793.94 Advisory Committee/156:
Telegram
The Consul at Geneva (Bucknell) to the
Secretary of State
Geneva, May 24,
1939—4 p.m.
[Received May 24—1:22 p.m.]
150. My telegram No. 146, May 23, 4 p.m.45 The following is the resolution agreed to by
the Drafting Committee this morning for presentation to the full
Council:
- “I. The Council,
- 1.
- Referring to the resolution and reports hitherto
adopted by the Assembly and the Council relating to
the appeal of the Chinese Government;
- 2.
- Having heard the statement of the Chinese
representative at the Council’s meeting on May 22,
1939;
- 3.
- Continuing to view with great concern the grave
situation in the Far East created by Japanese
aggression;
- 4.
- Renewing its expression of profound sympathy with
China in her heroic struggle for the maintenance of
her independence and territorial integrity
threatened by the Japanese invasion, and in the
suffering which is hereby inflicted on her
people;
- 5.
- Deeming it desirable that measures of aid to
China, including relief measures and such measures
as may from time to time be found practicable should
be made as effective as possible;
- 6.
- Following with interest the growing solidarity of
action on the part of several states directly
concerned in dealing with recent developments in the
Far East;
- 7.
- Noting with satisfaction that a number of states
have taken certain measures in aiding China;
- 8.
- Expressing the hope that such measures will be
continued and that the resolutions previously
adopted by the Assembly and the Council will be
further implemented;
- 9.
- Invites the members of the League particularly
those directly concerned in the Far East, in
consultation with the Far East Advisory Committee,
to examine the possibilities of the practical
application of the measures above referred
to.
- II. The Council,
- 1.
- Having regard to the resolution of the Assembly of
September 28, 193746 solemnly condemning the aerial
bombardment of open towns in China by
aircraft;
- 2.
- Taking note of the statement of the Chinese
representative relating to the recent cases of
ruthless attacks by Japanese aircraft on Chinese
civilian populations resulting in an appalling loss
of life;
- 3.
- Recalling the resolution adopted by the Assembly
on September 30, 1938 by which the Assembly taking
note of the Chinese Government’s request for the
despatch of an international committee to examine
cases of the bombing from the air of civilian
populations in China, recommends that the Council
should take any such appeal into
consideration;
- 4.
- Takes note with interest of the statement of the
Chinese representative that a number of states
members of the League or not have taken steps to
discourage or prevent the supply of aircraft to
Japan;
- 5.
- Invites the Governments of the states represented
on the Council and on the Far East Advisory
Committee having official representatives in China
to inform themselves as fully as possible as to
cases of bombing by Japanese aircraft of civilian
populations in China and to furnish without delay to
the Council information so obtained.”
Maisky47 proposed that full
summaries of the reports received under the last paragraph be published
by the League from time to time. This point has not yet been decided
upon and the proposal will be placed before the Council for
decision.
