The Geneva Protocol, by David Hunter Miller

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the parties makes preparations for economic or military mobilisation.
88. Article 6 recommends the establishment of demilitarised zones and their control, if desired, by the League
of Nations.
89. Article 7.--As soon as the declaration of aggression has been made, the obligations of the signatories in
regard to the sanctions of all kinds in article 16, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Covenant will immediately become
operative against the aggressor. These obligations to be interpreted as obliging each of the Members of the
League to co-operate loyally and effectively in support of the Covenant of the League and in resistance to any
act of aggression.
90. In accordance with article 16 of the Covenant the signatories undertake, individually or collectively, to
come to the assistance of the State attacked or threatened, and to give each other mutual support by means of
facilities and reciprocal exchanges as regards supplies of raw materials and food-stuffs of every kind,
openings of credits, transports, transit, and for this purpose to ensure the safety of the land and sea
communications of the attacked or threatened State.
91. If both parties to the dispute are declared aggressors according to the above provisions, the economic
sanctions to be applied to both of them.
92. Article 7A.--The Council of the League of Nations to instruct the Economic and Financial Committees,
Temporary Mixed Commission and Permanent Advisory Commission to draw up (1) plans of action for
establishing the blockade of {252} the aggressor State, and (2) plans of economic and financial co-operation
between the State attacked and the different States assisting it.
93. Article 8.--The Council to be entitled to accept individual or collective undertakings entered into by States,
determining in advance the military forces which they would immediately place at the Council's disposal in
order to carry out the measures decided upon, in accordance with the preceding articles.
94. When the aggressor has been designated, the signatories may, in accordance with undertakings previously
entered into, place in the field the whole, or such proportion as they may consider necessary, of their military
forces against the aggressor.
95. Article 8A.--In view of article 10 of the Covenant, the above sanctions must not include the violation of
the political or territorial independence of the aggressor.
96. Article 9.--The signatories to take part as soon as possible in an International Conference for the
Reduction of Armaments under the auspices of the League. The Council to draw up the programme for this
Conference.
97. If, within a time limit of (Transcriber's note: blank space in source) after the coming into force of the
Protocol, the Conference has not met, or the scheme for the reduction of armaments drawn up by it has not
been adopted and carried out, the Council may record the fact, and each signatory shall regain its freedom of
action.
98. If, during the time limit specified above, a dispute arises, the provisions in the Protocol to be applicable in
full.
99. Supplementary Clause (to be inserted in article 9).--The conditions in which the Council may declare that
the scheme of the International Conference has not been carried out, shall be defined by the Conference itself.
100. Article 10.--Differences relating to the carrying out or interpretation of the Protocol to be submitted to