793.94/13964: Telegram
The Consul at Geneva (Bucknell) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 27—1:40 p.m.]
242. The Council in secret session this afternoon set up a drafting committee composed of Russia, Great Britain, France and Greece. I am informed in strict confidence that this Committee with the assistance of China will draft a resolution to be submitted to the Council which will be along the following general lines. (1) It will recall the fact that the Japanese refusal referred to in my 223, September 22, 11 a.m. presents a new legal situation; (2) it will refer to the resolution adopted by the Assembly Committee last year65 in which Japan was declared the aggressor; (3) will state that article 16 is now applicable and, (4) will leave it to each member of the League to decide in view of its own circumstances in what manner and to what extent it is prepared to apply this article.
- See final paragraph of report adopted October 6, 1937, Foreign Relations, Japan, 1931–1941, vol. i, pp. 384, 394.↩