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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2, 1989.

Likmary, Supreme Court

STAFF TALKS IN MOSCOW AT NEXT WEEK-END

SIR JOHN SIMON MEETS AWKWARD QUESTIONS ON CHINA CURRENCY STABILITY

London, To-day.

Paris. To-day,

The British military mission to Moscow is expected to arrive here this evening. Its members will leave for Moscow on Friday with spend Thursday in Paris and will the French mission.

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DEFEAT FOR ROOSEVELT

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt sustained another major setback yesterday when the House of Representa- tion's Lending Bill. ed to consider the Administra- tives, by 193 votes to 166, refus-

Replying to questions on Chinese currency in the House of Commons yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, said the

The Bill had previously been pass- Tokyo formula did not imply any change in the It is believed that the Generaled by the Senate after it had been view of His Majesty's Government as to the de-will start on Sunday or Monday

Staff talks in the Soviet capital cut from £560,000,000 to £323,000,- sirability of retaining the stability of Chinese The political conversations be- currency in the interests of Britain and other parallel with the military talks, tween the diplomats will continue countries with important financial and trade but the latter will have priority' of interests in China.

importance.

Among the concrete tasks await- ing the military missions in Mos-

The decision of the House means

at least for the present session.- that the Bill will probably be killed

Reuter.

OFFICIAL DENIAL

London, To-day.

Mr. F. J. Bellenger (Labour) asked Sir John Simon cow will be that of finding ways whether the statement on Chinese currency is-communication between the West- and means of establishing direct

An official denial is given in ern Powers and the Soviet via London, to a report that an armed the transport of band 400 strong entered Trans- troops and war material in the Jordan on Sunday night.—British case of war. Trans-Ocean, Wireless.

sued in Hong Kong on June 8 still represented Archangel for the British Government's views.

The statement in question said

that the ability of the authorities to maintain the exchange was not to be questioned.

Sir John Simon replied that the statement was not issued by the British Government, which had at no time expressed any view in re- gard to the future exchange value of the Chinese dollar.

Mr. Bellenger recalled to Sir John Simon that he had quoted these words and the Hong Kong statement on an earlier occasion.

HIS RECOLLECTION Was he to understand that there - was no purpose whatever in quot- ing this statement, and was Sir John Simon aware that since mak- ing it, the Chinese dollar had de- preciated further?

Sir John Simon said his recollec- tion was that Mr. Bellenger sought information and he had referred him to the statement issued by the. authorities in China.

Mr. Bellenger persisted.

What was the purpose of refer- ring him to that statement if Sir John Simon did not take it as :substantially correct?

“FUTURE PROSPECTS"

Sir John replied that he thought the statement to a large extent was a statement in regard to future prospects.

Obviously, he said, attention must be paid to the opinion of the au- thorities in the country concerned as to their view on their currency. -Reuter.

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