NEW CONSTRUCTION. 11 16. No new auxiliary combatant craft may be built exempt from this agreement regarding limitation of naval armaments that exceed 3,000 tons displacement and 15 knots speed and carry more than four 5-inch guns. 17. It is proposed that the total tonnage of cruisers, flotilla leaders, and destroyers allowed each Power shall be as follows: For the United States_ For Great Britain 450, 000 tons. Provided, however, that no Power party to this agreement whose total tonnage in auxiliary surface combatant craft on November 11, 1921, exceeds the prescribed tonnage shall be required to scrap such excess tonnage until replacements begin, at which time the total tonnage of auxiliary combatant craft for each nation shall be reduced to the prescribed allowance as herein stated. Limitation of new construction. 18. (a) All auxiliary surface combatant craft whose keels have been laid down by November 11, 1921, may be carried to completion. (b) No new construction in auxiliary surface combatant craft except replacement tonnage as provided hereinafter shall be laid down during the period of this agreement; provided, however, that such nations as have not reached the auxiliary surface combatant craft tonnage allowances hereinbefore stated may construct tonnage up to the limit of their allowance. Scrapping of old construction. 19. Auxiliary surface combatant craft shall be scrapped in accordance with methods to be agreed upon. (b) SUBMARINES. 20. It is proposed that the total tonnage of submarines allowed each Power shall be as follows: For the United States For Great Britain__ 90,000 tons. Provided, however, that no Power party to this agreement whose total tonnage in submarines on November 11, 1921, exceeds the prescribed tonnage shall be required to scrap such excess tonnage until replacements begin, at which time the total tonnage of submarines for each nation shall be reduced to the prescribed allowance as herein stated. Limitation of new construction. 21. (a) All submarines whose keels have been laid down by November 11, 1921, may be carried to completion. (b) No new submarine tonnage except replacement tonnage as provided hereinafter shall be laid down during the period of this agreement; provided, however, that such nations as have not reached the submarine tonnage allowance hereinbefore stated may construct tonnage up to the limit of their allowance. Scrapping of old construction. 22. Submarines shall be scrapped in accordance with methods to be agreed upon. (c) AIRPLANE CARRIERS AND AIRCRAFT. AIRPLANE CARRIERS. 23. It is proposed that the total tonnage of airplane carriers allowed each Power shall be as follows: United States Great Britain---. -- 80, 000 tons. Provided, however, that no Power party to this agreement whose total tonnage in airplane carriers on November 11, 1921, exceeds the prescribed tonnage shall be required to scrap such excess tonnage until replacements begin, at which time the total tonnage of airplane carriers for each nation shall be reduced to the prescribed allowance as herein stated. Limitation of new construction. 24. (a) All airplane carriers whose keels have been laid down by November 11, 1921, may be carried to completion. (b) No new airplane carrier tonnage except replacement tonnage as provided herein shall be laid down during the period of this agreement; provided, however, that such nations as have not reached the airplane carrier tonnage hereinbefore stated may construct tonnage up to the limit of their allowance. Scrapping of old construction. 25. Airplane carriers shall be scrapped in accordance with methods to be agreed upon. AUXILIARY COMBATANT CRAFT. REPLACEMENTS. 26. (a) Cruisers 17 years of age from date of completion may be replaced by new construction. The keels for such new construction shall not be laid until the tonnage it is intended to replace is 15 years of age from date of completion. (b) Destroyers and flotilla leaders 12 years of age from date of completion may be replaced by new construction. The keels of such new construction shall not be laid until the tonnage it is intended to replace is 11 years of age from date of completion. (c) Submarines 12 years of age from date of completion may be replaced by new submarine construction, but the keels of such new construction shall not be laid until the tonnage which the new tonnage is to replace is 11 years of age from date of completion. (d) Airplane carriers 20 years of age from date of completion may be replaced by new airplane carrier construction, but the keels of such new construction shall not be laid until the tonnage which it is to replace is 17 years of age from date of completion. (e) No surface vessel carrying guns of caliber greater than 8 inches shall be laid down as replacement tonnage for auxiliary combatant surface craft. (f) The same rules for determining tonnage of auxiliary combatant craft shall apply to the ships of each of the Powers party to this agreement. (g) The scrapping of ships replaced by new construction shall be undertaken not later than the date of completion of the new construction and shall be completed within three months of the date of completion of the new construction, or if the completion of new tonnage is delayed, then within 4 years of the laying of the keels of such new construction. (h) Each of the Powers party to this agreement agrees to inform all of the other Powers party to this agreement concerning: (1) The names or numbers of the ships to be replaced by new construction; (2) The date of authorization of replacement tonnage; (5) The actual date of completion of each new ship; (6) The fact and date of the scrapping of ships replaced. (i) No fabricated parts of auxiliary combatant craft, including parts of hulls, engines, and ordnance, will be constructed previous to the date of authorization of replacement tonnage. A list of such parts will be furnished all Powers party to this agreement. (j) In case of the loss or accidental destruction of ships of this class they may be replaced by new construction in conformity with the foregoing rules. AIRCRAFT. 27. The limitation of naval aircraft is not proposed. NOTE. Owing to the fact that naval aircraft may be readily adapted from special types of commercial aircraft, it is not considered practicable to prescribe limits for naval aircraft. 14 TRANSFERS. GENERAL RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER OF COMBATANT VESSELS OF ALL CLASSES. 28. The Powers party to this agreement bind themselves not to dispose of combatant vessels of any class in such a manner that they later may become combatant vessels in another navy. They bind themselves further not to acquire combatant vessels from any foreign source. 29. No capital ship tonnage nor auxiliary combatant craft tonnage for foreign account shall be constructed within the jurisdiction of any one of the Powers party to this agreement during the term of this agreement. MERCHANT MARINE. 30. As the importance of the merchant marine is in inverse ratio to the size of naval armaments, regulations must be provided to govern its conversion features for war purposes. MINUTES OF COMMITTEE ON FIRST MEETING-TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1921, 4 P. M. PRESENT. United States.-Mr. Hughes, Senator Lodge, Mr. Root, Senator Underwood. Accompanied by Mr. J. Butler Wright. British Empire.-Mr. Balfour, Lord Lee, Sir Auckland Geddes, Sir Robert Borden (for Canada), Mr. Pearce (for Australia), Sir John Salmond (for New Zealand), Mr. Sastri (for India). Accompanied by Sir Maurice Hankey. France. Mr. Briand, Mr. Sarraut. sigli. Accompanied by Mr. Mas Italy.-Senator Schanzer, Senator Rolandi Ricci, Senator Albertini. Accompanied by Marquis Visconti-Venosta. Japan.-Admiral Baron Kato, Prince Tokugawa, Baron Shidehara. Accompanied by Capt. Yamanshi, Mr. Ichihashi. The secretary general. Interpreter, Mr. Camerlynck. 1. The first meeting of the Committee on Limitation of Armament met in the Hall of the Americas at the Pan American Building at 4 p. m., Tuesday, November 15, 1921. 2. There were present for the United States, Mr. Hughes, Senator Lodge, Mr. Root, and Senator Underwood; for the British Empire, Mr. Balfour, Lord Lee, Sir Auckland Geddes, Sir Robert Borden (for Canada), Senator Pearce (for Australia), Sir John Salmond (for New Zealand), and Mr. Sastri (for India); for France, Mr. Briand and Mr. Sarraut (MM. Viviani and Jusserand being absent); for Italy, Senator Schanzer, Senator Rolandi Ricci, and Senator Albertini; for Japan, Admiral Baron Kato, Prince Tokugawa, and Baron Shidehara. The secretary general and Mr. Camerlynck, as interpreter, were also present. SECRETARIES. 3. It was resolved that all secretaries and experts should temporarily withdraw, with the exception of one secretary for each. delegation. Accordingly the following secretaries remained: Messrs. Wright, for the United States; Hankey, for the British Empire; Massigli, for France; Marquis Visconti-Venosta, for Italy; and Capt. Yamanashi, for Japan (accompanied by Mr. Ichihashi, interpreter for Admiral Baron Kato). 15 |