prime Minster, when in London yunt Bethlen, the Hungarian
was received by the King. This is the first time since the war that an ex-enemy Prime Minister, has boon received at Buckingham Palace, Count Bethlen's amply-demonstrated good will in the negotiations now being conducted
tween Hungary, the League London for an. arrangement Niutions, andthe Allies for the reconstruction of Hungary and for an international lean, has proved to be one of the most hopeful factors in the prospock of "At a session of the Hungaria Sub-Committee of the League of Nations he declared that Hungary would accep' the Lengtic scheme without reservation. That called for some courage on his part. The League Finance Commitee has taken its courage in both hands and in a report yesterday stuck to the full meaning of the original proposals, in spite of certain unofficial French attempts, made in the meantime, to in" fluence it in another direction, As a result of the evening session yesterday it appeared unlikely that the protocols will be signed here and now. Both the French and the Czecho-Slovak delegates made reservations which depend on the acceptance of the League scheme by the Reparation Commission. As no member of the committee objected to the protocols will be signed after the eparation Commission has approved the scheme. It is at any rate satisfactory {hat.an agreed Lenguo scheme will now be submitted to the Reparation Commission, The scheme involves the ro-striction of Hungary's reparation Tiability to an annual average sum of - 10,000,000 old crowns (£409,000) for 20 years, beginning 926. Count Bothlen's understorday to pay
the Reparation Commissions Re. the acceptance of ths, scheme st, of course, fo
for the laun for Hungary, which is the other wide of the medal, can be floated. the Allied Govern" ments will have to decide whether they will agree ton modification of their liens on the Succession States on recount of Liberation Bonds, that is that proportion of Austria's and "Hungary's. thoorstie liability which was transferred to those States. On this toro ix litle difficulty to be anticipated
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