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Show RUSSIA STILL BIG QUESTION FOR NATIONS Soviet Reply to Proposal For Rehabilitation Is Deferred ! GENUA. April 15. "By the Assocl- 'ated Press! Experts of Great Britain. Brit-ain. France, Italy and Belgium today1 ! continued the discussion begun yes-, terday of the conditions under which i the rehabilitation of Russia will he j undertaken They were to be Joined by the principal delegates of the four i inltlng powers and soviet Russia in the late afternoon The discussions were started yester- I day at an informal meeting of the more important delegates In the vllln of Mr, Lloyd George. British premier, the basis of negotiation being the report re-port prepared by the allied exports in London, copies of which were handed to the Russians earlier In the week. REPLY P STP M l I The soviet delegates were to have made their reply to the report today I I but this has been postponed lndetl-I lndetl-I nltely and probably will be based on (the understanding reached at the I present series of conferences. It Is i understood that the soviet dehrgatcs have expressed willingness to acknowledge acknow-ledge Russia's pre-war debts and to. cancel their claims against the allies !if the allies will do likewise With RUS-t RUS-t sla's war debts Yesterday's informal meeting really I marked the inauguration of a Steer-1 ling committee and Is In line With the j effort- of Mr Lloyd tieori;.- ar.d other! ! leaders to speed up the work of the: conference. It is believed differences I of opinion can be more easily adjusted adjust-ed in private conferences thus 3ljni-l Inatlnc long debate- at full sessions cfl 'tiii various commissions of which the conference proper Is composed. Then , has been a total absence of formal dinners and luncheons but the leaders lead-ers are dining together in small groups and Utilising the meal time for conferences con-ferences on business MORI 1 LME S W ED Do designation of numbers of small sub-commlsslons also Is in line wltr. I this policy of time saving. I'nder thi scheme, consideration of the main subjects Is left chiefly to experts and interminable discussions by those not thorough 1 rnfbrrtied are avoided. One month has been set as the time ! bruit In whu h the diplomats generally j expect It will be known whether the I conference can achieve Its purposes.) Mr Lloyd George expects to leave on' April 27. and Is making every effort, to have the big decisions arranged bc-i bc-i fore then Although the conference worked un- . Interim. :".lv through good Friday. It, '-was announced today there would be j no meetings of the commissions on Easter Sunday. |