The Archive · 1929

Other Powers a Factor

The agreement regarding cruisers foes not depend finally upon the! Anglo-American negotiations but jupon Great Britain's ability to fal fu her responsibilities to the rest of the world.

Agreement is only possible with sr-riding determination on of both the United States and Britain to reach an agreement much larger in spirit than merely' a naval agreement. The British Admiralty, it is stated, has been splendidly helpful throughout.

Ference will possibly be unable to The Five Power Con-meet until mid-January but it. is} hoped that all will agree to Londo the venue.

It is suggested that the Confer-cones will be equivalent to a resump-_ tion of the Washington Conference, which is not due to meet until 1981, 'a8 Britain and the United States {feol that the time has come to consider the naval problem as whole.

Tt will be impossible for the conference to complete its Intours in 'a month and it has been most clear to President Hoover that any Anglo-American agreement must be seanned after the fire Power Conference in order to make sure that it is in consonance with the letter of the decisions reached.

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