The New York herald., 1921-12-18
GERMANS TO BUILD
ZEPPELIN FOR U. S.
Council Of Ambassadors Grant
Permission for COnstruc-
ton Of Airship.
ALLOTTED AT VERSAILLES
Plans Call for Latest Style of
War Crafts. Twice Roma's
Size.

PARIS. Dec II (Associated Press).-
The Council OF Ambassadors has granted
permission to the United States 20 con-
tract for the construction at Friedrichs-
hafen. Germany, OF Zeppelin OF the
L-70 type. This decision marks the end
OF diplomatic negotiations which have
proceeded between the allied Powers and
the United States since last July.
The application for the construction
OF a Zeppelin grew out OF the destruc-
ton in Germany of i've OF the big
dirigibles, one of which had been
allotted to the United States, dur
ing the peace conference. The United
States based It's application on the
grounds that IL was entitled TO an
other airship under Germany's repara-
tions agreement The Council OF Am
bassadors referred the matter to the
principal allied Powers and several notes
are said to have been exchanged
1t was said that the construction OF
the new Zeppelin may be started in
January.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II associated
Press) Authorization by the Allied
Council of Ambassadors for the con-
structon by Germany OF q Zeppelin OF
the L-70 type FOR the United States was
regarded to-day in official circles here
as distinct triumph for American
diplomacy.
BY virtue OF that authorization Ger
many is permitted to so behind the
terms of the protocol signed in Paris
last June. which limited the size OF
airships she might build to 10000 cubic
meters capacity. The airship which
Germany will build for the United States
is to be OF 10000 cubic meters capacity.
The opposition of the European Gov
ernments was overcome by repeated rep
resentations by Ambassador Herrick
that this country would not use the
new airship for military purposes and
that America was entitled to compen-
sation in kind for the Zeppelin awarded
this Government and later destroyed by
Germany.
Under the decision Of the Council of
Ambassadors Germany will construct n
Zeppelin OF the L-70 type at the
Friedrichshafen hangar, the only one in
Germany large enough to permit the
building Of an airship of that size, and
then will tear down the hangar and
| disperse the mechanics brought together
| to fabricate the air monster. The COM
pleted airship viii be delivered to the
United States in Germany without the
expenditure Of single penny by this
Government, it was stated, and then will
be flown across the Atlantic by crew
| of Navy Department aeronauts. Con-
struction of the airship will be under
the direction of a staff OF American
navy experts.
| The German L-T0 class OF airshir
measured 743 feet in length, fS feet
longer than the British ZR-2, but hay
| ing the standard German diameter OF
| 7S.4 feet. Their total useful load was
more than $4,000 pounds. equivalent "a
% per cent. of the total weight of these
ships. The ships carried a crew OF
thirty men each. They were driven by
seven Maybacll engines Of 290 horse
power each, arranged in six power cars
suspended below the belly of the ship
two being placed in the after car. giving
| a total horse power OF 2,oS0, and de-
veloping speed OF over so miles an
hour.