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HAGUE RESUSCITATED.

SOVIETS TO BE SUPREME. IN DECIDING RUSSIAN POLICY. THE HAGUE, July 19. The Russian delegation announced t! • t if the other delegations refer the same proposals to their governments, tl. Russian delegates will refer to Mo -ow the following: — (1) Whether Russia will acknowledge debts to foreign nationals. i ; Whether Russia will agree to give compensation for property which is to be nationalised, .assuming that the credits Russia asks for cannot be given. M. Litvinoff states this issue is too important to make a decision before referring to Moscow. The Foreign Properties Commission . dopted a resolution affirming that M. Litvinoff’s proposal docs not constitute the basis of an agreement, but, if accepted by the Soviet, might contribute materially towards a restoration of confidence. The British view is that a great step forward would be taken if the Soviet accepted M. Litvinoff’s report. This would be Russia’s first recognition of Russian debts. FINALLY BROKEN UP. WHAT AV AS DECIDED ON? LONDON, July 21. The •‘Daily Telegraph’s” Hague correspondent states that no information is forthcoming regarding the sudden decision to end the Conference, or the extraordinary satisfaction and optimism displayed by delegates who strenuously denied that any secret agreemei r had been made with Russia, but in the >anie breath claimed that The Ha g up gathering had achieved what no conference had accomplished since the first negotiations with the Soviet. Outsiders point out, moreover, that the published reports disclose no single achievement. SIGNIFICANT RESOLUTION. Rec. July 21. 9.35 p.m.) THE HAGUE, July 20. Th Hague Conference has ended. A resolution was adopted recommending all the represented Governments not to assist their nationals in any attempt to acquire confiscated property in Russia formerly belonging to other foreign nationals. The resolution also requests that no decision on the subject shall be reached, except Jointly.