In the House of Commons to-day]
answer to questions, the Premie MacDonald, announced that t delegates to the Naval Conference would be himself, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreign Minister; Mr. A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty; and Gaptain Won. Wedgewood Bern, the Dominions and the Ivish Free State fand the Government of India had been invited to nominate delegates but he was not yet in a position give the names of these delegates of the Naval advisers. 'The utter, however, he stated would include' the Chief and the Deputy-Chief of the Naval Staff, The Premier added that His Majesty the King had permitted the uso of the Royal Gallery of the Falace of Westminster for the opening of the plenary meeting of the Conference and the use of St. James Palace for subsequent meeting Mr. MacDonald said that the Naval Conference had been definitely fixed to open on January 21. There would be only one subject on the agenda, namely how the five Powers represented can best agree upon the reduction and limitation of War vessels on the basis of mutually accepted strengths. The question of procedure, he said, was a matter for discussion with the Governments of the countries concerned and for decision by the Conference itself.—Reuter.
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