13 NOVEMBER 1920, Page 2

The British and French Governments came to an agreement, at

the end of last week, about the method of exacting reparation from Germany. First of all, a conference of Allied and German experts, meeting shortly at Brussels, is to report on the technical questions involved. Next, a conference of Allied and German representatives is to report on the problem of reparation as a whole. Then the Reparations Commission, having studied the two reports and heard the views of the Allied Governments, will fix the German indemnity in accordance with the Peace Treaty. The Allied Premiers will finally determine the question of guarantees. It may be hoped that there will be no further delay in fixing the total amount to be paid by Germany txrepara- tion.