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Show U. S. NOT TOLD j OF DEBT ACTION America, However, Counts 011 British Interest to Help Pay Bills A.8HINGTON, June 2 Announcement Announce-ment of Great Britain's preparations to pay this country $100,000,000 next Call a.s Interest upon the government's war debt to tho United States has reached the allied debt refunding commission only through newspaper reports, officials said today. Payment of Interest bv Great Britain Brit-ain In the fall ha been apparently counted upon for some time by this government as estimates of receipts for the coming financial year transmitted trans-mitted to congress by Secretary Mal-Ion Mal-Ion contained an Item of $200,000,000 a receivable from England in Interest Inter-est during tho year. So far, however, officials maintain no definite word has been received from Great Britain regarding the opening of negotiations for the funding fund-ing of England's debt, although the commixslon has announced Its readiness readi-ness to begin such discussions at any time. nn |