Sept, 19.
The Fifth Committee of the League of Nations, dealing to-day with the British proposal to appoint a conimission of three to investigate opium-smoking in the' Far East, with a view to an Opium Conference 1929, passed a resolution in favour of referring to the Budget Committee the credit of 250,000 Swiss francs required to cover the expenses of the commission.
Thirteen voted for the resolution, including India, and one against, Adoption of Franco-German Motion Sept, 19.
After a two-hour debate here today on the resolution submitted esterday by M. Paul (France) urging that the Disarmament Conference should meet at the tend of 1928 or at the beginning of 1929 and on the resolution submitted by Count von Berastorif (Germany)
wviting the Council of the League of Nations urgently to appeal to all Governments thei 3 regards disarmament, Committee of the League ions decided to appoint drafting committee to draw up a resolution' based on the aboveren ned resolutions. Thus the debate on disarmament in the Assembly of the League will be based Franco-German motion.
Mr. Sato (Japan) deprecated the fixing now of a date for the meeting of the Disarmament Conference, but favoured the suggestion submitted esterday by M, London, Chairman of the Preparatory: Disarmament Commission, regarding a conference of the naval Po Paris.
The idea, he said, should be further employed. He, however, was without the views of his Govern
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