The London Naval Conference, January 21–April 22, 1930 1

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For the antecedents of the Conference, see Foreign Relations, 1929, vol. i, pp. 112 ff.

The acts of the Conference and other relevant data are printed in Department of State Conference Series No. 6, Proceedings of the London Naval Conference of 1930 and Supplementary Documents (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1931); a similar text, in both English and French, was issued by the British Foreign Office under the title Documents of the London Naval Conference, 1930 (London, 1930). Further pertinent material is contained in Department of State Conference Series No. 3, London Naval Conference, Speeches and Press Statements by Members of the American Delegation, January 20–April 29, 1930 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1930).

[The Governments represented at the Conference were the United States of America, France, Great Britain and the states of the British Empire which were separate members of the League of Nations (Australia, Canada, India, the Irish Free State, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa), Italy, and Japan.

Following is the list of the American Delegates and Advisers:

Delegates

  • Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State.
  • Charles G. Dawes, Ambassador to Great Britain.
  • Charles Francis Adams, Secretary of the Navy.
  • Joseph T. Robinson, United States Senator.
  • David A. Reed, United States Senator.
  • Hugh S. Gibson, Ambassador to Belgium.
  • Dwight W. Morrow, Ambassador to Mexico.

Advisers

  • Admiral William V. Pratt.
  • Hugh E. Wilson, Minister to Switzerland.
  • Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones (retired).
  • Arthur Wilson Page.
  • J. Theodore Marriner, Chief of the Division of Western European Affairs, Department of State.
  • Ray Atherton, Counselor of Embassy in Great Britain.
  • George A. Gordon, Counselor of Embassy in France.
  • George Rublee.
  • Lieut. Col. Charles Burnett.]
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[91] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson )

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[92] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson )

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[94] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[95] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[96] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[97] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[98] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson )

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[99] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[100] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[101] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[102] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[103] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[104] The Acting Secretary of State to the Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson )

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[105] The Chairman of the American Delegation ( Stimson ) to the Acting Secretary of State

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[106] Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament, Signed at London, April 22, 1930

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[107] The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Great Britain ( Dawes )

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[110] The Secretary of State to the Minister in the Irish Free State ( Sterling )

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[111] The Ambassador in Great Britain ( Dawes ) to the Secretary of State

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[113] The Minister in the Irish Free State ( Sterling ) to the Secretary of State

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