DRAMATIC STAGE

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18141, 2 August 1924, Page 15

DRAMATIC STAGE

LONDON CONFERENCE. COMMITTEES SIT LATE. AGREEMENT ON DELIVERIES IN KIND. (3T rj^T.P.—PBXSS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT) (AUSTRALIAN AXD K.2. CABI£ ASSOCIATE*.) (Received August Ist, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, August I. A dramatic stage in the Reparations Conference was reached last night, when the Third Committee, dealing with deliveries in kind and cash transfers, decided at a ia-to hour to sit all night if necessary in order to arrrreat an -agreement to enable the Conference to summon the Germans to tendon for the week-end. By two o'clock this morning one section had readied an agreement ort deliveries, whereby the organising committee will be composed of Allies and Germans equally, with a neutral arbitrator in tli© case of disagreement. The other section discussed transfers till 2.30 a.m., when it adjourned, having reached a partial agicement, the principle of arbitration being conceded in limited cases.

EXPERTS' PLAN. APPLICATION ENDANGERED. ("THB IMS.") LONDON, July 31. The Berlin correspondent of "Hip Times" says that a conference, which may vitally endanger the reparation experts' report, lias begun in Berlin, where negotiations have opened between the Central and the Bavarian Governments in regard to the future of the Bavarian and Palatinate railways. The Bavarian Government demands that these shall be placed under Gtrictly Bavarian control, and claims the right to formulate its own scale of freights quite independently of the remainder of the German railways. These claims are absolutely contrary to the experts' report, which assumes that the German railways, are to be placed under a unified control with a unified tariff policy. (bstjtzb's telegp-amsO LONDON, July 81. The first part of the French formula regarding arbitration in the case of German default, was adopted by the First Committee of the Conference. The second part, dealing with the plan for military evaluation of the 'Ruhr proportionately as Germany pays her debts has not yet been considered. The British amendment was withdrawn.

OFFICIAL REPORTS. COMMISSION TO SIT IN LONDON. (31 CABLB fassq ASSOCIATION—CO?VKI CUT) (BEUTER'S TELECIEAUS.7 (Received August Ist, 9.15 p.m) LONDON, July 31. An official communique states that tho Reparations Commission henceforth will officially sit in London to deal with questions arising out of the Dawes report. Another communique, announcing the agreement of the First Committee, declares that tho effectiveness of tlie agreement depends on the successful conclusion of" tho work of tho Third Committee in considering other parts of the French proposal, and adds that prospects of tho Third Committee reaching :w> agreement appear hopeful. It should 1)0 noted that tho Third Committeo is not dealing with the evacuation of tho Ruhr, which is outBido tho scope of tho present Conference, &n3 will be discussed jointly with tho Germans.