Between the carrier clauses and the Ryujo example, the discussion turns to how the 1930 conference was conducted. Political leaders in Britain and the United States had blamed the failure of the 1927 Geneva negotiations partly on the number and influence of naval professionals involved. London therefore gave politicians a larger role in shaping the compromises. In this interpretation, greater political control helps explain why governments accepted clauses that blocked some naval design plans.
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Why politicians took a larger role at London
The London negotiations reduced the influence of professional naval officers after political leaders blamed naval delegations for the earlier Geneva failure.