The Archive · 1932

Mounted Guns for Police

Allegations Against

French German Force by. Delegate Geneva, Oct. 14.

Another German exmament tangle was come upon ly by the speech of M. Masigli, French delegate, in which, it is ' reported, "he contended that the German police tives which might be acceptable to all parties.

The attitude of the British Government is that the venue of the conference is immaterial. "What matters is that the representatives force was part of German; red of the four Powers—Britain, Zorees. The speech, which was Gelivered st a private meeting of the _Effectives Sub-Committee of the Di ing the police in possession mounted guns.

"The speech has intensified the Yension between France and Ger-any, which "is already rather trained owing to the deadlock in connection with the proposed. reorganisation of the League Secretarian in consequence of Germany's insistence that no Power should have more than two nationals in the upper ranks of the secretariat, 'M, Masigli has sinto that he merely used official Ger mann data, but it is understood that the text of his speech will be pubished in order to clarify the posi-

Prance, Germany and Italy—should meet informally to find a means of restarting effectively the work of the Disarmament Conference, which Germany has refused to attend until her claim for equality of armaments is realised:

Meanwhile, tension between France and' Germany seems to be growing. "A new proof that what Germany wants is to rearm" is the general description in the Parisian press of Germany's refusal to attend the proposed four-Power conference with Geneva as the venue.

German Annoyance German official quarters describe the invitation, to Geneva 9s "humiliating.". The Germans are also. annoyed at the allegation male yesterday at Geneva. by, the French delegate, M, Massiglip that the German police is part of Ger-

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