THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18612, 21 July 1922, Page 5

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE

deadlock contihues. NEW PLENARY SESSION CALLED. Press Association—‘By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, July 18. The Daily Telegraph’s Hague correspondent reports that the Russians did not attend to-day’s meeting of the Private Property Committee; but M. LitvinoS wrote expressing the Husains’ willingness to attend a meeting of the full Commission. The Commission considered the letter, and in order that the Russians should not be able to claim that the failure of the conference was due to the bourgeois© Governments, it was decided to call a new plenary conference for Wednesday.—A, and N.Z. Cable. RUSSIA’S PROPOSALS. OPTIMISTIC BRITISH VIEW. THE HAGUE, July 19. ' (Received July 20, at 8.50 p.m.) The Russians announce that if the other delegations refer the proposals to their Governments the Russians will refer to Moscow; , ' 1. Whether Russia will acknowledge her debts to foreign nationals, 2. Whether Russia will agree to give effective compensation for property which has been nationalised, assuming that the credits which Russia asKs for cannot be given. M. Litvinoff states that the issue is too important to make a decision before referring it to Moscow. The Foreign Properties Commission adopted a resolution that M. Litvinoff’s proposal does not constitute a basis of agreement, but if accepted by the Soviet it might contribute materially towards the restoration of confidence. The British view is that a great step forward will be taken if the Soviet accepts M. LitvinofPa report. This will be the Russians’ first recognition of Russia’s debts.—A. N.Z. Cable.