Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-01-27 | Page 2 | Britain and France to Give Czechs Gift

BRITAIN AND FRANCE TO GIVE CZECHS GIFT LONDON, Jan. 17 OW Th Britiah Brit-iah and French governments today igned. .an sgreement presenting abo.ut 1,000,000 pounds (137,360,000) ta Ciecho-Slovakia as an outright gift and lending her another M.0O0,-000-$o)ind to us in caring for refugee. Britain made a gift to Ciecho-Slovakia Ciecho-Slovakia of 4,000,000 pounds and Frajf. canceled a debt of 700.000,000 francs approximately equal to th British gift owed by Ciecho-Slo-vaka to French bankers since 1937. The agreement was signed it the foreign office GOLD IMPORTS DROP WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 CD The commerce department aaid today gold imports declined (lightly to 133.321,267 In th week ended January Janu-ary 20. Silver import also dropped slightly to 11,013,893.