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THE CHINA MAIL,

Battleship Size

Raised To 45,000 Tons Maximum

London, To-day.

The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. Duff Cooper, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the naval agreement concluded by Britain, the United States and France in 1936 had been supplemented by an agreement which raises the tonnage limit for battleships from 35,000 to 45,000 while it retains the pre- vious maximum calibre for heavy guns of 16 inches.

Mr. Duff Cooper explained that the maximum ton- nage of 45,000 which was exceeding the ton- nage limits proposed by the British Govern- ment was the lowest limit on which an agree- ment could be reached.

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⚫ supplementary agreement | miralty announced, had notified all now concluded, he added, resulted Powers with which Britain, had from the parleys recently conduct-signed naval agreements that Bri- ed by.naval experts of the three tain does not intend to build battle- Powers regarding the application ships exceeding a tonnage of 40,000 of the escalator clause of the 1996 tons. The British Government ex- pressed the hope that other Powers Pact.

might likewise not exceed this tonnage.

Mr. Duff Cooper, moreover, an- nounced that simultaneously with the supplementary agreement be-

Two British battleships now un- tween Britain, America and France, der construction would be mounted the British Government had con-with 16-inch guns and would not cluded an agreement with Germany surpass a tonnage of 40,000. which supplements, the

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German Naval Pact and modifies Mr. Duff Cooper finally announc- that pact by fixing the maximumed that negotiations with Soviet tonnage of battleships at 45,000 Russia for conclusion of an agree- tons and the maximum calibre of ment fixing a maximum tonnage guns at 16 inches.

NOTICE OF PLANS

for battleships at 45,000 tons had been opened but were not yet con- cluded. He expressed the hope, however, that a satisfactory reply The British Government further from the Soviet will be received at more, the First Lord of the Ad-an early date.Trans-Ocean.

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