Geneva, Nov. 30, The Preparatory Disarmament Conference opened at 1115. this morning in the Glass all, which yeas packed, Sonkheer London (Holland) pre-Bided.
Remarkable precautions were taken. Not a single ear was allow. ed to be parked in the courtyard of Secretariat of the League of Nations, which is usually fall of ears, The street running parallel with the Hall was closed to the Dublie, who were excluded from the Hall.
Besides the United States and "Boviet. Russia, 24 Governments are' Tepresented at the Conference, "He declared that the Soviet would not participate in membership of the Security Committee, which it been proposed to establish to with the political problems of]
Mr, Wilson, on behalf of the United States, stated that United States also would not participate in membership of the Security Committee, but would con. sider the Committee's recommendations.
Comrade Litvinoff was heard repect fully but his scheme was much criticized in the lobbies.
In the afternoon the President, Inks, London (Holland), proposed postponement of discussion of the Russian statement.
Comrade Litvinoff objected, but Paul Boncour (France) appealed for the ce-operation of the Russian delegates and then argued that M.
moff's plan was impracticable.
Count Bernstorff (Germany) moved that the Russian plan be discussed at the second reading of the draft convention for disarmament, the date of which should be fixed' by the meeting.
Comrade Lunacharsky, on behalf of the Soviet, eventually agreed.
The Security Committee It is advisable to note that the proposal to establish a Security' Committee provides that the Com-shall consist of représentatives of States which are members of the Preparatory Disarmament} Commission, including the United States and Russia, if they desire.
'The Security Committee will deal! with the political problems of disarmament while the Preparatory' Disarmament Commission confines itself to the technical aspects of the! subject—Reuter.
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