FRANCE'S DESPERATE NEED FOR DOLLARS
B.eceive.d Friday,, 7-0. p.m. WASHIN-GTQN, Qtct. 3, After balf-bpur eonferenee with President . Fruntan, the prench For- • eign Miaiater, M., Gceorg.es. said Fraaqe will have, nq dqnars to buy essentjal food, fpel an,d. materiais after Noye.mbjer %. IJe warned that France 's plighfe was. desperate. and that the OQvernment woujd be forhea to impqs.e seyere new- restrictions on 'purchases in United States. When reminded that, under present plans, furth'er Auierican aid did not appear available, before late, Deeembey, M.. B.idanlt d0c,hne.d to, coniment except to stress that the new restrictipns wo.nid. have the, piost seripits consequences for Franc,e. The recovery of 93,0,00,000 dollars which was France' s share of the Nazi lpo.ted gold, had nqt changed the ttrgency of the sitnation. France 's minimum dollar needs have been estimated at approjciniately 120,000,000.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 October 1947, Page 5
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