The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-23
ALLIES AGREE
ON NORWEGIAN
TRADEPR0GRAM
Believed Difficulties Arising Out
Of Norway's Traffic With
Enemy Are Ended
TERMS NOT MADE PUBLIC
Understood That America Prin-
cipal Demands Are Acceded
to in Compact

washington, -. u, rep. IS.-A
complete economic agreement, In
which Great Britain and other allied
nations are in accord, has been
reached between the United States
and Norway. The terms have not yet
been made public. 49,,
Announcement of the successful
conclusion of negotiations between
the war trade board and DR.. Fridtjof
Nansen, the Norwegian commissioner,
which have extended over several
months, was contained in this state.
ment issued by the board last night
through the committee on public in
formation.
The war trade board, acting in har.
mOny with similar decision of the
British government in regard to the
Norwegian steamer Alfred Nobel, has
declined to release the Norwegian
steamer Kim, now lying in an Ameri-
can port, and permit it to proceed to
Norway with its cargo of oil cake for
fodder purposes. DR.. Nansen, Nor
wegian commissioner in the United
Stafes, has been informed of the de-
cisiOn which was taken in view of
the fact that the general negotiations
with Norway have reached point
where nothing remains except the
drafting Of the agreement.
"Eoth cargoes, that Of the Alfred
Nobel, comprising flour and other
f0odstuffs, were loaded in the Argen-
tine and are covered by the Norwe.
gian rationing agreement about to
oe drafted"
Terms Not Public.
Although the terms of the final
agreement have not been made pub
lie, Norway, in note handed to the
war trade board February, IA, in re-.
ply to a memorandum of the board
of January 26, acceded to most Of
the American demands. 1t refused,
however, to agree not to export to the
central powers many of its own pro-
ducts, including ingredients of muni-
tions and supplies of war, on the
ground that it depended upon Ger
many for many necessary commodi-
ties and had to furnish that country
supplies in return.
These conditions were agreed to by
Norway:
That it would permit no American
products to 60 to the central pow
ers.
Not to Sell Enemies.
That it would not export to the
central powers any of its own pro-
ducts replaced by imports from Amer
ica. .a.. D :
That it would limit its expectations
of fish and fish products to the cen.
trail powers to $4,000 tons annually.
That in exporting to neutrals it
would require guarantees that they
would not allow to reach the central
powers any products which Norway
agreed not to export direct to those
countries. |
That where machinery, coal, oil,
kerosene, or other auxiliaries import.
ed from the United States were used
in producing commodities in Norway,
the product should not be shipped to
the central powers.
= That it would institute rationing
system for its population.
In addition, Norway agreed to linn
it it's necessary expectations to the
central powers, and in compensation
for essential supplies from the Unit
ed States and it's associates offered
the far predominant part of its ex'
port surplus to America and to the
allies, in addition to the exceedingly
important service and sacrifices which
The Norwegian merchant marine has
rendered during the war