Will They Pay?: A Primer of the War Debts |
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abroad agree Allies Ameri amount assets Balfour note bank banker bonds borrowing Brit Britain British and French British government burden cancellation cial commercial debts coun countries creditor Dawes plan debt instalments debt payments debt question debt-funding agreements debtor nations December 15 default demand depreciated depreciated currencies depression dollar credits domestic economic eign Europe European export fact force foreign balances foreign credit foreign currencies foreign debts foreign governments France French government funding German reparations gold standard Hoover moratorium inter-governmental debts interest international payments June 15 Lausanne lending to Germany Liberty Bonds London long-term Majesty's Government ment million dollars normal obligations opinion paid percent political possible pounds pounds sterling problem prosperity purchase Reichsbank reparations payments sell settlement ship shipments of gold short-term sold stability sterling tariff taxes tional tions transactions United States Treasury war debts wheat world confidence world prices worth York Young plan