and
these limits, when adopted, shall no
be exceeded without the permission of
the executive council.
. The high contracting parties agree
that the manufacture by private enter
prise of munitions and implements of
va lends itself to grave objections,
and direct the executive council to adj
v,se how the evil effects attendant
upon such manufacture can be pre-
vented, due regard being had to the
necessities of those countries which
are not able to manufacture for them
selves the munitions and implements
of war necessary for their safety.
The high contracting parties under
take in no way to conceal from each
other the condition of such of their
Industries as are capable of being
adapted to war-like purposes or the
scale of their ornaments. and agree
that there shall be full and frank in
~terchange of information as to their
military and naval programs.
Article 9.
A permanent commission shall be
constituted to advise the league on
the execution of the provisions of ar
tide s and on military and naval ques-
tons generally.
Article 10.
The high contracting parties under.
take to respect and preserve as against
external aggression the territorial in
tegrity and existing political independ.
ence of all states members of the
league. In case of any such aggres.
sion or in case of any threat or danger
OF such aggression the executive coun.
Gil shall advise upon the means by
which the obligation shall be fulfilled.
Article H..
Any war or threat of war, whether
Immediately affecting any of the high
contracting parties or not, is hereby
declared a matter of concern to the
league. and the high contracting par.
ties reserve the right to take any &C.
ton that may be deemed wise and eff.
fectual to safeguard the peace of ma
tons.
1t is hereby also declared and agreed
to be the friendly right of each of the
high contracting parties to draw the
attention of the body of delegates or
of the Executive Council 10 any cir.
cumstances affecting internatioEa! in
tercourse which threaten to disturb
international peace or the good under
standing between nations upon which
peace depends.
Article IL.
The high contracting parties agree
that should a dispute arise between
them which canno be adjusted by the
ordinary processes of diplomacy they
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