Paris, May 4.
The decree, issued on February 18, laying down that a quota of one French film must be sold in the United States for every four! Amierican films produced in France has given rise to considerable acerly in French and American film circles. It has brought Mr. Will Mays, the American film magnate, from' America to negotiate for modification of the "ruinous" con ditions, og a consequence of which American cinema establishments in France have threatened to close down, thereby rendering idle 8,000 French employees.
An agreement has now - beea renched, not modifying the quota, but ameliorating the method of its application by substituting import licences for block booking, thereby enabling French producers to negotiate direct with American firms.
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