London, Jan. 7, Conclusion of a currency pact embracing Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany and Italy is expected to be discussed following the arrival here last night of M. Paul van Zeeland, the former Premier of Belgium, who has been preparing-an international economic report entrusted to him by the British and French Governments, Questioned on the subject to-day. the Belgian statesman simply shook his head and declined to answer, During his stay here, expected to last two days, M. van Zeeland will see the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, dnd Treasury officials io discuss the results of his mission.
It is not yet known whether he will present his report to the British Government while he is here, but it is thought more probable that he will confine himself to a discussion of points arising out of his mission, and that the report itself will be presented simultaneously to the British and French Governments.
All forecasts of the contents of the report, well-informed circles here state, should be treated with the greatest reserve.
M. van Zeeland's report will be published simultaneously im London Paris and Brussels, possibly next week.
The Belgian statesman paid unofficial visits to the United States and Italy recently, during which he met economic and financial leader:
With a view to obtaining information bearing on the economic enquiry with which he had been entrusted by Britain and Fraüce.—Reuter,
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