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Supreme Council Agrees To End Occupation Of Rhineland District On September IS
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PARIS. Aug. 13.-The lifting of the economic barrier of the Rhineland on September 15, providing Germany pay up the amount she undertook to pay under the Lolbion ulrilnatum and agrees to remove the boycott against French goods. was decided upon at the final session of the allied supreme council today. It was decided, how ever, to maintain the occupation of Ruhrort. Duisburg and Dusseldorf un- til the next meeting of the council. which it is understood will be held previous to the Washington disarma- ment conference Al that time Pre- mier Briand consented the question Of the occupation of the right bank of the Rhine should be reconsidered-
 With the question of the disposition of Upper Silesia out of its hands. the council went to work today on the other matters which it had to take under advisement. The decisions were reached after M. Briand. as president of the council. replied to attacks made by Lord Curzon. the British foreign secretary. and Sir Robert stevenson Horne. chancellor of the British exchequer. against what was termed the present ex- pensive system of adminisferinr the treaty. especially as concerned occu- patton of the Ruhr region
 This" Lord Curzon said. -is very costly and also irritating to German national sentiment and pridc-~
 The chancellor of the British en- chequer argued that continuance of the present system impoverished every one of the interested powers. and that means ought to be examined for reducing the cost as the htxh ex- pense meant less reparafionr-
 It was agreed 10 create an, inter allied commission of financial ex- perts. on which the Unified States would be represented. to study ways and means whereby a reduction in occupation costs might be devised.
 The French premier. in long speech. indulged in some sarcastic utterances regarding Lord Curzon's reference to German national senti- ment He opposed strongly discon- tinuance of occupation of the three Ruhr cities.
 "The French government" declared NJ. Briant, "has no intention what soever of hurting Gernany's senti- ment or maintaining occupation of the Ruhr cities indefinitely. But there also Is the national sentiment of France to be taken into account
 Occupation of Duisburg. Ruhrort and Duesseldorf was decided Jointly by France, England. Italy ana Bel gium because of repeated failures of the German government to fulfill its obligations under the Versailles treaty."
 He was convinced that the Wirth government now was making all ef- forts to live up to the undertakings entered upon after the London ulti- matum, but added:
 "The Wirth government may fall: another with more reactionary ten- dencies may be formed. and another crisis reached between France and Germany"
 The matter however, was not % pressing, NJ. Briand concluded. that it might not be postponed until the next meeting of the council An the delegations agreed to rh.s suggestion
 Marshal Focil's military committee. after it had been decided to maintain military control in Germany. was en- trusted with the task of deciding