Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-31
Preparations Note
 Sent to Germany s,.5 t,7s,s 4-

Document Was Signed by the
 Supreme Council Saturday
 Night.
 Paris, Jan. 3o.-The document signed l by the supreme council of the allies last night, by which the separations and dis armament decisions of the allies will be to Germany, was delivered to- day to Charles Bergman, German under secretary of state for the treasury and head of the German delegation in Paris, with a letter of transmittal marked con fdentiaL" The letter with two notes on separations and disarmament totals 2,50O words. .
 The letter of transmittal reads:
 Sir The allied conference, which met in Paris from the 24th to the 29th of January, 1921. has taken the following decisions:
 ''1-As regards the disarmament of Germany, the allied governments have approved the conclusions formulated in the note attached thereto
 .2-As regards the questions of repara- tiens. the allied governments have unani- mously approved the proposals formulat- ed in that document. also attached here to. $
 'The allied governments have on for mer occasions. and again today in con- senting. to fresh delays in the matter of disarmament, had due regard to the diff culties that surround the German gov errment in the execution of the obliga. tions which have resulted from the treaty of Versailles. They have formed the hope 1 that the German government will not place the allies, who confirm their previ- ous decisions. under the necessity of envisaging the grave situation which will be created if Germany persists in falling to meet her obligations. 1 Qualified, delegates of the German government will be invited ot a meeting in London at the. end of February with delegates of the allied governments" 1 The reparatfons note reads: Article For the purpose of satisfy ling the obligations imposed upon her by
 Articles 2S1 and 232 of, the treaty of Versailles. Germany shall, irrespective of the restitution she is to make under Arti- cle 23S, and of any other obligation under the treaty. pay
 "1-Fixed annuities payable half-year- ly in equal parts as follows. (A) Two annuities of two billion gold. marks from May 1, 1921, to May l. 1923; (B) Three annuites of three billion gold marks from May. 1. 1923. to May l. 1926; (C)
 Three annuities of four billion gold
 marks from May 1. 1926, to May 1. 1929 O) Three annuities of five bElion gold marks from May 1. 1929 to May 1, 1892 (El Thirty-one annuities of six biiIior gold marks from May 1; 1882, to May 1 I1963.
 "2-Forty annuities running from May l. 1921. equal in amount to 19 pe, cert ad valorenl of German exports payable in gold two months. after, the c:oSe of each half year.
 h order to insure complete fuifillmen, of Paragraph above. Germany will giv, i to the separations commission every ia cfiity> for verifying the amount of tht German exports and for the establish hlent or the supervision necessary for thi.
 purpose
 Article 2-The German govern,nen will transmit forthwith to the reparatio,
 commission notes to bearer payable a the dates specified in Article l, Para graph l, of the present arrangement. Tn , amount or these notes shall be eouiya , lent to each of the half-yearly sum } payable under said paragraph.
 Article 3-Germany shall be at liner ty at any time to make payments in ad l vance on account of the fixed portion O
 
 T Advance payments shall be ann1ied |; 1 the reduction of the fixed annuities nro vided for in the first paragraph Inf ArtioI 3 l. For this purpose annuities shan h : discounted at the rate of per. cent. unt ? May l, 1923. per cent from Nav !s2S' to May l, 1895, per cent. fror
 May l, 1925
 Article 4-Germany shall nors directI , embark on any credit operation ontsid
 her own territory without the approval /
 the reparation commission This provisio applies to the government of the Cerma
 empire, to the governments of Germa states to the German provincial an : nlnniclpal authorities and to any con p panses or undertakings under control , V said governments or authorities. . 4 Article 5-An the assets and revarr, of the empire and of the German sta,' shall be applicable to insure comnle
 execution by Germany of the provisio, l. o1 the present arrangement
 In case Germany shall make defau 4 Tn any payment provided for in the nra V ent .arrangement- '-' <. Q)-An or part of the proceeds ., the German customs in the hands 'of ti < receiver general of German customs ,,,
 kpe attached by the reparation .conorni
 son and applied. in. meeting the obIip
 tions in respect of which Germany; . h n oetan!!ed- In such case the reparati
 itself undertake. the administration ., TO receipt of. the customs duties ' N a "(2)-The reparation- Commission ..i le may formally; invite the German goveJ ile nent to proceed to such increases of i1 S StA tles or to take, sCch steps for tbe m, ee pose of increasing its resources as | ,' commission may think necessary" =