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B)  The  distribution  of  the  changeable  parts  and  of  the  models  and
drawings  necessary  for  keeping  up  the  rolling  stock.
C)  The  distribution  of  the  stock  of  tools  of  the  workshops  of  the  former
monarchy  in  order  that  the  possibility  of  reparation  in  the  workshops  of  the  lines
transferred,  should  be  the  same  as  in  the  workshops  belonging  to  Austro-Hungary ­
  in  proportion  with  the  respective  numbers  transferred.
D.  The  division  of  the  expenses  incurred  by  this  distribution.  The  Roumanian ­
  Government  is  probably  the  most  interested  in  the  solution  of  this  matter
(especially  those  marked  at  points  B.  and  C.)  for  the  lines  of  the  territories
attributed  to  Roumania,  only  had  workshops  of  third  and  very  seldom  second
category—category  which  was  far  from  corresponding  to  the  importance  of
these  lines  ;  all  the  principal  reparations  of  engines  and  carriages  being  made
under  the  former  rule  in  the  big  workshops  left  in  Hungary  and  Austria.  So,
after  the  conclusion  of  the  peace  Roumania  was  obliged  in  order  to  make  up
the  want  of  power  of  reparation  in  the  workshops  in  the  transfered  territories,
on  the  one  hand  to  make  disadvantageous  contracts  with  the  factories  in  the
states  where  there  was  a  strong  industry,  and  on  the  other  hand  to  put  her  own
private  industry  to  contribution  for  repairing  a  part  of  the  rolling  stock  attributed ­
  to  her.
In  regard  to  the  expenses  (point  D.  above)  the  Commission  of  reparations
not  considering  itself  competent  to  take  a  decision  referred  to  the  Conference
of  Ambassadors,  which  by  a  decision  of  May  16 th  1923  and  by  a  letter  of  Jan:
5 th  1924,  decided  that  the  expenses  of  the  provisional  Commission  (Dent  Commission) ­
  should  be  supported  by  the  States  taking  part  in  the  distribution,  and
determined  the  quota  to  be  supported  by  each  State  separately  (Roumania
10.17°/o).  Whilst  as  concerns  a  complaint  of  the  Austrian  Government,  for  the
expenses  advanced  by  it,  the  Conference  was  of  opinion  that  they  should  be
supported  by  the  same  states.
The  Roumanian  Government  consented  to  advance  its  quota,  indicated  by
the  Conference  of  Ambassadors,  for  the  expenses  of  the  former  provisional
Commission  just  as  it  had  consented  to  advance  the  expenses  needed  for  its  works,
demanded  by  the  Vienna  Commission  making  at  the  same  time  expressed  reserves
for  reckoning  all  the  expenses  imposed  by  the  treaties  on  the  final  account;  Hie
Roumanian  Government  is  of  opinion  that  these  expenses  are  to  be  exclusivly
at  the  charge  of  the  grantee  States,  and  if  the  Allied  and  associated  Powers
had  to  contribute  to  these  expenses,  in  no  case  can  this  contribution  be  limited
only  to  some  of  the  Grantees  as  the  treaties  of  Peace  give  the  value  of  the
rolling  stock  which  is  destributed  to  all  these  Powers.  Therefore  the  Roumanian ­
  Government  is  of  the  opinion  that  both  the  sum  of  538100  fr  :  gold
advanced  by  it  for  the  expenses  of  the  Vienna  Commission,  and  comunicated
to  that  Commission,  as  well  as  the  expenses  made  by  it  for  the  works  of  the  line
demanded  by  the  Commission,  should  be  taken  into  consideration  at  the  estimation, ­
  at  the  same  time  as  the  other  expenses  of  the  same  nature  made  by  other