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ownership in the pre-war status of these possessions. Although 

 estimates must be based on the pre-war output of the various sections 

 now forming the country, indications are that Jugo-Slavia will be an 

 exporter of wood, having between 125,000,000 and 150,000,000 cubic 

 feet of timber to send abroad after satisfying a home demand of more 

 than 600,000,000 cubic feet. No complete forest policy has been 

 worked out, but the several provinces have their various systems, 

 most of which invite improvement. 



Latvia 



Some three million forest acres are credited to the Baltic State 

 of Latvia, where public ownership amounts to about 28 per cent, of 

 the forest area. The exact conditions in Latvia are still in the proving, 

 but indications are that the country will be an exporter. 



Liberia 



Sixteen million acres comprise the forest area of Liberia, to which 

 the United States is god father. The country has not taken a page 

 from the book of its foster parent and the forests are not managed 

 according to any system. Most of the saw timber used is imported. 



Lithuania 



Estimates of the forest area of the three former Russian provinces 

 that go to make up Lithuania place a figure of about four and one-half 

 million acres. The pre-war ownership was about 45 per cent, by the 

 State. Indications are that the country, in common with others in 

 the region, will be a manufacturer of raw material and exporter. 



Luxemburg 



Although small in area, the nearly 200,000 forest acres of Lux- 

 emburg constitute 30 per cent, of the total land area of the country 

 and provide a virtual self-sufficiency so far as wood supply is con- 

 cerned. Legislation is before the Chamber of Deputies for the 

 improvement of the power of the existing Forest Service, particularly 

 in the direction of checking wasteful lumbering and indiscriminate 

 disposition of land. 



