THE RUHR.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18148, 11 August 1924, Page 9

THE RUHR.

FRENCH WITHDRAWAL. PROBLEM FOR COUNCIL, VB7 CABLE—?EK3S ASSOC"! Alt ON' —CO TIT.! GUT*' (austkaliak and s.:. cable associatjox ) LONDON, August S. The Council of Fourteen, on which tlie German reprcsentntiver, sit. spent' the dr.v quiei.lv, but political o!ifi?rvt'r> agree that the Council may enter a difficult stage next week, particularly i.i connexion with the Ruhr question, while some incline to the view "that M. Ilerriot. M. Thcunis and Dr. Marx may solve the difficulties of evacuation among themselves next week, on €he basis of earlier evacuation on Germany's promise of mere extensive disarmament. Others deduce that M. Tlerrioi-'s and General Nollef's week-end visit 1 -"> Paris indicates French dissension. Tho diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" r-nya that General NolUsl wants to subordinate evaonation to some kind of security pact. M. Herriot realises that this would be contrary to tho Franco-Belgian contention throughout the occupation, that it was undertaken for reparations and nob security. Semi-officially it is announced in Paris that M. Herriot simply desir«s t ) discuss the prepress of negotiations with the Frencli Cabinet It is learned that all political prisoners in the hands of Franco-Belgian authorities in tho occupied portions of Germany will now bo released.

The Cabinet, after a meeting lasting three' and a half hours, announced that MM. Herriot, Clementel, and Nollet had received the Council's unanimous and complete approval of their conduct of the negotiations at the London Conference.

REPARATION PAYMENTS. AMERICA AND ALLOCATION. (bi cable—mass association—corrsinHrj (BZUTES'S IEtiBOBAMS.) WASHINGTON, August 8. The United States will bo represented officially at any meeting of Allied Finance Ministers which may consider the allocation of German reparation payments as a result of the Intor-Allied Conference discussions in London. AGREEMENT SIGNED. (REUTER'S TELKGHAKB.) (Received August 11th, 12.55 a.m.) LONDON, August 10. The Reparation Commission signed an agreement with the German Government relative to those parts of the Dawes scheme which aro within tho competence of the Commission, with a proviso that if the London Conference fails the agreement, becomes void. Tha Reparation Commission is going t) Paris forthwith. INTER-ALLIED DEBTS.

IittSTfiAUAS AiO a.Z. CiBL'lS ASSOCIATION.' r (Received August 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 9. The "Daily Express" understands that u conference on inter-Allied debts will be held, probably in London, soort after the Reparations Conference.