The Archive · 1932

GENEVA TAKES

RESPITE — Ghinese and Japanese Isstie

Statement, Geneva, Dee, 20, The. atmosphere in which the Committee of 19 broke up this morning was not, too favourable, The divergencies between the text of" the resolutions, especially in the expose de motifs and the Japanese desiderata, are still very wide, but the chief hope in League circles is based on the knowledge that nobody really desires a breach.

Tt should certainly be within the competence of Sir Eric Drummond, Secretary-General League, to devise a formula which will enable conciliation procedure to be begun without any: projudgment of the issues.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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