Show o c I 0 to cUt 0 0 FULL U ii REPARATIONS I E I 0 N S I INQUIRY N Y LOO LOOMS ALIGNMENT OF ALLIES LIKELY TO BE CHANGED Britain Italy and Belgium In Accord on New 5 Program FRANCE MAY TURN Expected To Clear Up Situation In washington WASHINGTON Nov NOT l 6 state 5 Stat tate department Ices advice today indicated that Great Britain Italy and Bel- Bel Belgium glum gium have reached an accord is- is favoring a free tr and full fun reparations inquiry by an expert In effect the th position petition of these three governments as understood here coincides coincide with that taken by bythe bythe bythe the United State States and opposes e the th stand land for tor a restricted Inquiry only taken by France franc NEW ALIGNMENT This Thi development IndicAting un an entirely new alignment of the Eu- Eu European Eu European altos alles alle over the th reparations question appeared to stimulate hope here her that eventually the French too would accept an pro program ram of Inquiry rather than risk I Her Heretofore both Belgium Bl lum and add Italy have hav followed the th French lead In Inmost inmost Inmost most of ct the th questions question re- re reparations re reparation A Ad spokesmen do- do declined fl dined d today to Indicate th the prohibit probable probable able attitude of ct the th Washington W government In case CJe can the lh French government maintains maintain Its It PosItion petition TO TALK TALE WIT HUGHES PARIS No B 6 Ambassador UP W Ambas will communicate to Secretary of State Slat Hughes the of the French government In the th reparation negotiations neg s-os- s himself by hi hIi talk talk with PremIer Poincare before b tor he h sailed and by Information sent nt the th French embassy embassy- In Washington since Inc He Ha will deliver no note It was wa sAid ald at atthe atthe the foreign office offic today The Th lat let latest est Mt Instructions from the tho th quai Dorsay y went forward Saturday TO CLARIFY ISSUES WASHINGTON Nov s-Am- s f Ii Am Am Ambassador of France who has just jut returned to she tho th United States from France franc nab wail M expected to call on Secretary Hughes today for a conter conference nc which promises to co go far toward clarifying In the minds of Washington officials the French Position with respect to restricting re- re the th scope COP of the th proposed Inquiry Into the th reparations ques- ques I ion Con Coming direct from the capital Ambassador was believed to be b In a position to In- In interpret In Interpret more mor definitely the tho latent Intent and purpose of the restrictions Un- Un un nfl under der tier unofficial reports report have hav Indi Indi- Indicated Indicated his hi government c to place on ou the tho proposed economic committee Investigation MANY UNCERTAINTIES Supplementing his understand understand- understanding Inc 11 ing 11 of the th situation li a-li d during Iris his stay tay abroad the th ambassador 10 o doubt also alo will have received last minute Instructions from the french foreign office Tho The nu- nu numerous nu numerous nitrous developments reported In with the negotiations between tho the allied d governments since Inc the th ambassadors ambassador's departure from France Franc have hav multiplied the uncertainties la In the tb situation sO ee far as aa a their significance can ean be read here |