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The permanent Secretariat shall be
established at the Seat of the League,
The Secretariat shall comprise Sc.
cretary General and such secretaries
and staff as may be required.
The first Secretary General shall be
the person named in the Annex; there
after the Secretary General shall be
appointed by the Council, with the ap,
proval of the majority Of the Assemb,
ly.
The secretaries and staff Of the Sc
cretariet shall be appointed blythe Sc.
cretary General with the approval Of
the Council
The Secretary General shall act in
that capacity at all meetings of the
Assembly and of the Council.
The expenses CT the SeCretariat
shall be borne by the Members Of the
League in accordance with the appor-
tionment of the expenses of the Inter.
national Bureau Of the Universal Pc
stal Union.
ARTICLE I.
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ca at Geneva. .-- ,-.,
The Council may at any time decide
that the Seat of the League shall be
established elsewhere.
All positions under or in cOnnec,
ton with the League, including the
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or by representatives dtteHu'H6 I'S
meetings snaiI De Ih'Ioiaole'
ARTICLE s.
The Members Of the League recOg
nize that the maintenance OF peace
requires the reduction OF national ar
mamentS TO the lowest point C0nSiS
tent with national safety and the en-
fOrcement by common action Of inter
national Obligations.
The Council, taking account OF the
geographical situation and clrcum
stances of each State, shall formulate
plans for such reduction for the con
sideration and action Of the several!
Governments.
Such plans shall be subject to re
consideration and revision at least
every ten years.
After these plans have been adopted
by the several Governments, the limits
of ornaments therein fixed shall not
he exceeded without the concurrence
of the Council.
The Members Of The League agree
that the manufacture by private enter
prise Of munitions and implements
of war is open to grave objections.
The Council shall advise how the evil
effects attendant upon such manu-
facture can be prevented, due regard
being had to the necessities OF those
Members OF the League, which are not
able to manufacture the munitions
and implements OF war necessary for
their safety.
The Members of the League UNDER
take tOlntercharge tull ana frank III
formation as to the scale OF their ar
maments, their military, naval and
air programs and the conditions OF
such of their industries as are adapt
able to War-like purposes.
ARTICLE y.
\ permanent Commission shall b
constituted to advise the Council on
the execution of the provisions of Ar
ticles l and 7 and on military and
naval questions generally.
ARTICLE 10.
The Members Of the League under
take to respect and preserve as again,
st external aggression the territorial
integrity and existing political indie,
pendence of all Members Of the
League In case of any such aggres
sion or in case of any threat or dan
ger of such aggression the Council
shall advise upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled.
ARTICLE II.
Any war or threat of war, whether
immediately affecting any of the Mem
bers of the League or not, is hereby
declared a matter of concern to the
whole Lague, and the League shall
take any action that may be deemed
wise and effectual to safeguard the
peace of nations. In case any suci
emergency should arise, the Secre.
tary General shall, or the request OF
any Member of the League, forthwith
summon meeting of the Council.
1t is also declared to be the friend
ly right of each Member of the League
to bring to the attention OF the AS
.sembly or of the Council any circum
Stance whatever affecting information
al relations which thre'ten to disturb
international peace or the good un
lderstanding between nations upon
which peace depends.
ARTICLE II.