Evening star., 1932-07-18
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French Premier Confers
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ciples Of President Hoover's declaration
u) That substantial reduction of
world armaments shall be effected which
shall be applied by general conven-
ton alike to land, naval and air arma-
ments;
CD That a primary objective shall
be to reduce the means Of aggression.
Want Permanent Commission.
Section 2. Conclusions of the first
phase of the conference.
The conference, noting that agree
ment now has been reached on a num-
ber Of important points, decides to
record forthwith the concrete measures
of disarmament which follow and
which, 1t is considered, should be in
cluded in the future general conven-
ton 1t also decides to establish Ger
tain principles to serve as the basis of
further reductions Of ornaments and
to specify the procedure necessary for
the active pursuit Of its work (Here
will be inserted the results of today's
negotiations on heavy mobile artillery,
bombing from the air and bombing
planes, whereon there is still disagree
ment).
The maximum unit of tonnage of
tanks shall be limited.
Chemical. meteorological and incen-
diary warfare shall be prohibited under
conditions unanimously recommended
by the special committee.
There shall be set up permanent
disarmament commission with a con-
stituticn, rights and duties generally as
outlined in part 6 of the draft con-
vention, and with such extensions Of
power as may seem necessary to insure
the effective application of the con-
vention.
Bureau Continues Work.
Section 3. Preparation of the second
phase of the conference.
The conference requests the bureau
to continue its work during the period
of adjournment of the General Com
mission with the view Of farming, with
the collaboration. If necessary, of the
Drafting Committee, draft texts con-
corning questions whereon agreements
have already been reached. Such texts
will be communicated to all the dele
cations as soon as they are ready and
then submitted to the commission.
Points which call for detailed ex-
animation will be examined by the bu-
reau or an appropriate committee, with
the assistance Of the government
concerned, in order to arrive at definite
conclusions as soon as the General
Commission meets again.
The questions which will form the
I "a
following: l and 2, concerning bud,
| getary limitation and the method OF
| limiting electives are still under nego-
tiation).
3. Trade in and manufacture OF
arms. The bureau will set up special
committee to submit proposals to the
conference Immediately on the re-
sumption of its work regarding regula-
tions to be applied to trade in and
manufacture of arms and implements
of war.
Naval Armament Plans.
4. Naval armaments-As regards pro-
posals submitted on the subject of naval
ornaments by President Hoover and
other proposals relating to naval arma-
ments, the conference requests the
powers signatory to the naval agree
ments of Washington and London
which agreements represented an ap-
preciable Limitation and reduction OF
naval armaments-to confer together
and report to the general commission,
if possible. before the resumption of its
work concerning further measures for
naval reductions which could be ef-
fected as part Of the general program
Of disarmament.
The conference also requests the
naval powers other than the sigma
tories of the aforesaid agreements to
confer together with the view of de-
termining the degree of naval hn1ita- :
| ton they might accept. having regard
/ to the treaties of Washington and Lon
don and to the general program of dis
armament contemplated in the present
resolution.
The bureau will be kept informed of
the progress of these negotiations, which
it will be its duty to coordinate In
preparation for the decisions OF the
general commission.
S. Violations-Rules of international
law shall be formulated on the basis OF
provisions relating to the prohibition OF
the use of chemical, meteorological and
incendiary weapons and bombing from
the air and shall be supplemented by
special measures to provide for cases OF
infringement of these provisions.
Keep Delegates Informed.
6-Future work of the conference
procedure.
Pending the resumption of the work
of the General Commission the bureau
will keep the delegations informed OF
the progress of the work.
It will rest with the bureau to fix the
date of the new meeting Of the General
Commission at one months notice.
That meeting will not be later than
four months after the resumption OF
the work of the bureau, which Will
meet during the week beginning Sep
tember 10, 1882.
Section 4. General provisions.
The present resolution in no way
preiudices the attitude Of the confer
ence toward any more comprehensive
measures of disarmament or toward
any political proposals submitted by the
various delegations.
Section 5. Armaments truce.
with the view of insuring that, IN
the interval preceding the resumption
of the meetings of the General Com
mission and during the second stage OF
the proceedings, no power shall take
anv m action such as will prejudice the
preparation of the General D1sarma-
mert Convention, the conference de
cides to recommend to the governments nus
to renew the truce provloeo 1or IN tne
resolution Of the League assembly, Oh
September 20, 1881, for per1od OF
four months from November !, 1857.
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