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Show FRANC VALUE DETERMINED PARIS, Sept. 29 (U.Hi The government has virtually decided on 29 per cent as the amount of the devaluation of the franc, it , was learned today. ; This would place the franc at I 21.46 francs to the dollar or 4.6G cents per franc. Friday the franc was 15.18 to the dollar or around 5.58 cents per franc. This became known today after the chamber of deputies had passed pass-ed the devaluation project by a .vote of 350 to 221 and the senate finance committee had approved devaluation, with reservations on the government compensatory measures. The bill is being rewritten re-written because senate conferres objected to the cabinet being grant-ted grant-ted full powers to make adjustments. adjust-ments. The finance committee's version will go to the senate for debate tomorrow. |