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Show FRANCE EXPLAINS PART IN DISPUTE OVER CABLES PARIS. Dec, M. The French ..fti-,clal ..fti-,clal ele'WPOlnt concerning the controversy con-troversy over the former German cables ca-bles Was explained to The A -. i.ated Press Friday In a statement issued by the foreign office. 1 "Tho American newspapers charge 1 France With being in league With Japan against the United states in 'the cable question and hindering by 'its unreconcllable utlllude a settlement settle-ment of the question, ' Bays the state-;nieut. state-;nieut. "Iii the cable question, Prance : defends its Interests as Japan Is de-: de-: feuding hers. "Tin- Conclusion that Japan and Train. have Joined bands against the ' I'nlted States is wrong. Franco is willing to penult Ihe United States to share the benefits in the exploitation i'f D:e German cables seized by the allies France proposes to the United States Joint ownership and Joint exploitation ex-ploitation of the cables seized. The United States refused to accept this solution, although it seems more advantageous ad-vantageous to them than the proposition proposi-tion mado bv England. The charge of unreconellabllity against France, therefore, is unfounded." oo |