FRANCE AND AMERICA.
SETTLEMENT OF DEBTS. (Received 10 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 6. At Washington, what is considered an important pronouncement regarding the French Government's attitude to France's debt to the United States was made by M. Paul Dupuy, the French Senator and owner of "Le Petit Parisien," a close friend of M. Poincare.
M. Dupuy said that France has always kept her word, honoured her signature, and never denied her debts. Naturally the question of reparations is a somewhat complicated matter, he said. "We (France) aro unable to pay you (U.S.) now because the Germans arc not paying us, but France docs not consider the German failure as freeing herself from her debt to the United States."
The statement is deemed to be highly significant, because it is known that 51. Dupuy conferred with 31. Poincarc to get specific instructions how to answer American Inquiries concerning the French attitude on the debt question.
Observers discern an intimation that France will seek debt settlement at an early date.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 292, 7 December 1923, Page 5
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