Show AAA ARRIVES IVES FROM CABLE ON WAR DEBT IS RECEIVED RE R D DECODING CODING IT FOR FORSTATE FORSTATE FORSTATE STATE DEPARTMENT French Pr Pres Prees ss Assume Bitter Will Try To Force Hand At Paris Conference Confer ence Possible f v Washington The The French memorandum memorandum drafted by M. M Clementel fi finance fi- fi nance nane minister of the Paris Paris' govern govern- government government ment regarding payment of the war debt of France to the United States has been received at the state depart depart- ment The cable office immediately beiran beIran be be- iran gan decoding the document for delivery delivery ery esy to Secretary Hughes Technically the communication hadnot hadnot had hadnot not been received by Secretary Hughes Hugh Hugh- es Cs and for that reason comment was declined as to both its content and its value for determining future American treatment of the French war debt problem f r It t was certain however that Sec Sec- rotary Hughes would transmit the memorandum without delay Secre Secretary tary Mellon since as chairman of or orthe the debt funding commission created by congress he is charged with the conduct of negotiations with foreign governments for payment of their obligations to the United States Although the Paris authorities act- act u n ea in presenting me memorandum memorandum mem mem- to Ambassador Herrick and thereby stripped it of the status of ol olan an official document document- it is hoped by W Washington administration leaders leaders leaders' that it will be found to contain suggestions suggestions suggestions sug sug- of such importance as will I justify them in opening formal discussions discussions dis dis- dis- dis with Paris out of which an agreement for payment of the debt may come In this connection however it was pointed out no opinion on this hoped for development could be bo expected until Secretary Mellon acting with the members of the debt commission of whom Secretary Hughes is one had had an opportunity carefully to study the Clementel memorandum and determine upon a course of ac ac- ac- ac tion A meeting of the commission for this purpose it was said probably will be called by Secretary Mellon early this week |