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Show 10 YEAR TRUCE RUMOR HEARD Paris Much Excited Oven Report of Possible Lloyd ' George Proposal PARIS Fob. 16. (By The Associated Associ-ated Press). Great Interest was displayed dis-played in French official circles today at reports that Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great P.rltaln intended to propose ut the Genoa conference a ten-year truce in Europe to afford opportunity for re-construction. It was stated, however, that the British government had not suggested uny plan of this character to France. In the lack of anything official on the subject foreign officers would not comment on tho reported proposition but It was Indicated that further details de-tails would be eagerly awaited. In unofficial circles; howevi r. It was argued that such 0 plan as was suggested, sug-gested, involving a radical reduction Of the army, would have to he coupled With adequate guarantees of reparation payments before France could Join. A pledge to abstain from all ag-greaslon ag-greaslon would meet with general approval ap-proval In France, It was said, as France had no aggressive Idea toward , nn country and was chiefly concern-) ed with the collections of reparations 1 and her own security. |