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 have strongly impressed all those who heard them, little remains in the memorandum drawn up for the public. But we must in justice remember that on leaving Stockholm the Minority Socialists had to return to Germany.

The Dutch-Scandinavian Committee received French and British delegates. They met the delegation from German Austria, who voiced almost entirely the opinion of the Germans. They noted also the declarations of the Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Tcheco-Slav Socialists, who, contrary to their allies, pronounced in favour of reparation for Belgium, and reparation at the expense of Germany.

These interviews ended, there remained the question of the full Conference, but the Soviet on its side convoked an International Conference, and it was decided that all must await the arrival of the Russian delegates from Petrograd.

When we arrived in Russia, Albert Thomas and de Brouckère, who had gone in advance, were already in communication