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Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs (Litvinov), November 16, 1933³⁷

November 16, 1933

In addition to the agreements which we have signed today, there has taken place an exchange of views with regard to methods of settling all outstanding questions of indebtedness and claims that permits us to hope for a speedy and satisfactory solution of these questions which both our Governments desire to have out of the way as soon as possible.

Mr. Litvinov will remain in Washington for several days for further discussions.

37. Issued by the White House as a press release, November 17, 1933.