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THE STATESMAN S YEAR-BOOK, 1921
FINLAND.
AVi/> British l r i:ii*ter.— E. A. Rennie, Esq., has been appointed British Minister in place of George ) idston (May, 1921)
FRANCE.
Debt on March 1, 1921 (p. 853\— The internal debt stood at 218,303 millions of francs. and the external debt at 83,241 millions of francs ; total on March 1, 1921, 301,550 million francs. The foreign debt was made up of 50,590 million francs of fixed debt. 2<>,9t>9 million fivmcs of floating debt, and 2.6S2 million francs of bank credits.
GEORGIA.
.Soviet Rule (]>]> 914 and 1,224).— Tn May, 1921, Georgia was occupied by Soviet troops. the Soviet form of Government » as established, and the Constitutional Government fled.
GERMANY.
Xew German Cabinet (May 10, 1921).— A new German Cabnet was formed on May It, 1921. as follows:—
Chancellor. — Dr. Joseph Wirth (Centre).
Vice-CHancellor and Minister of (he Treasury. — Gustav Bauer (Majority Socialist).
Minister of Foreign Affairs. — Dr. Friedrich Rosen.
Minister of the Interior. — Herr Oradenauer (Majority Socialist).
Minister of Finance. — The Chancellor.
Minister of Justice. — Herr Schiffer (Democrat).
Minixter of Labour. — Dr. Heinrich Brauns (Centrp).
Minister of Posts. — Johann Qiesberts (Centre).
Minister of Railways. — WilheJm Oroener.
Minister of Economics. — Robert Schmidt (Majority Socialist).
Minister of Defence. — Dr. Otto Oessler ( Democrat).
Minister of Food. — Dr. Andreas Hermes (Centre).
Minister of Reconstruction.— Dr. Walther Rathenau.
Foreign trade for second and third quarters o/1920. — From official returns of different countries the following figures have been compiled showing the foreign trade of Germany during the second and third quarters of 1920 compared with the quarterly average of 1913; the values have Veil converted to pounds sterling at approximate pre-war rates : —
Imports.
Exports.
Countries.
Quarterl)
avrase
1913
April to June, 1920
July to
September, 1920
Quarterly
average,
1913
April to June, 1920
July to September.
l'.c-O
United Kingdom Belgium .... France
ItMlV
United States . .
India
South Africa . . . Canada
£
20,103,000
7,618,000
10,688,000
6,127,000
1,745,000
9,694.000
1,798.000
841.000
7o.\ouo
£
7,773,000
7.754,000
23,574,000
7,275,000
167,000
4,116,000
42,000
133,000
51,000
£
8,751,000
9,380,000
33,057,000
6,469,000
845,000
6,798,000
120,000
381,000
82,000
£
10,169,000
9.404,000
8,668,000
3,434,000
335,000
18,33C,000
4,542,000
603,000
184,000
£
6,021,000
11,777,000
9,666,000
1,986,000
20,000
13,337,000
294,000
£
■
13,297,000
7,612,000
3,760,000
45,000
14,011,000
1,200,000
32.000
173,000
1921.
PORTUGAL. Itemization of the Ministry (p. 1194'.- The Macha:lo Ministry resigned on May 21,
FEDERATION OF CRN TRAli AMERICA.
Ratification of Treaty.— On January 19, 1921, th< re was signed at San Jose, Costa Rica, a Treaty by Representatives of the Republics of Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras and Co«ta Uica for the purpose of establishing the Federal Republic of Central America. The Treaty became effective on April 8, 1921, when Guatemala was the third State to- ratify the Tieaty.
ERRATA.
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