Show FRENCH LOAN REFUND SOUGHT Lower Rate of Interest Than 8 Per Cent Ob Oh- Object I j of Proposal I WASHINGTON Oct 8 By By The Associated Press Coincident Coincident with the completion of the American reply to the last French tariff note not the Washington administration Is giving renewed consideration to Frances France's de dc- desire de- de desire sire to refund at an early date dale the private loan it has out out- outstanding out out- outstanding outstanding standing In this country While WIllie the tariff Issue and the re re- re refunding funding project are wholly unrelated there Is La a reeling feeling among some high government officers that definite as assurances as- as assurances assurances to France of a favorable at at- attitude toward the financial transaction transaction tion could not help but e improve ma ma- J existing Franco American re re- re lations The French re funding proposal was wag Wised based upon a material Improvement in the French financial lI situation on held by both French officials and Ameri Amen American can bankers to entitle France to an In Interest est rate on the million dollar loan of considerably less Ius than the eight per cent at which it was floated |