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Foreign News August 11, 1924

The Union Daily Times

Union, Union County, South Carolina

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Allied and German experts agree on Dawes reparations program at London conference, boosted by French Premier Herriot's cabinet-approved Ruhr evacuation policy. Conference may end by Thursday; Herriot heads to London for negotiations.

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London, Aug. 11.--(By the Associated Press.)--Allied and German experts, attached to the international reparations conference, have reached full agreement on the Dawes program, it is announced. They remained in session until three o'clock this morning to arrive at an understanding on reparations payments in kind on which the Germans held out until the results of Premier Herriot's Paris mission became known.

His return, with the cabinet's approval of his Ruhr evacuation policy in his pocket, put new hope into the negotiators and British observers believe the conference will end by Thursday. The question of the Ruhr evacuation is being considered today by the principal allied delegates.

Paris, Aug. 10.--Premier Herriot, Minister of Finance Clementel and General Nollet, minister of war, left Paris today for London with the unanimous backing of the French cabinet for the program which M. Herriot outlined to his colleagues Saturday evening with regard to the endeavors to put the Dawes plan into effect.

The program will be further disclosed only in the course of the negotiations with the Germans.

The impression in French political circles is that the program involves immediate evacuation of the Ruhr in order to enable the German government to put through the Reichstag the laws necessary to make Dawes plan operative. M. Herriot, however is quoted as having promised not to sign any London agreement until after he returns to Paris from London and obtains a vote of confidence both in the Chamber and the Senate.

The decision to support Premier Herriot in making his concession as showing the dominating influence of the Socialists in the government's parliamentary majority.

The conservative press scoffs at the proposal for the conference to consider Inter-Allied debts, pointing out that Ramsay MacDonald, the British premier, has made it quite clear that this suggestion must not be interpreted as a promise by Great Britain to make any concessions to France.

The government supporters, including the Temps, adopt the same attitude as the Germans, agreeing that troops were sent into Germany to protect the Inter-Allied military mission and to collect reparations and that if the payment of reparations is arranged for there is no justification to continue holding an army in the Ruhr.

Marshal Foch's part in the drama in the Elysee palace last night, where M. Herriot's view prevailed over that of General Nollet, is rather mysterious. Foch has been out of the limelight since Herriot assumed power but the premier called him into private conference last night before the cabinet met and the cabinet later interrupted its session to enable M. Herriot and General Nollet again to talk with Marshal Foch.

Foch, however, was not asked to present his views in person before the ministers as he has been requested to do so many times previously.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Economic Political

What keywords are associated?

Dawes Plan Reparations Conference Ruhr Evacuation Herriot Mission French Cabinet German Negotiations Inter Allied Debts

What entities or persons were involved?

Premier Herriot Minister Of Finance Clementel General Nollet Ramsay Macdonald Marshal Foch

Where did it happen?

London

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

London

Event Date

Aug. 10 11

Key Persons

Premier Herriot Minister Of Finance Clementel General Nollet Ramsay Macdonald Marshal Foch

Outcome

full agreement reached on dawes program including reparations in kind; conference expected to end by thursday; ruhr evacuation under consideration; french cabinet backs program involving immediate ruhr withdrawal.

Event Details

Allied and German experts at the international reparations conference in London agree on the Dawes program after late-night sessions, influenced by Premier Herriot's return from Paris with cabinet approval for Ruhr evacuation policy. Herriot, Clementel, and Nollet travel to London to negotiate implementation, which includes immediate Ruhr evacuation to enable German laws for the plan. Herriot promises no signing without parliamentary confidence vote. Socialist influence noted in cabinet decision; conservative press skeptical on Inter-Allied debts. Foch consulted privately but not before cabinet.

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