PROVISIONAL SUMMARY OF THE FINANCING OF THE WAR ')
THE CHARGES IN THE PERIOD OF THE MILITARY PREPARATION
(Armed neutrality)
(from the 4 th August 1914 till the 15/28 August 1916)
I. THE AID GIVEN BY THE ALLIES
A) France
Transfers of war materials 15.235 tons or
roughly 110.600.000 frs £ 4.361.610.00.00 8 )
NOT A. — Till the 28th August 1916, the Roumanian Government paid
in cash to France 23.707.000 frs. from the credits put at its disposial by the
English Government. This sum has been deducted from the general account
of the war debt. It does not therefore enter in the sum of 110.000.000, which
mak is the object of these cessions.
B) England
Cash from the credit of £ 5.000.000 £ 4.100.436.10.09
NOTA 1. — The expenses have been made as it is shown, for covering
the general needs of the country and for the needs of the army.
1. For the Army L. st. 3.027.769.—9.—8
2. » » Finance Ministry » 440.658.11.—2
3. -- -> Domain -- » 118.838.15.—10
4) I or medicines £ 128.501.13.—2
5) » State’s Monopoly » 3.769.17.—6
6) » payment of the interests to the British
Treasury for the diminished treasury-bills » 379.897.—5.—4
7) For the payments of the stamps to the British
Treasury for the changed bills of Treasury » 6.000.—.—
8) Various » —.14 —4
£ 4.100.436.10.-4
The payments have not only been made in Enghnd, but also in other
countries especially in I ranee, as shown lower down :
1. In England £ 853.287.-7.-6
2. » France » 2.275 691.—3.—^
3. " Switzerland » 179.160.—4.—4
4. » Russia » 752.584.—0.—0
E. » America » 35.711.—0. —6
6. » lapan » 4.002. 15.—4
4.100.436. 10.—9
NOTA 2. — From these 4.100.436.10.—9 have been paid till the 28 lh
August 1916, £ 379.897.-5.-1.
C) Italy
Cash Italian lire 10.012.500 (at the Banca dTtalia)
through the intermediary of the Banca Najionala).
Not a. — This sum was spent for the needs of the army and was paid
from the disponibilities of the Roumanian Treasury.
The total of the allied aid . . . £ 8.462.046.10.09
') Under reserve of the verification of the accounts of the allies
*) The conversion was made at legal parity to enable comparing figures.
