Brussels, Oct. 19.
Members of the International Steel Cartel, consisting of—representatives from France, Gerioany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Czecho-Slovakia, have made the following] allocations for production:
Germany, 1,000,000 tons; France, 400,000 ton' belgium, 280,000 tons; Luxembourg, 120,000 tons.
The allocation for the Sarre is partly in Germany's allocation and] partly. in France's allocation.
'A meeting is being held on October 26 to consider a proposal for the formation of a wire-drawing of the International Steel Cartel, at which was to be discussed the establishment of international selling syndicates for semimanufactured products and girders, was postponed at the last moment owing to the attitude taken up by two large Belgian factories which, having recently extended their works, submitted unacceptable demands. Their attitude is very much regretted as the other representa-_ tives had manifested their will ness to make sacrifices in order to reach an agreement. It is believed that the attitude of these Belgian firms will prevent the establishment] of international—counting-houses, Which were necessary for the consolidation of the steel pact—Reuter.
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