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Milliard marks(gold).
British Empire . . . ... 54
Jugo-Slavia ..... 9|
223|
There are omitted from this table Poland andCzecho-Slovakia , of which the claims are probablyinadmissible, the United States , which submittedno claim, and certain minor claimants shown inAppendix No. III.
In round figures, therefore, we may put the claimsas lodged before the Reparation Commission atabout 225 milliard gold marks, of which 95 milliardswas in respect of pensions and allowances, and 130milliards for claims under other heads.
The Reparation Commission, in announcing itsdecision, did not particularise as between differentclaimants or as between different heads of claim,and merely stated a lump sum figure. Their figurewas 132 milliards ; that is to say, about 58 per cent ofthe sums claimed. This decision was in no wayconcerned with Germany 's capacity to pay, and wassimply an assessment, intended to be judicial, as