The German Government's note to the Szerstary-General of the League of Nations supporting the convention that in the event of Germany foining the League of Nations, she should be excused the obligation involved in Article XVI of the Covenant, laying down the procedure of members of the Lengue against any State break-jing the Coverant, dwells on the die-armament of Germany, whose army only 100,000, white neighbouring States of much smaller population: than Germany possess much larger armies. For- example, one such} State "with a population under 40000,000 has a army, of 700,00.
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