REPARATION OBLIGATIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18325, 16 August 1921, Page 5

REPARATION OBLIGATIONS

GERMANY AND DIBARMA- 1 MENT. • ' i SUPREME COUNCIL DISCUSSION. M Frees Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. PARIS, August 14., (Received August 15, at 7.46 jj.m.) The concluding session of the Supreme Council discussed disarmament in Gwrmany. Marshal Foch submitted a resolu- ,J tion which was unanimously adopted by the Inter-Allied Military Commission, proposing a continuation of the commission’s ; control. After a lengthy discusaipn a resolution was adopted for maintaining the commission, but contemplating a gradual and progressive withdrawal. The Council resolved in favour of raising the economic sanctions conditional on. Germany meeting all obligations br August 31. The military sanctions will .; be maintained. Lord Curzon declared that j Britain did not contemplate that the sanetions would remain in force three months after the acceptance of the ultimatum. ‘ He suggested that Germany had given proof of her goodwill and the .term fehonld be arranged for the 1, occupation with the progressive withdrawal of the troops. M. Briand justified the continued occu- H patiom on the ground tfiat Gennahy had not yet displayed a tendency to fulfil her -J reparation obligations without an Allied ‘ i demonstration in force. France was anxious to abandon the occupation as soon as possible.—Reuter.