FRENCH DEBT AGREEMENTS
It AT I Fl!'] I) BY CHAMBER PARIS, 20th July. Ratification of the debt agreements with London and Washington by only eight votes—3oo to 292—ended a long debate in which the issue was uncertain until the last moment. The Chamber ratified the London agreement practically unanimously by a show of hands. Earlier in the evening M. Briancl made it clear that the Government would resign if defeated. The Chamber adopted a separate motion declaring that the burdens imposed on France must bo covered by payment from Germany. M. Poincare has been unwell since his great speech-making effort, lie visited President Doumcrgue, and it is rumoured he signified his intention of resigning immediately after ratification. CONFERENCE IN A NEUTRAL COUNTRY PARIS, 20th July. England agrees to the holding of the Reparations Conference in a neutral country.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 22 July 1929, Page 5
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