Geneva, Sept, 21.
M. Maxim Litvinoff told the Assembly today that France refused Russia's request for a conference of the war departments of Czechoslovakia, France and Russia to devise [means of protecting the Central [European republic.
The Soviet Legation earlier announced officially that Russia would adhere to her treaty obligations to support Czechoslovakia only if; France also lived up to her obligations to Prague.—United Press.
Joint assistance to China by League members or application of sanctions against Japan would be "impossible a spokesman of the Foreign Office said today.
Replying to foreign correspondents this morning, the spokesman of the Foreign Office stated he did not expect the League of Nations would apply sanctions against Japan.
Well-informed circles here pointed out that the invocation of Article 17 of the League Covenant would automatically involve the application of Article 16 whether the League would like it or not, though most members of the League of Nations had taken the view that the said article was an optional provision.
Japan would be prepared to take proper steps towards those countries which would adopt measures of sanctions either singly or jointly, regard ing it as an unfriendly act, these circles in Tokyo declared.—Domel.
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