Conimittee is now discussing, hopes that the governments between when, differences of opinion still subsist regard to the con reduction and of armaments will reach agreements in time to enable the Preparatory Commission on Disarmament meet at the end of 1928 or at the beginning of 1929.
Count von Bernstorff (Germany) said that he was unable to accept the resolution owing to the absence of any reference to the Disarmament Conference, which he regarded as. an abdication by the League of Nations of its duties in regard to disarmament.
The Disarmament Committee of the League has referred the resolu: tion back to the Drafting Com-
The Japanese delegate urged that! all their efforts should be concentrated on a meeting of the Preparatory Committee as, until that had "concluded its labours, there could be ne question of a meeting of the Disarmament Conference,
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