London, Feb. 19.
An agreement to limit the tonnage of battleships to 38,000 tors and their uns {0 14 Inches was reached today by the British and American' delegations to the Naval Conference. 'This formula of capital ship limita-ton, concurrence on which was reached after several weeks' dis cussion, is to be submitted to the French' and Italian representatives who previously asked" for much. smaller tonnages and gun-calibres.
Additional developments, it was learned, include a request by Great Britain for a naval treaty to remain In force for ten years, instead of six years, the proposed pact to go into effect beginning on January 1, 1997. United "Press.
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