§ 16. Mr. MORELasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any arrangement has yet been made for the payment of the cost of the armies of the Allies which occupied Bulgaria from the date of the Armistice until the coming 855 into force of the Treaty of Neuilly in accordance with Article 133 of that treaty; and, if so, whether he can inform the House of its terms?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald)It has been agreed that the cost of the Allied armies in the occupied territories of Bulgaria, as defined in Article 133 of the Treaty of Neuilly, shall be discharged by the payment by Bulgaria of the sum of 25,000,000 gold francs. This sum will hear interest at 5 per cent., and will be paid in instalments spread over 10 years, the first instalment being payable on 30th September, 1924.