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approved. with reservations. He
did not indicate. however. that
deadlock had been reached.
The premier said that another
meeting with Andrew w. Mellon,
American secretary of the treasury,
and Walter E. Edge, United States
ambassador, was scheduled for $50
p. M, after a cabinet meeting which
he called for p. m. 1t was as
sumed that he intended to present
to the cabinet the proposals as set
forth by Mellon. in an effort to
gain approval for a compromise
agreement. =,
A tense atmosphere sprea d
through official Paris as the con-
versations progressed.
Despite the silence OF the nego-
tiations, the United Press under
stood that most difficult and del
icate crisis has arisen over the in
ability of Mellon and Edge TO con-
vince the French they should
abandon their reservation to the
Hoover plan. The French insist
that Germany must pay the "un-
conditional annuities" under the
Young plan. whereas the Hoover
plan would declare complete holi-
day for one year
The United States embassy ar
ranged a transatlantic telephone
conversation between Mellon and
acting Secretary of State Castle at
Washington at 230 p. m, in which
it was expected that Washington
would give Mellon definite instruc-
tiors. The possibility of change
in attitude toward the French res
ervation was rumored.
In view of the imperative need to
reach decision before Wednesday
the Hoover plan is to become ef-
fectiye July 1.-The utmost import
ance was attached to tonight's con-
ference. The prospects admittedly
were not bright.
BERLIN, June 20. U.P)-Foreign
Minister Julius Curtius and Fred
erick M. Sackett. the United States
ambassador, conferred today on the
Hoover moratorium negotiations. 1t
was understood the Germans were
uneasy lest the United States yield
in part to the French demands.
The conviction that a French
American agreement was impending
continued, although difficulties were
foreseen; Chancellor Heinrich Bru-
ening was was determined not to
interfere in the Paris negotiations,
but German opposition was stiffen-
ing against the French demand
that she continue the unconditional
annuities and part of the deliver
les in kind.
II was asserted the payments OF
unconditional annuities would re-
duce Germany's benefits under the
Hoover plan by one-third, while the
payments in kind would curtail her
advantages further.
Private Washington advices indi-
Gated. however, that the United
States may urge Germany to make
gesture Of sacrifice by agreeing
to continue a portion OF the dcliv-
cries in kind.
WASHINGTON. June % UP
New hope for an agreement with
France on the war debt holiday
proposed by President Hoover was
inspired today by official word that
two smaller nations, Poland and
Czecho Sloyakia. have accepted the
plan.
Both are close friends of France.
Usually they see eye to eye with
France On major diplomatic prob
lens. Relations between Poland
and France are particularly close
on all matters involving Germany.
Hence 1t was thought their accept
ance might indicate that France
was about ready to agree to the
project.
Officials believed too that Czecho-
Slovakia's action might influence
Rumania and Jugo-Slavia to join
in the chorus of assent to Mr.. Hoov-
er's proposal. These three compose
the little entente" They are all
close to France and generally act
together on important issues.