Washington. Feb. 4. 'A Governmental source revealed Geithout announcement)—yesterday that the US. Britain and France had reached a conditional agreement whereby 14 French ships, totalling 119.000 tons. idle in U.S, ports since the French collapse, would be ro: eased to active service.
'The first large block released wore among nearly 300 European ships tale in_ western hemisphere ports, some international circles' hopes that the agreement foreshadowed arrangements whereby French ships at other American ports. particularly tankers at Maracaibo and Martinique, would be released.
Such ships were believed to nu ber at least 10 to 15, totalling more than 0.000 tons.
These circles also hoped the agree ment would encourage early release of G2 Danish ships. totalling nearly 500000 tons. idle in the western hemisphere. Forty-two of them are anchored in U.S, harbours—United Press.
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