The Archive · 1937

Geneva Rumours of Move

London, Sept. 23.

Judging from attention given in the English press to the proposal made by Mr. Stanley Bruce at Geneva "yesterday for an international conference to discuss the situation in the For East, it appears highly probable that this Australian move was trade in accordance with certain British political quarters.

The "Daily Herald" speaks of the li hood of all interested powers being shortly invited to attend a conference of this kind in London. Tnere is, reason for assuming, it adds, that this Australian suggestion was made with knowledge and approval of the British Government.

Invitations would be sent to the mine signatories of the Nine Power Convention as well as to the British Dominions, Soviet Russia and Germany, Mr. Vernon Bartlett, in a despatch from Geneva to the "News Chronicle," speaks of the possibility of such a conference and expresses the view that the British Government would greatly welcome it.—Trans-Ocear.

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