Evening star., 1923-11-19
Ambassadors Agree to De-
mand of Germany Protec-
tion for Allied Mission With
out Mention of Penalties.
AGREEMENT HELD SUBJECT
TO CABINETS APPROVAL
France Reserves Right to Act
Alone in Enforcing Reprisals if
Berlin Fails to Meet Terms-En- |
voys Grave as Secret Session
Opens.
By the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press
PARIS, November 19.-An agree
ment in principle was reached by the
representatives of the allies as
Sembled in the council of ambaS-
sailors here today and a break be-
tween France and Great Britain on
the question of the attitude to be
adopted toward Germany was avert
ed, at least temporarily.
1t was announced after the con-
ference that the ambassadors had
agreed in principle on the measures
to DE taken toward the resumption
of allied military control in Germany.
The agreement was subject to the
approval of the French and Belgian
cabinets at meetings called for the
early afternoon,
The French cabinet was expected
to approve the formula decided upon
by the ambassadors. The Belgian
ambassador got into communication
with Brussels and was understood to
be asking for his governments de-
cision on the new agreement.
The understanding was that the
agreement called for sending Ger
many protest against the lack of
facilities she was furnishing for the
work of the military control mission
the allies might take in case Germany
failed to give the required assurances
of protection for the mission.
France Makes Reservations.
The French are understood to have
made reservations on the question of
penalties. so that if 1t should prove
necessary they would be free to take
separate action If they so decided
The feeling in some allied quarters
was that no entirely satisfactory text
for the note to Germany had been
adopted, the decision reached being
considered as a makeshift, taken to
prevent the breaking up of the
entente and giving the allies more
time to find a solution.
The sense of the note proposed by
the council of ambassadors to be sent
to Germany was said this afternoon
TO be a demand that Germany pro-
vide protection for the interallied
military control mission wherever
the reich has control
The French cabinet, called to con-
slder the agreement in principle
reached today by the allied council
of ambassadors regarding the attf-
tude to be adopted toward Germany,
issued laconic communique at the
close Of its session this afternoon to
the erect that the cabinet unani-
mously approved the attitude taken
by NJ. Poincare in the negotiations"
The impression in allied political
circles is that the entente is saved
for the moment, but still is in a pre-
carious situation, at the mercy of the
first incident in Germany hostile to
the mission of control. France, it is
believed, will not hesitate to take ac-
ton in such a case, overriding all
allied objections. Consequently, it Is
feared the equivocal situation of the
allies has not been definitely rene
died and that the crisis which might
lead to break has only been post
poned.
The result is regarded as a diplo-
matte success for Great Britain, but
with such strings to il that it's re-
ception in London is regarded as
doubtful.
LORD Crewe got into communica-
ton with the London government by
telephone Immediately after his re-
turn to the British embassy, and this
with the similar action of the Belgian
envoy in communicating with Brus-
sells was taken as Indicating that
all the governments still had TO ap-
prove the decision before it became
final.