The Geneva Protocol, by David Hunter Miller

CHAPTER XX. 130
RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY, OCTOBER 2ND, 1924.
I. The Assembly recommends the Council to place the question of Regional Agreements for the Reduction of
Armaments on the agenda of the International Conference for the Reduction of Armaments.
II. Whereas the majority of the States which have replied have stated that, with certain exceptions, they have
not exceeded the expenditure on armaments shown in their last budgets, and whereas the recommendation
addressed to the Governments relates to the period which must elapse before the meeting of the International
Conference for the Reduction of Armaments, which is to take place next year:
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The Assembly does not consider it necessary to repeat the recommendation regarding the limitation of
expenditure on armaments, as this question is to be placed upon the agenda of the International Conference for
the Reduction of Armaments.
III. The Assembly is of the opinion:
1. That another technical conference on naval disarmament is unnecessary.
2. That the question of naval disarmament should be discussed as part of the general question of disarmament
dealt with by the International Conference proposed in the resolution of September 6th, 1924, adopted by the
Fifth Assembly, and that it rests with the Council to settle the programme.
IV. The Assembly requests the Council, in preparing the general programme of the Conference for the
Reduction of Armaments provided for in Article 17 of the Protocol, to consider the advisability of including
in that programme the following points:
1. General plan for a reduction of armaments in accordance with Article 8 of the Covenant, in particular:
(a) Basis and methods of reduction (budget, peace-time effectives, tonnage of naval and air fleets, population,
configuration of frontiers, etc.);
(b) Preparation of a typical budget for expenditure on armaments.
2. Special position of certain States in relation to the reduction of armaments:
(a) Temporary reservations by countries exposed to special risks;
(b) Recommendation of regional agreements for the reduction (or limitation) of armaments,
3. Recommendation of the establishment of demilitarised zones (Article 9).
4. Control and investigation of armaments in the contracting States.
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The Assembly also requests the Council to instruct the competent organisations of the League to examine the
schemes relating to the above questions which have already been submitted to the Third Committee, or which
may subsequently be received by the Secretariat, and to take them into consideration in preparing the
programme of the Conference.