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S7,058,574,905
STILL OWING US.
Besides Britain, Finland Rakes
Settlement
FRANCE SILENT SINCE 1922
Belgium Also Lags In Negotiations
c=eeho-slovaks And Rumanlans
Pledge Amounts-cuba.
Pays In Full.
FRANCE SILENT SINCE 1922

port to COngrer"
tied war debt
States total 81,
this amount S5,S
principal and SI,0s
accrued interest.
The commission met
report as required by L
was summarized by Ii
as follows:
"The commission has e.
tlement Of the Indebtedness
Government Of Great Britain and
Treasury now holds bonds OF Gre
Britain in the aggregate principal
amount Of $500, 900 900. received pur-
suant to the terms agreed on.
"a settlement of the Indebtedness
of the Government of Finland has
been made. subject, however to the
approval of Congress, to which the
terms agreed On will be submitted at
the beginning Of the next session.
THE indebtedness of the Govern
ment Of Cuba has recently been liQui-
dated in full.
"The Belgian Ambassador at Wash
ington expressed in June, 1922, the
hope that he could on his return from
Belgium lay before the Commission
definite proposals for the consolidation
of the indebtedness of Belgium, but
except for certain informal discussions
between representatives Of this Com.
mission and the Belgian Ambassador
relative to the exact status of the
Belgian debt, ne proposals or sugges-
tions have as yet been received.
Representative Of the Czecho-
Slovak Government. who came to
Washington last May, have returned
to Prague after bringing about an
agreement as to the amount of the
debt OF their country to the American
Relief Administration and the United
States Grain Corporation, but leaving
for further discussion the final settle
ment with the War Department and
the United States Shipping Board. 1t
is understood they will return to the
United States this autumn to continue
the negotiations.
The Government of Esthonia is ex-
pected to appoint representatives to
negotiate with the Commission shortly.
'The Government Of France sent
representative to negotiate with the
Commission In the summer Of 1922.
After full discussion and the pre-
sentation of complete figures, the
French representatives returned to.
France to confer with his Govern
ment. No further proposals or sug-
gestions have been received since his
departure.
THE Rumanian Minister at Wash
ington, appointed by his Government
to negotiate with the Commission, has
advised the Commission that his Gov.
ernment desired to fulfil its obliga-
tions and hoped shortly to propose
some plan for refunding.
"The Government of Italy has car
ried on some preliminary correspon-
dence in regard to the sending of rep
.resentatives to Washington, but no
representatives have yet been ap-
pointed and no proposals have been
received.
''The Government of Latvia has au-
thorized its Ministers for Foreign
Affairs and of Finance to enter nego-
tiations for settlement.
"No representatives have been ap-
pointed by the Government of Lith-
mania and no proposals have been re.
eeived.
The Government Of Poland is en-
deavoring to bring abo'-'eM ~ Is
ment with the WaEc
to the final figures
and after having do
that negotiations
be begun.
THE Goyernmei
expressed its ipe~
resentatives K
ly to present
of view regS E
It's debt. al
"The Commfssiols : = 20,
touch in any way with the :, "A
ments Of Armenia. Austria, Greece.
Liberia. Nicaragua or Russia Under
the authority of the Lodge resolution
the Secretary of the Treasury has con
sented to the postponement of the pay
ment Of principal and interest on the
Austrian Indebtedness for 20 years.
@The Commission expresses its inten;
tion of continuing to perform its du-
ties under the applicable statute. and
hopes to obtain further adjustments
with the various debtor Governments
at the earliest possible date"