'The meeting was convened by the chairman, Lord Plymouth, to examine the replies received from the various governments which are parties to the Non-Intervention Agreement on' the plan drawn up by the British government, at the unanimous request Jof the plenary committee, to solve the difficulties which "arose from German and Italian withdrawal from the control scheme. The. sub-Jcommittee found the replies showed a large measure of agreement, but} certain rather important difficulties were revealed, Afler general discussion of those the Sub-committee ad-lo the governments situation in the light Jot the discussion. No date was fixed for the next meeting, which the [chairman will call og soon as one can usefully be held, Tt Is understood that when the meeting began, Lora Plymouth statea the replies showed general agree: ment to the British proposal for re-Jconstruction of the system of super-Vision, although tome minor "ques-ons were raised by the German, Mahan and Portuguese governments, Two Meat Witches However, in regard to the plan for conditional' grant of belligerent rights both pat {in Spain a fundamental and Lord Plymouth sought elucidation of the attitude the Russian government.
"The other principal dimeulty was with sugges-ons in the British plan relating to. Us execution, and in particular. the provision that recognition of belllarent rights should only " become effective when the non-intervention committee place on record their Jopinion that arrangements for the [withdrawal of foreign nationals are. [working satisfactorily and that this withdrawal hag in fact made substantial progress, The {nter-relation between he! withdrawal of foreign nationals and Feeognition of belligerent rights was!
supreme moment, Lord Plymouth said, and in this he was: supported by the French representative.
During the discussion the German allan and Portuguese representatives Indicated that they found dimeulty in pursuing the discussion in the face Jot the obscurity which they felt existed in the attitude of the Ttussian rds the question of Delligerent rights. © On the other to accept unreservedly the part of} the plan relating to its execution,
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