INTERWOVEN ISSUES

Northern Advocate, 24 June 1932, Page 5

INTERWOVEN ISSUES

DUAL CONFERENCES REPAYMENT PRINCIPLES. FOUR SALIENT STIPULATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, .Tunc 23. Important conversations continue between the delegates to the Reparations and Disarmament Conference at Lausanne and Geneva respectively. Interest at Lausanne centred in an interview, which lasted for two hours, between the British and French Prime Ministers. Later the French Minister of Finance, M. Germaine Martin, had a long conversation with Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Air. Walter Runciinan. All three then .i°i n (?cl Air. ATacDonald and AT. Herriot. The following communique was issued:—

“Conversations between the British and French delegations have continued in a useful and friendly way. They have been suspended in order that the French delegation might have the opportunity of consulting with the. German delegation.'’ Reports from . Lausanne state that Air. MacDonald and M. Herriot reached tentative accord on solne questions of principle in regard to reparations.. Firstly, the solution must be final. ' Secondly, it must result in the' re- „ " ’ , , .-COdiJ Itoc.' vival .of world confidence. .

Thirdly, Germany is not. to be a.'aked to pay during the. period of her recovery. . . - . :

Fourthly, .if the payments are ' resumed they .must, be of such a nature, as not to upset normal commercial interchange.

It is reported that the French, and German . delegates will open discussions on the basis of these points on Friday. ’ Hoover Scheme Discussed.

At Geneva, the disarmament proposals by President Hoover are now embodied in Conversations, which are taking place. British Ministers in London are maintaining close touch with their colleagues in Switzerland, but more direct contact was establish: ed when Sir John Simon arrived in London by air.

He proceeded to the Foreign Office, and later appeared in the House of Commons. When asked for information as to the attitude of the Government towards the Hoover proposals, he said that they were receiving immediate consideration. Meanwhile he had nothing-to-add to the statement he made at Geneva.

Sir John Simon to-morrow ‘ will at-' tend a Cabinet nioeting. He is expected to return to Geneva later in the week. M. Harriot will also meet his Cabinet colleagues to-morrow. An arrangement was made for him to leave Lausanne to-night. The German Chancellor will also leave to-morrow on a short visit to Berlin.