SCHEME FOR RESTORATION OF EUROPE & RUSSIA PROPOSED
London (JFK+50) On December 22, 1921, the Associated Press reported that "the allied Supreme Council* at its coming meeting in Cannes will be asked to appoint a commission to elaborate a comprehensive scheme for the rehabilitation of central Europe and Russia."
The United States and Germany will both be invited to be members on this commission. To date, it is unknown if Russia will also be invited.
*Supreme War Council was created by agreement between Britain, France & Italy in Nov 1917 to watch over the general conduct of the war & prepare recommendations for the decisions of the governments.
SOURCES
"Allies May Ask U.S. To Aid Scheme For Restoring Europe," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 22, 1921, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
"Organization and Procedure of the Peace Conference," by Charles G. Fenwick, the American Political Science Review, May 1919, www.jstor.org/
