BOULOGNE CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 231, 24 June 1920, Page 5

BOULOGNE CONFERENCE

SUBJECTS DISCUSSED

THE GERMAN PAYMENT OF

REPARATION FAILURE TO EXECUTE COAL DELIVERY CLAUSES By TeUsraph-Preßß Aiißqclatlon-CopYrißht / London, jiige 21. The Boulogne Conference lias opened. Britain, Italy, Japan, Belgium, and Franco are represented, The programme of the conference has been settled in the following order: I. The German indemnity. 2. The disarmament of Germany. 3. The Eastern question. 4. The Russian question. _ _ / This morning's discussion was confined to the first two subjeots. Financial experts were charged with the preparation of the text which has been agreed upon for presentation to the evening conference; and military experts are preparing a draft for a notification to Germany regarding disarmament as to both effective troops and material. The .conference, as regards repara-' tions, agreed upon the principle that til* annual minimum payment by Germany shall be 8000 million gold marks, or nominally 150 millions sterling, a .year, or a total of 4500 millions sterling,— Eeuter. (Eeo. June 23, 5.8 p.mJ) London, June 22, A Boulogne communique states: The conference Tedisoussed the question <of the German payment of reparation' and its distribution among the .Allies, and agreed that Allied export should meet in Pa-rjs to draw up a joint proposition 011 «n agreed basis for submission, to' the Allied Conference whioh is to be hold At Brussels on July 2, and which is to agree on a joint policy before Jho Spa Conference. The conference tSen discussed the disarmament of Germany and approved a draft' communication prepared by military experts, also their proposal in regard to ownership of distributed war material and the date of resumption of the manufacture of aircraft. French delegates, reiterated the failure of Germany to execute the olauses relating to the delivery of coal and will advise the Reparations Commission in regard to the matter. It was finally.'agreed that tho economic negotiations begun in London with Russian economic delegates bo continued on the understanding that there was no question, of political recognition • of the Soviet Government.—Eeuter. ALLIED PRESSURE" ON GERMANY TO OBTAIN PROMPT PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY. Paris, June 22. • The "Echo de Paris" states that M. Millerand, at tho Boulogne Conference, gained the essential point that if.Germany does not promptly pay the indemnity instalments, the Allies will seize tho German Customs, and impound the revenue. Further territorial occupation may be necessary to. exert .pressure, Marshal Fooh states that 15,000 German (runs yet remain to be destroyed — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn,

AEMT MUST BE REDUCED QUICKLY. :' (Reo. June 23, 8.50 p.m.) London, June' 22. M. Millerand; interviewed at I'oulogne, said that Germany would be eompcllEd to reduce lier army as quickly as possible. Referral? to the military operations in the Near East, in which the French were engaged, M. Jlilleranrl said thai these were likely to continue as police work, but thay would not develop any big undertakw.'-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . . , ' ALLIES' REPRESENTATIVES IN BERLIN. \ ' •.*■■• Paris, June 23. The Boulogne Conference has decided that the Allies'shall be represented in Berlin by. Ambassadors,'who will assume their duties before July- 1; tho date fixed for the Spa Conference.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ,