Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-01-24 | Page 13 | Name Members Of Arms Group

NAME MEMBERS ME BERS OF ARMS GROUP GROU Admiral and General to t tHead Head Disarmament Dis Delegation WASHINGTON r Jan 23 lly 23 The Associated Preas-flear Preas Press Rear Ad Admiral Hilary P 1 Jones retired presIdent of ot the navy general genral board and an 1 Brigadier General Gentral HarrA lIarI harry harryA A Smith chief ot of the war plans division general genera staff probably wilt will willbe wl be the senior technical members I I I I I I of 01 the tho American delegation to the preparatory conference ott on disarmament They have been engaged for some time In Inter departmental conferences to prepare preparo Instructions Instruction for tor the tho delegation which will beheaded be ded bel-ded headed by y Minister Hugh Gibson at Berne and their selection appears appears ap- ap appears pears almost certain if It the corn com commission mission should hould assemble In Geneva In cm the February date origInally set let February 6 would be the lat lat- cit st sailing date dato by which tho the group could reach Geneva Gene In time Intimations that the meeting would be 10 postponed however pos possibly pos pos- possibly possibly sibly until May 1 I have reached Washington and In ii the event of SQ en long a 0 delay lelay the tho selection of f tech tech- technical technical advisers a could be made with considerably more moro latitude and there would be a 1 change of or plans The Interdepartmental Inter confer conter encl's encee have made mado good progress In In working up policy oy statements for forthe the guidance of or the delegation on or the neven major questions Ing InS for or discussion by the tho property rom commIssion mission Admiral Jones who formerly commanded commande the tho United States fleet and moro more recently was dent of at tho the Shenandoah nava naval court has had the assistance of at ol V W W Sm h he executive secretary of or the general board while Gen Gen- General Gen Gen- General eral oral Smith has been assisted ted by byI Major George V Y Strong general staff who was wac a 0 member of ot the delegation sent lent to Geneva to the conference on control of at arms trat tic In General Smith was in charge ot of Iv civil II administrative matters In the Rhine army of occupation and has ha ho I had hand first experience with Eu European P lan l'an problems P oble no a