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Show LEAGUE APPROVES THE MANDATE PLAN PERMANENT BODY OF NINE NATION8 TO BE CHOSEN BY THE COUNCIL. Four Mandatory and Five Non-Manda-tory Powers to Have Representation. Repre-sentation. Commission to Meet Once Year. Oenevn. Tho council of tho lenguo of nations on November 'JO, approved tho tlnul draft 0f tho project for tho permanent mandates commission, definitely defi-nitely accepting tho tentative proposal to havo the commission comprise flvo non-mandatory and four mandatory powers. It was decided that all thu juembers bo chosen by tho council. The permanent commission, It Is forecnRt, will probably meet onco a year at Oenevn und review tho administration admin-istration of the mandato holding coun tries. Detailed rules for tho commission also wore ratified. Tho council did not consider the proposed Invitation to the United States for Its participation In the discussion dis-cussion over disarmament. The committee on tho admission' of new members flnnlly agreed that It Is Impossible to admit now the new stntcs carved out of old Russian territory. terri-tory. The theory of tho committeo Is thnt those stntcs will eventually form part of a new Russian confederation, entirely changing their present status. The committee will recommend, however, how-ever, 'that, while these stales nro nqt admitted to full membership, their delegates shall be allowed to sit In the nssembly In n consulting capacity without tho right to vote. Among tho liuportunt questions Which will come before tho assembly this week Is tho question of admitting Austria and Uulgarla to the league of nations. Despite the strong opposition of Serbia, Ituiminln nnd Oreeco to tho granting of membership to Iiulgnrla at this time, n lnrgo majority of the delegates dele-gates seem In favor of taking thnt step. There Is virtually no, opposition in the ense of Austria, tho nppllciltlon of which probably will bo favorably ncted upon In u few dnys. |