The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-21
DEBT COMMISSION APPROVES REPORT
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the report says the Belgian ambassa- dor expressed the hope in June. 1922. that he could, on his return from Belgium, lay before the commission definite proposals for the consolida tion of the indebtedness of Belgium Except for certain informal discus sions, the report adds, no proposals or suggestions have been as yet re- ceived. The discussions concerned the consolidation and the exact status of the Belgian debt.
 Representatives of the Czecho- Slovak government,% the report con tinues, who came here 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 settlement with the war de- pertinent and the United States ship ping board. It 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 that the government of France sent representative to negotiate with the commission in the summer of 1922 after full discussion and the presen- tation of complete figures, the French representative returned to France to confer with his government
 No further proposals or sugges- tions have been received since his de- parture.
 Working On Plan
 The Hungarian minister at Wash ington, appointed by his government to negotiate with the commission. has advised the commission that his government desired to fulfill it's ob fo hoped shortly to propose some plan for funding.
 The government of Italy has car ried on some preliminary correspon- dence in regard to the sending of representatives to Washington, but pointed and no proposals have been received
 The government of Latvia has au- thGrized it's ministers for foreign af- fairs and of finance to enter into ne- gotiations with the commission for settlement of the debt of Latvia to the United States.
 No representative have been ap- pointed by the government of Lith- uania and no proposals have been rel ceived.
 The government of Poland is en- deaycring to bring about an agree ment with the department as to the
  and after having done so. it is ex- pected that negotiations for refund ing may be begun.
 The representatives of Rumania came to Washington in November. 1922, and held meetings with the commission. Complete figures were presented as to the financial condi- tions of Rumania. The Rumanian representatives did not have author ity to enter into any binding agree ment for refunding, but made state ments. to the effect that it was the intention of their government to meet the indebtedness as soon as it became possible to do so and asked that their visit be considered as preliminary one, further negotiations to be undertaken at a later date.
 s.The government of Jugoslavia has expressed its intention of sending representatives to the United States shortly for the purpose of present. ing to the commission the point of view of the Jugo-Slav government, regarding the adjustment of its war debts to the United States"