German Monopoly in Exchange Three Granted Amnesty by for Big Loan Nadir Khan Berlin, Oct. 21.
A loan agreement has been en: tered into between the German Governmeat and. the Swedish Match Trust under the terms of which the Moscow, Oct. 28.
It is reported from Kabul that General Nadir" Khan's troops have defeated the forces of Habibullah twenty miles north of Kabul.
Trust will advance to the German Government $125,000,000, toe issued at 93 per cent. and bearing interest at the rate of six per cent.
The latter have now retreated to the fortified town of Djebulsoradj, which the troops of Nadir Khan have surrounded.
A match monopoly will be created in Germany, by which the import of Soviet or other foreign matches will be excluded. The Soviet trade representative here declares that this may be regarded as a hostile act."
The match monopoly lasts for a minimum of $2 and a maximum of 50 years, according to the progress of the loan redemption.
Half of the shares in the new syndicate will be held by the Trust and the other half by the German owned factories and the Reich Kredit Aktien Ca, The Swedish fac-
The Tass Agency correspondent in Kabal reports that in addition to the surrender of Habibullah and Said Hussein (former Governor of Mazarlshavif), who are both being taken. Kabul, three Ministers of the late Government have also surrendered, jut the latter have been granted an amnesty.
General Nadir Khan has re-osta-Dlished all Government otics, injeluding the Foreign office, with the same staffs as those who served under ex-King Amanullah Router.
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