Show CASTRO WAS BUSINESSLIKE Agreement to Lump Debt Is Signed by German Bondholders ers and Is Going to London London Lon on March larch 21 2 The Th Associate d Press learned today to ay at the of the council of foreign bondholders that thit the agreement between the Venezuelan lan government and the British and Ger German Germen men man bondholders adjusting and con on consolidating the exterior e debt d bt about has already been signed by bythe bythe the representatives of Venezuela and the German bondholders The agree agreement agreement agreement ment Is now on its way to London for tor forthe forthe the signature of the representatives of the British bondholders With reference to a dispatch from Washington reporting that objections are raised to the agreement Secretary Cooper of the council of foreign bond bondholders bondholders holders enid eald lie considers article C G t of the Washington protocol of 1903 absolutely justifies the agreement and adds During the negotiations we AVO found President Castro to be De perfectly busi bush and animated by a desire to effect a n settlement Mr Cooper pointed point d out however that the signing of or the agreement was vita only one stel step toward a settlement since the document contains clauses relating to other creditors the pro provisions provisions visions of which it was desired to keep keel secret but which lIe he said must be fulfilled before a with the II bondholders bondholder can call be become become become come an accomplished fact i |