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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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In Geneva on Oct. 10, US delegate Norman H. Davis and British delegate Captain Anthony Eden agreed to coordinate policies to resolve the French-German deadlock at the world disarmament conference, with Davis persuading Germany and Eden negotiating with France.
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By STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent
GENEVA, Oct. 10.-America and England took the joint lead today in an effort to remove a French-German deadlock that threatened the life of the world disarmament conference.
Norman H. Davis. chief United States delegate to the conference. and Captain Anthony Eden, chief British delegate, decided at a long meeting to coordinate British-American policy and seek agreement between France and Germany.
It was understood that Davis undertook to concentrate his efforts on persuading Germany to abandon her demand for stronger armaments and that Eden agreed to negotiate with the French. He will ask France to lessen the penalties she seeks to impose on violators during a test period of international armament control.
The delegates, as a whole, embarking on a series of private talks. faced the task of changing the entire European political situation in the next six days.
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Geneva
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Oct. 10
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coordination of british-american policy to seek agreement between france and germany on disarmament issues, including germany abandoning demands for stronger armaments and france lessening penalties on violators.
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America and England took joint lead to remove French-German deadlock threatening the world disarmament conference. Davis and Eden decided to coordinate policies, with Davis persuading Germany to abandon armament demands and Eden negotiating with France to reduce penalties during test period of control. Delegates faced changing European political situation in next six days.