Third.—The amount of duties collected by German custom-houses on the external frontiers of occupied territories will be paid to the Reparations Commission. These duties will continue to be levied in accordance with the German tariff. A line of customhouses will be temporarily established on the Rhine and at the boun-~ dary of the bridge-heads occupied by the Allies' troops. The tariff to be levied on this line, both on the entry and export of goods, will be determined by the Allied Cora-missioner of the Rhine Territory, in conformity with instructions from the Allied Governments,"
Mr. Lloyd George explained that the second sanction meant the deduction of part of the purchase value of any goods bought from Germany by Allied countries. A certain proportion would be paid to the Exchequer here, and the rest would be forwarded to Germany with an Exchequer receipt for the amount which had been aid for. In conclusion, Mr. Lloyd corge asked whether Dr. von Simons would give an answer there and then or would prefer a meeting in the afternoon.
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