The subscription hsis of both the £200,000,000 2% per cent. Treasury funding loan 1956-61, and the 100,000,009 one per cent, Treasury Bond lessn 1930-41, were closed to-day, the latter at ten Selock this morning.
The prospects of both loans was issued yesterday. The issue price of the funding loan was 96% per cent. and of the bonds 98 per [Permanent Under-Secretary for For-
Oi Embargo on January 1
A communique issued by M. Laval' after the conference declared that there was complete agreement beween the British and French Gov. jemments concerning the pursuit of their aims and close collaboration, Jand that the conversations would Jrontinue at 100 the next morning.
According to well-informed circles Jin the French capital, Sir Samuel Hoare and M. Laval have decided, that an all embargo from January 1 [should be recommended at the mectting of the Committee of Eightoen on December 12 vy Britain and France jin the event of un unsatisfactory reply from I Duce to the joint note which the two Powers are immediate-despatching. to Ros Such a procedure, it is stated, will allow of the possibility of a chang jin the Italian viewpoint before th New Year, Tt has been decided that Mr. Anthony Eden, Minister without Portfolio for League of Nations JAffairs, will go to Geneva this week for the Important meeting of the [Committee of Eighteen, While Signor" Mussolini's speech may be said not to close the door to all negotiations, it does not solicit plans, and is widely regarded both here' and Paris og defiant.
It is pointed out that the British Jand French Governments are determined to push on with the peace plan evolved by their experts in Paris Reuter.
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