Evening star., 1924-05-30
Ambassadors Council Reaf-
firms Right to Decide When
Berlin Has Met Terms.
REFUSE PLEA TO GIVE
CONTROL TO LEAGUE
Ask Germans Agree to Inspection
to Facilitate Relinquish.
ment of Control.
By the Associated Press.

| ny tHe Associated PresS.
| LONDON. May 30-The allies intend
| to keep a firm hand on military con-
troll on Germany by maintaining the
commission of control in full opera
tion until the disarmament demands
| made in the treaty Of Versailles are
fully executed, according to a long
note from the council of ambassa-
doris, sent to Berlin from Paris today.
The ambassadors communication
| was in reply to the German note of
March 81. In which the Berlin gov
ernment maintained that it was time
for the league Of nations to take over
the supervision. The ambassadors
note reaffirms the contention that II
is the legal right of the allies to de-
eide for themselves when the time
has arrived for transferring the duty
of controlling German armaments to
the league after the time limit clauses
have been executed.
1T would be hardly possible Ia
contend that this condition is ful
filled today" the note adds.
Ask Inspection Approval.
The allies propose to end the mill
says the note, which urges accept
ance of the general inspection con-
templated by the allied note of
March 5. which would consist of a
series of visits. This inspection. in
the view of the allied governments,
could be completed within three or
four months If 1T met with no OBJ
structions and If no grave infrac-
tions Of the treaty's clauses were dis
covered. >
Replying to the German claim that
the allies themselves had recognized
that apart from five specified cate
gories Germany has fulfilled her dis
armament obligations. the ambassa
dors' note says the allied govern
ments never expressed such an opin-
ion. 1t points out that in the British
House of Commons the British gov
ernment made certain declarations
relative to German disarmament, but
that these declarations were not in
tended to imply that Germany had
fulfilled her obligations; they merely
indicated that certain clauses at one
time appeared to them to have been
effectively carried out.
Declares Fault fs Berlin's.
IF more than four years after the
enforcement of the treaty Germany Is
still Obliged to undergo investiga-
tions by an interallied commission, re-
only on herself" says the note. eff
there had not been systematic OBJ
struction. of which the allies many
times had complained. the operations
of disarmament would have been COM
pleted long time ago.
The ambassadors say they feel called
upon to define for the last time the
conditions of the problem, which al
lows only one of two solutions:
First, either the German government
will accept the general inspection de-
sired by the allies, and at the end of
this inspection, and If the results are
satisfactory, the military control will
be limited to five points; or (second)
Germany will persist in refusing the
allied offer, upon which the allies will
demand strict application Of the treaty.
The ambassadors conclude their
note courteously, saying that from
every point of view the present sit
uation, which is a source of constant
difficulty, cannot be further pro-
longed. ard the allies hope the Ger
man governmen understands that Ii
is in the general interest to arrive at
a definite solution without delay.
Therefore, the note adds, a favorable
answer, saying that Germany accepts
the proposals of the present note as
regards a general inspection and the
consequent limitation of control, Is
expected before June 80.