The Archive · 1935

League Council

Geneva, Feb. 27.

The question of China being rev elected to the Council of the League of Nations, following the vacation of her seat by Japan on March 27, will be. discussed by the Assembly in Tokyo, Mar. 2, September. flection IPHE conference at Washington yesterday between Sir Ronald favourable. phitlive' US, Under-Secretary of State, during the course of which queso of sassacton to's permanent Lindsay, British Ambassado: rat Washington, and Mr. William 1 is realized that there can

the Bri envoy reported to have suggested an international seat, thoveh it were a seat in the Joan to China as a move to "frustrate" the proposed rapproche-French Academy, but. there is a ment between China and Japan, has attracted widespread attention "Tone, feeling, that, the, fut camps: not only in the Japanese press, but also in official circles. (up either by the creation of a new Official circles here maintain that "Sino-Japanese co~% operation permanent seat or even of a non-is essential for the preservation of peace in East Asia in particular permanent seat which may, with Advantage, be ascribed to Chin.. and in the world in general."

They express disappointment thi With the withdrawal of Japan, no such ce-operation should be lor joked at "with jaundiced eyes in truly " Asiatic power will be repre~ Great Britain and the United States," as they phrase sented on the Council. Owing to Official circles here also express stout opposition to an her persistent claims to be considered international loan to China, which, they argu "would inevit-

European, Turkey cannot properly be regarded as Asiatic.

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