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763.72119/8253: Telegram

The Ambassador in Great Britain (Davis) to the Secretary of State

[Extract]
London, December 13, 1919, 6 p.m.
[Received December 14, 6.34 a.m.]

3533. At conference this afternoon there was submitted following formula of agreement reached by British and French.

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2. Future of Peace Conference: It was agreed that:

(1)
The present session of the Peace Conference shall come to an end at Christmas or at least within a fortnight of the first procès-verbal of the deposit of ratifications of the treaty of peace with Germany.
(2)
After the termination of the present session of the Peace Conference, large question[s] of policy shall be dealt with by direct communication between the Governments themselves, while questions of detail shall be dealt with by a conference of Ambassadors in Paris.
(3)
The principles of the treaty of peace with Turkey shall be first discussed between the heads of Governments before the Conference meets to consider the necessary treaties.
(4)
The Inter-Allied Military Organization at Versailles shall be continued under the presidency of Marshal Foch and shall be hereinafter [instructed] (a) to give advice to the Allied and Associated Governments on military questions relating to the execution by Germany of the treaty of peace, (b) to execute such orders as the Allied and Associated Powers may give them.

These were agreed to by Chinda for Japan, accepted for transmission by Imperiali and myself. Scialoja returned last night, Clemenceau and Loucheur leave tomorrow morning.

Davis