THE COUNCIL OF FOUR


6. M. CLEMENCEAU drew attention to a Memorandum prepared
Supply of Arma-  by Mr. W. T. Layton, of the British Delegation, and
ments for the  circulated at the request of Lord Robert Cecil, on the
New States of
Central and East-  subject of the supply of Armaments to the new States
ern Europe    of Central and Eastern Europe (Appendix II).
MR. LLOYD GEORGE recalled that during the war the Ministers of
Munitions used to confer together on such matters.
M. CLEMENCEAU suggested that the first step was to find out what
was being done.
MR. LLoYD GEORGE suggested that M. Loucheur and Mr. Layton
should confer on the subject.
M. CLEMENCEAU agreed.
M. ORLANDO said he would nominate a representative.
PRESIDENT WILSON said that the United States of America had not
supplied any armaments, except a few to General Koltchak.
M. ORLANDO asked what the states affected were.
MR. LLOYD GEORGE suggested the Poles, Czecho-Slovaks, Roumani-
ans, Serbo-Croats, and he added that the various nationalities formed
out of Old Russia and Siberia should also be considered.
(It was agreed that M. Loucheur, Mr. W. T. Layton, and an Italian
representative to be nominated by M. Orlando should report on the
facts as to what supplies of armaments or munitions have been or are
being sent to Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Roumania, Serbo-Croatia,
Montenegro, Greece, and the various States formed or forming out
of the former Russian Empire, including Siberia.)
7. Mi. LLOYD GEORGE pointed out that the reference to thiis Commit-
tee was closely connected with the reference to the Military Repre-
sentatives at Versailles to consider the size of the military forces of
the new States in connection with the Military Peace Ternis of Austria
and Hungary.
M. CLEMENCEAU said that this was a very difficult question, and it
would be necessary in his view to secure the intervention of the League
of Nations.
PRESIDENT WILSON thought it would not be very difficult to get an
agreement if all the nations were included in the group.
8. Arising out of the above discussion, attention was drawn by
MR. LLOYD GEORGE to reports he had received to the effect that the
Serbia  supplies promised to Serbia were not reaching the
Supplies to   Serbanbrmy
Serbian Army.
(At M. Clemenceau's request, he undertook to give M. Clemenceau
a memorandum on the subject).


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