Excerpt from The First Assembly of the League of Nations Permanent Court of International Justice; Essential task of League; Solution respecting competence; South American point of view; "To-morrow we shall go further"; Statute voted marks gains; Independent Proposals of jurists; Secretariat and Budget; Staff and Organization; Discuss tenure of office; Budget; Problem of fair payments; Resolutions; Audited account for the first fiscal period; Budget for the second fiscal period; Third budget; Admission Of New States; Minorities in states admitted; Admissions granted: a. Austria; b. Bulgaria; c. Costa Rica; d. Finland; e. Luxemburg; f. Albania; Admission to Technical Organizations; a. Armenia; b. Baltic States: Esthonia, Latvia, Lithuania; c. Georgia; Decision as to very small countries; Unfavorable votes; a. Azerbaijan; b. Ukraine; Economic Weapon: Article 16; Decisions accepted; Questions to be studied; Armament; a. Traffic in arms; Surplus weapons are problem; b. Private manufacture of arms; c. Steps toward reduction; No revision of laws of war now; d. Limitation of budgets; Mandates: Article 22; Publicity urged; An opinion from the Council; Recommendations passed; Mediation in Armenia; Soviet Russia and Poland' Appendix: Delegations to the First Assembly; The World and the League About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The First Assembly: A Study of the Proceedings of the First Assembly of the League of Nations by a Committee of the League of Nations Union, Including Lord Robert Cecil and Lord Phillimore Important event of our time. At any rate it can be truthfully said that the writers of this book, however much they may differ in outlook and temperament, share a common enthusiasm for, and a profound belief in, the League of Nations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Covenant of the League of Nations The permanent Secretariat shall be established at the Seat of the League. The Secretariat shall comprise a Secret ary General and such secretaries and staff as may be required. The first Secretary General shall be the person named in the Annex; thereafter the Secretary General shall be appointed by the Council with the approval of the majority of the Assembly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.