Show BRITISH ARMS PROBE TO BE TAMED DOWN Government Reveals Aid to Put Limit on Its I Inquiry I J LONDON Nov 23 AP The AP-The The searchlight which it il was reported Ui that t the British government intended to throw on the private manufacture and traffic in arms was Interpreted today as only a narrow beam rather than a roving spotlight Hopes of or liberals and labor for ac- ac their demands for fora a searching arms inquiry somewhat after the manner of or that undertaken by the United States senate committee recently recently re re- re were raised when Sir John Simon foreign secretary indicated ted to the house of or commons last night I that an arms Inquiry would be re regarded regarded re- re favorably by the thc government re-I re Toda Today however governmental circles cirdes cir cir cir- cles des considered it likely that instead I of ot an investigation of or the British arms Industry a royal commission would be appointed to report on the question of private vs state manufacture manu manu- facture of and the workability workability of the licensing system CA A system for International control control control con con- bf f armaments through licenses and publicly was outlined week to the thc steering committee disarmament disarmament dis dis- dis armament conference by Hugh Wilson Wile Wil son eon on American minister to Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzer Switzer- land and disarmament expert |