Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-09 | Page 2 | Frances Denies Invasion Plans

uu 'FSENIES Seizure of German Area Not Decided on Says Embassy Here WASHINGTON. Jan S In a statement state-ment tonight the French embassy de-i de-i died reports published yesterday that ; In behalf of t.s government it had informally in-formally notified the i nitod States of contemplated Invasion of the Ruhr, valley. Tho reports stated that the ac-tion ac-tion was in prospect, because of the! alleged failure of the German government govern-ment to effect a disarmament in that1 district The report to which denial has been made was ba.-ed on tho action of the (Trench embassj In giving to the state' department without comment a oopy of a note sent recently by France to Germany, directing attention to the hitter's alleged failure to effect dls- j I armament and to fulfill other obllga- lions in the Ruhr valley. Possible contemplated action by France In support of the note ha been 1 widely discussed especially In reference to a possible occupation of tho district While It is eald that the state department de-partment has conveyed no Intimation of the attitude the United States would take. It la understood officials hold that Invasion would bfl In opportune ,