The Archive · 1927

Geneva, Dee. 7

The Council of the League of Nations at a meeting here to-day approved the report of the recent Press Conference.

Several delegates emphasized the importance of the recommendation of the Press. Conference in favour fof the improvement of telephonic, telegraphic, and wireless communica:

jons throughout the world, particularly between Geneva and Lon-dor The question was referred to the League of Nations Communica tions Committee for necessary Senhor Urrutia (Colombia), supporting the recommendation, pointed out that London was the chief! centre for the distribution of news from America and from the Far East.

Mr. Adachi (Japan) warmly associated himself with the report and ~|expressod the hope that the efforts to improve communications between. Geneva and London would be sie-

Mr. Cheng Lo. (China) and the Hon." Raoul Dandurand (Canada) followed in the same sense.

Sir Austen Chamberlain, - the! British Foreign Secretary, promised that when he returned to London would see what could be done ta! jerry out the. recommendation. Reuter.

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