London, June 1, Mr. Neville Chambetlain, Chaneller of the Exchequer, announced fu the House of Commons this evening that President Roosevelt accepted a British offer of $10,000,000 as "acknowledgment Payment would be made in silver files "cents per fine ounce, which ment of India.
been acquired from the Govern-
Mr. Chamberlain then said that he re that the President of the United States had not acceded the British request for ment of the June instalment of the debt pending a discussion on war debts as a whole.
President Roosevelt had accepted the British offer, however, spirit of ce-operation. prejudicing the freedom of "his jovernment or of subsequent di
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