FRANCO-BELGIAN PLAN.
ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION.
A.' and N.Z. PARIS. April 20. It is reported that M. Barthou. exMinister for War, has drafted a scheme by' -which France and Belgium propose to approach the reparation question not merely from the financial aspect, but by co-operating with Germany on an economic basis in making the apportionment of coal, coke, and iron between the thret Powers concerned to enable each to carry on its industries on an equitable basis. This proposition, combined with the specie payment oT 36,000 million gold marks' would satisfy Franco-Belgian demandii.
The newspapers, however, speculate how Britain and Italy are likely to view the suggestion. The Journal emphasises the need for making these countries understand that France and Belgium are not seeking to create" an industrial combine, but merely the readjustment of production.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18381, 23 April 1923, Page 7
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