Paris, Aug. 8.
1Oenwre™ learns from that (ne French Minister of *Pertinow" descrives UL. Herviot hax handed "Mr. Philip Snowe tus astonished at the attitude of Chancellor of the Exchequer, an imcertain of the negotiators, who portant memorandum cancer consider France's decision to abandon Inter-Allied debts.—Neuter. the right bank of the Rhine ax Berlin, Aug 8. definite but refuse to compensate!
4 5, learned on ood. authority France in the slightest way for it, g, Tt #4 learned on Kood French Delegates Supported. thorities have now released all Aug. 10, {Palio prisoners in occured Ger-After midnight the Cabinet, after meeting for 34 hours, announced that M, Herviot, M. Clemente! and German Delegates and General Nollot had received the Council's unanimous and complete: tone
approval with reference to the con-Aug. duct of negotiations at the Londow} 1 was authoritatively stated at Conference, the conclusion of to-day's sitting of 'A semi-oficial statement issued at the Reparations Conference that] the conclusion of the Cubinet meet=|considerable progress hal bees ing says that the French Govern- made. ment, in agreement with the other The Germans ase Allied Powers in London, considers the Joan aya that the question of the military by satisfying une of the evacuation of the Ruhr is not with> Commissions essential in the province of the Conference conditions for the enforcement of lid cannot be discussed. It recalls the Dawes plan.
iit M, Herviot, like Mf. Poincare, It is also stated had often doctored that it would be plan, on the request mat one of the consequences of the apwill" be_ put into operation plication of the Dawes plan and October 3 Instead of on October 15. would be carried out under certain Further progress hax been conditions. Evacuation obviously in connexion with the discussion of depends on guarantees of security. the reports of the First and Secon I which France and Belgium are Committees, on which agreement has entitled to demand. Marshal Foch virtually been reached.—Reate agrees with this, London, Aug. 8.
The Cabinet unanimously apnotable event took place proved M, Herriot's statement, after London yesterday on the occasion Which he confirmed that the London of the French and German Minis-Conference would be succeeded by ters meeting and conversing without another to discuss _inter-Allied witnesses for the first time since debts, in the second half of Novem-the war. Herr Marx and Dr. her, after the American elections, so Stresemann visited M. He that the United States would be able Hyde Park Hotel snd to participate.
French Premier returned the visit The economic question, it ix fore at the Ritz Hotel. It is believed shadowed, will form the subject of that in the course of the inter-further conversations between the views the foundation wax laid for invested Governments, as also the the launching of nego! questions relating to disarmament. the subject of the military evacua-the pact of mutual guarantees. tion of the Ruhr.—Reutre, MIN, Herriot will return to London' to-night. The Conference is not Entente with Britain Preferable fikely to conclude before the end of the week. It is anticipated that the to Prolonged Military French Parliament will reassemble Occupation on August 20.—Reuter.
Paris, Aux.
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