New-York tribune., 1922-01-11
English Kept From Max
ing Public, in Unexpur-
gated Form, Their Basis
for a Defensive Alliance
Revised Document
To Be Out TODAY
Suggestion Is Made Paris
Amend Her Demand for
Big Submarine Fleet
By Wilbur Forrest



Copyright. 1872 Nel. York Tribune Inc
CANNES, Jan. 1o.-Ncgotiations
for Franco British alliance threat
cncd to break up on the rocks of mis-
understanding to-day when the Brit
ish announced that they had decided
to release for publication a memo
randum setting forth Premier Lloyd
Georges views as expressed during
recent conversations with the French
Prime Minister. Premier BRAND
personally intervened. forbidding the
British to release the document un-
til he had been able to peruse it,
The British agreed to this, but no
titled the press that the memoran-
dunn would surely be forthcoming late
this afternoon Meanwhile, however,
BRAND telephoned Lloyd George,
asking him TO come to the Carlton
Hotel. At $50 o'clock. after tho
British Premier had conferred with
BRAND for half an hour, it was an
nounced that the document would be
given out tomorrow after some
changes had been made.
The incident caused general ex-
citement, mainly in French circles
| The Tribune correspondent under
stands that the text which will be
given out tomorrow will not be the
original form. The French view is
that@if the memorandum had been
given out unchanged, it would have
made further negotiations for an
alliance impossible, and would have
doomed Brands premiership soon
after the return to Paris.
The Tribune is in a position tonight
to give the essential points of this
original, disturbing Lloyd George mem
orandum.
Starts With General Survey
The British Premier started the six
page document with a general survey
of the situation in Europe. including
the great disorder of the exchanges
and the bad economic situation He
pointed to beiglums troubles, rs well
as those of Great Britain, where the
government is dsbursing $4,000, 900 7
weekly. He mentioned the grave ef-
feet of anarchy in Russia and con
tinued that, in view of all this. some
account must be taken of the French
fool;rg A,+bough France had devas-
tatod reoions no said sho vas not 40
unhannv as She herself believed. She
L,d fnod "a ,vo,l us a dove,oned agri-
cnlture he said and did not need a re-
sumnt;on of Euronean trade as much as
d;d manv other countries in Euroue.
Ilovd Georpe continued that in cf-
fect France had a fear of insecurity, as
vol 20 fear of German attack. Ger
,',, ~, ~ NOS baydlv ahlo IA .,t
,""il'' +arr .nv Nv one hnt Fnoland neverthe-
los. las" n;,,a "nH h.va " 80 ;n,-' ..-.,nt
+h;s .tis TTo,u Tranc,, foo,;nc Tborofora he
s'i'' 5i., Elr,a,,1 ,,.af ,,;,i;n,, e. .,oroe
auueu' .Lat -, nms a+ ,""r y" so,ro for,' of ac
as Snas w.. hnt.' M Tn ~ '"'" na Enm,and i,
.olu 49, o.s"..'a S,,r N ''5 ,ns,,a
oluel ~ lIs1oi , so .a'J hi,a,'ad
peace. ,ns'amu .h. tou;u no. eo,o ,s nd
usiI"sicc a4i,un'H 49," .lS 80 J.' 49,
s,<, 1..-< lz4v
lmto new huropean eo',,Ie.s '.hsh " "a 1'me.
Iause. oi aslse,';en's 49, "io nv
nave nave 'ne applona''on ol nhsiano H., ''sle sa
.loyo HeofEe - suppEseu ~ ~ us o.
1erI'hg 10 FRANCES 'inahce WIN 70
iaho' r.
rear oi rene" opihio"
The chief French objection to pub
ication of the memorandum in ad
vance of the completed pact vas that
it would stir French opinion up to such
an extent that the BRAND government
would be helpless to continue to ne
gotate.
me Lloyd george memorandum
Inc under the circumstances TO owe
France assurance against German 40
gression bv treatv guaranteeing the
Rhine line. But the much mooted doc
ument said that before such pnar
anty was possible it was necessary
that all subjects OF friction between
settled.