Armament > Armaments truce (renewal)

Official No.: Conff. D. 144.
Geneva,^November 9th, 1932.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
CONFERENCE FOR THE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS
ARMAMENTS TRUCE1
(RENEWAL)
Note by the Secretary-General.
The Secretary-General has the honour to communicate to the Governments invited to
participate in the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments a copy of
the letter, dated August 4th, 1932, from the President of the Conference to all the participating
States regarding the renewal for a period of four months, as from November 1st, 1932, of the
Armaments Truce proposed by the Assembly of the League of Nations on September 29th,
1931-
LETTER, DATED AUGUST 4TH, 1932, FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CONFERENCE FOR THE REDUCTION AND LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS, TO
ALL THE STATES INVITED TO THE CONFERENCE.
At its meeting on July 23rd, the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation
of Armaments unanimously adopted the following resolution :
“ In order to ensure that, pending the resumption of the meetings of the General
Commission and during the second phase of its work, no steps shall be initiated by any
Power which might prejudice the preparation of the General Disarmament Convention,
the Conference decides to recommend to the Governments to renew for a period of four
months from November 1st, 1932, the truce provided for by the resolution of the Assembly
of the League of Nations of September 29th, 1931.”
I have the honour to communicate to you this resolution (document Conf.D.137), and to
request you to inform me as soon as you are able to do so—before November 1st, if possible
—whether your Government is prepared, in accordance with this resolution, to agree to the
renewal, for a period of four months as from November 1st, 1932, of the armaments truce
proposed by the Assembly of the League of Nations on September 29th, 1931.
I enclose the Minutes of the meeting of the Conference held on July 23rd and document
C.919.M.484.1931.IX (Conf.D.35), which contains the reports and correspondence relating to
the truce instituted by the 1931 Assembly.
{Signed) A. Henderson,
President of the Conference for the Reduction
and Limitation of Armaments.
The following Governments have signified their acceptance of the proposal : Afghanistan,
Union of South Africa, Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Bulgaria,’
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia,’
United States of America, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, India,’
Irish Free State, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua,
Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Siam, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.
1 See document C.9i9.M.484.i93i.IX(Conf.D.35).
S. d. N. 3.030 (F.) 2.375 (A.). 12/32. Imp. J. de G.
Series of League of Nations Publications
IX. DISARMAMENT
1932. IX. 57.