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Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine
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In Berlin, the German government, through Dr. Fischer of the War Burdens Committee, submitted a note to the Reparation Commission requesting priority for a $70 million three-year credit to purchase essential wheat and fats, as per the Versailles Treaty, emphasizing urgent import needs.
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Berlin, Dec. 16 (By A. P.)—In a note handed the reparation commission by Doctor Fischer, president of the War Burdens Committee, the German government requests a declaration in principle that priority over reparation obligations will, in accordance with the Versailles treaty, be granted to a three years credit up to $70,000,000 for the purchase of wheat and fats.
The note emphasizes the impossibility of delaying such foreign purchases until Germany's internal supplies are exhausted, and declares that approximately 1,500,000 tons of wheat and 10,000 tons of fats monthly are indispensable to Germany. The note adds that the negotiations for foreign credits have shown that credits could be obtained if the priority requested is accorded.
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Berlin
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Dec. 16
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In a note handed the reparation commission by Doctor Fischer, president of the War Burdens Committee, the German government requests a declaration in principle that priority over reparation obligations will, in accordance with the Versailles treaty, be granted to a three years credit up to $70,000,000 for the purchase of wheat and fats. The note emphasizes the impossibility of delaying such foreign purchases until Germany's internal supplies are exhausted, and declares that approximately 1,500,000 tons of wheat and 10,000 tons of fats monthly are indispensable to Germany. The note adds that the negotiations for foreign credits have shown that credits could be obtained if the priority requested is accorded.