The Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1945-51

accepted agreed agreement agricultural allocation American Authority balance Belgium Britain British capital cent coal Committee common conference continued currency customs union decision deficit delegation demand direction discussions dollar domestic economic effect Europe's European countries European trade exchange exports fact Federal foreign foreign trade France French further future greater Group growth higher idea imports increase industry integration interest intra-Western European investment issue Italy less liberalization Little London major manufactured Marshall Aid means meeting million multilateral negotiations Netherlands objectives OEEC organization output Paris payments period Plan political position possible post-war powers problem production programme proportion proposals quarter question rates reconstruction recovery removal Ruhr sector seemed settlement showed steel steel industry sterling area surpluses Table trade United Kingdom Washington West Germany Western Europe Western European whole