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LN.iX .3
Official No: Conf. D. 183.
Geneva, March loth, 1938.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
CONFERENCE FOR THE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS
NATIONAL SUPERVISION OF THE MANUFACTURE
OF AND TRADE IN ARMS
Action taken on the Resolution adopted by the Assembly
of the League of Nations on September 30th, 1937.
Note by the Secretary-General:
On September 30th, 1937, the Assembly of the League of Nations adopted the following
resolution :
“ The Assembly,
“ Considering it desirable that a first step should be taken towards the conclusion of a
general convention for the reduction and limitation of armaments, and that accordingly
use should be made of the work done by the Disarmament Conference :
“2. Recommends the Members of the League each in so far as it is concerned and to
the extent that this has not already been done, to examine the possibility of adopting internal
measures with a view to the effective supervision of the manufacture of and trade in
arms, ammunition and implements of war, on the basis of the work done by the Special
Committee of the Disarmament Conference ;
“ And asks Governments to inform the Secretary-General of the League of Nations of
the action taken on this recommendation ;
“ 3. Requests the Secretary-General to communicate the present resolution to the
States not members of the League of Nations.”
On October 23rd, 1937,2 the Secretary-General communicated the text of this resolution to
the States Members of the League of Nations and to all the Governments which are or have been
represented at the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments.
The present document gives an account of the communications received as a result of the
Assembly recommendation, with reference to the national supervision of the manufactuie of and
trade in arms, ammunition and implements of war.
1 The first part of the Assembly resolution concerns the publicity of national defence expenditure. See,
in this connection, documents Conf.D.178, and ii&(b).
a Circular letter Conf.D./C.L.iy.
Official No: Conf. D. 183.
Geneva, March loth, 1938.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
CONFERENCE FOR THE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS
NATIONAL SUPERVISION OF THE MANUFACTURE
OF AND TRADE IN ARMS
Action taken on the Resolution adopted by the Assembly
of the League of Nations on September 30th, 1937.
Note by the Secretary-General:
On September 30th, 1937, the Assembly of the League of Nations adopted the following
resolution :
“ The Assembly,
“ Considering it desirable that a first step should be taken towards the conclusion of a
general convention for the reduction and limitation of armaments, and that accordingly
use should be made of the work done by the Disarmament Conference :
“2. Recommends the Members of the League each in so far as it is concerned and to
the extent that this has not already been done, to examine the possibility of adopting internal
measures with a view to the effective supervision of the manufacture of and trade in
arms, ammunition and implements of war, on the basis of the work done by the Special
Committee of the Disarmament Conference ;
“ And asks Governments to inform the Secretary-General of the League of Nations of
the action taken on this recommendation ;
“ 3. Requests the Secretary-General to communicate the present resolution to the
States not members of the League of Nations.”
On October 23rd, 1937,2 the Secretary-General communicated the text of this resolution to
the States Members of the League of Nations and to all the Governments which are or have been
represented at the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments.
The present document gives an account of the communications received as a result of the
Assembly recommendation, with reference to the national supervision of the manufactuie of and
trade in arms, ammunition and implements of war.
1 The first part of the Assembly resolution concerns the publicity of national defence expenditure. See,
in this connection, documents Conf.D.178, and ii&(b).
a Circular letter Conf.D./C.L.iy.
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