CONFERENCE SERIES, No. 2 LONDON NAVAL TREATY OF 1930 TEXT OF THE TREATY SIGNED AT LONDON, APRIL 22, 1930, INVITATION TO THE LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE, REPLY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND JOINT STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price 10 cents 1. The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Henderson) to the American Ambassador in Great Britain (Dawes), October 7, 1929.. Enclosure The British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Henderson) to the French, Italian, and Japanese Ambassadors 2. The American Chargé d'Affaires in Great Britain (Atherton) to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Henderson), October 10, 1929... 21 THE President of the United States of America, the President of the French Republic, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, His Majesty the King of Italy, and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Desiring to prevent the dangers and reduce the burdens inherent in competitive armaments, and Desiring to carry forward the work begun by the Washington Naval Conference and to facilitate the progressive realization of general limitation and reduction of armaments, Have resolved to conclude a Treaty for the limitation and reduction of naval armament, and have accordingly appointed as their Plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America: Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State; Charles G. Dawes, Ambassador to the Court of St. James; Joseph T. Robinson, Senator from the State of Arkansas; David A. Reed, Senator from the State of Pennsylvania; Dwight W. Morrow, Ambassador to Mexico; The President of the French Republic: Mr. André Tardieu, Deputy, President of the Council of Minis- Mr. Aristide Briand, Deputy, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Mr. Aimé-Joseph de Fleuriau, Ambassador of the French Re- |