Another barrier to the success of the agreement in its present. form is the description of arms and ncunitions contained in category 1 which would be kept from international trade.
Category 1 applies to the follow-
All arms and ammunition which are oF shall be comprised In the equip: ment of the armed forces of the diflerefter hi Slee of States are mo. Tonger part of their equipment but re-Halo dapable of being' tilled for exclusion war, including All arms falling into the (A) classification will be the spsciai study of the ordnance experts, the United States being represented by Brigadier General Ruggles, who will have with him Major Strong technical adviser. - Considerable discussion of the technical classifications is expected to arise at the meetings as the manufacturers of arms assert that the calibre of the guns should be given no more con: sideration that the type and kind ammunition used. Many guns, it is said, which are in reality sporting. arms, are included in the classification of banned arms which will Ue barred from international trade.
The discussions which will arise will be highly technical in distinguishing between arms which have military value and those which have not. As now classified Amer-jean manufacturers assert that. many sporting rifles are barred hich are of only secondary importance from military standpoint. On the other hand they point out that while a.22 calibre rifle, with high power ammunition, would make an acceptable war weapon it is includ-ein the classification of no military value' and may be dealt in freely.
general readjustment of the classifications and categories necessary before the pact may be counted as effective, fair and carrying out the purpose desired.
The Prohibited Zones In the agenda for the Geneva meeting Article 9 undertakes to) prohibit the importation of arms snd all implements of war into territorial zones, without, however, specifying the prohibited zones.
In the Saint Germain agreement the prohibited zones were classified coast, together with, "Thomas Island
che." Arabian. Peninesia, sseasia, Pers, "Antiabon and Socot
continental parts of Asia' as" were inded. in the Turkish Empirg of August 4, 191
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