Show SOVIET U. U S. S PROGRESS IN CLAIMS CONFERENCE W WASHINGTON N July 26 Sec A Sec Secretary Hull announced today that a sincere disposition to reach an agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment had been exhibited at the first firs conference between Alexander Tro- Tro the soviet ambassador anc and state department officials over settlement settlement settlement set set- of ot soviet-American soviet debts ant and claims at approximately The negotiations which were transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to Washington from Moscow when hen discussions there for nearly seven months failed to materialize material into an in agreement involve debts ant and claims by American citizens and tb the United States Stales government for ap approximately ap- ap p. p proximately |