1· has f ' ' 1 - v' - - ·• - • - b f_rhi s not e ha beon p ' J t •ed r o r t he 1 Wso n9 1 fiuid s nc a o f' t he Pcr 9ign ecrete r - li't sr i n ' ' o rt ll a nd 1 •relini na r y d1SC ts sion wi t h t ho Uni te l St a tcs l 1 1bassacior a nd Mr C1£ tyto n I t has beon shovm to th e Uni t ed StGI tea ·1i r 1bas-sa i o r at1d ut r Cla rton bu t f 'IU3t rr 't be regnr- ed as i o a n ' s enn 0 s ccr 1t i t mnQ I ntroductory I It is an esa mtisl - oi r t in the li s a ppr oach t o t he v-r eaent s i t ue tion th at whote·J'el s c het 3' i s drawn up ahould deal c or rpr he naiY-Ol Y wi th t he needs of h irope _ ond no t A pr i r te con d i tion o r which su bs to 1t Lu1 helµ is l i kely the p eo-ple o f t he J 1i eQ S t t vs nnd • t e f'o r th Or 'ling f r o ' tt l ooka e s though noth i1 g a 'fective c o ul d Oe d ono wi thout h9l e o n o roolly subs t onticl s c ele i a thn t hay i' esl co r Cid ent t h a t t hi s bolp 'Ai 1 1 ·o e used no't e lone os a t cCT o - c ry a l e 1ia t ion 01' t he ills of pat'tt ul or cc · ntrie s but esssnti ly fo o a 1alltho1 ght- out sc 1io11e Whi ct i s domcnotrab ly d irected t o 'remedyi ng t hv underl •i ng c J usos of tho J uropea n s i t'u F i tior ar a 'Hhole I n pe rticular c ho sche 1 o ust be C irecteC to restor ing Eurot10on product i o r within a ltcted 1 er iod tc c e - nor mal dop ndence on i i rpor 'ts v s thought ols o nttsches irnpot•t roe ·t o a · ro1 t i ng the per pe tua tion o'f uneoonoci lc II St ater ient as to the uro sorflj nor i ti0n As a f irst s t p thereror e it wo· ld ·oe hel l ful i f' ho cc u nt r i es of Eur ope c-0uld cc- oper i t ir l P1 rvarii ng a s tn t er tor t t henselves as 'tO why i n 1947 - or d of' the ·t ' QJ' - two y 9ars after t he the y sti ll fi nd th 'J s - 1Y€ S 1 n aucb neri o - economi c nnd f'in anci9 l di fi'i ul tios - oo Cl OU o r on _I Bu 1 pu · _nn on 3 h f trpe • I n • Nex tt-io Iii ten D f Ur nl ' n t '1 OU p o int o n 0 •' l a lJl 518 1 eonc ntri I Lr 0 1 g co l Cl Oti n l rj e l1 a N 'ti l c a p 'Ci b l- ho tt ea n i ou d I a ' J ji hOYl 1 l 'C IC _h en u O te·r ' 'C J Ont'' F f S 6 a 1 L i 0 11 r J 1 t aqui a I m- t hu 1 b s y es en t J r-od efJ e to D C'L 'll · a· i rud ·tion e to 'V -n - ra 1 P n be I' 1· nd iJ ' d r bo V r' Xf' ril iCJ l c 'ti ' s H ' - propc- 1 1 1 am n St a g I 1 1 C s ecia ny 0 to t' 0 • p - 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o -t ncs to orno aesuror ce bei ng given by the eountr1 e o f Europe cha their goods an l pr dueta ct' al l 1ndo v111 be f'reel e vtt loblo w ooeh o tter an who t the needs or Euz •ope wil l so ·n r G i a ec'lnonic i ll ot ' c- 1ea ' 1 '3 1 t f 'roet EUl Ope ln roso 1t· cos o nd - ht lt hi Ghtmld Co r efl ect d il t·r e -pol t11P11 of r i cvnatl UO't ion and 1s 1clopcion t U lited stutoa t l 1n1on ls thus thinkirH i' n 1 'J ontinon t ul 1 mt her than o c•· U' try O fl l O cb t'C'I th prseo 't -trnoo 5n pro · iction rarobl m or i u ro-p•• • 3- I I The firo t react i o n oi' U l offic i als to this is s f'ollows Any p rop n ul that wcmt av rar as a sk i ng fo r asstll nnc es even i n p r lnc lplc thnt t h u r opsan count1•ic-s · rould conet 1tut e t bameclires in t o n Cuatc r ' 8 u nio n wnul d r r 0 7 nt gr eat d i ff 'ieulti e s on l ·11ou l d 1 lr 1 ost certe i nl y in 01· 1 delay whi c h i n pr es ent cir cumatanc ea would •s d i s eat l'•ous e n t he o th r har l e s t her-e is a gr eat st or toge of tho es sent ial reao1J r c e s f or copi t e l r e- equi p tent r here i s s cope for c ons iC or able co- op r o t i on hr- t ween co unt1•ies i n order to a vo id t mr e c essar y d wplico t ir- n ot' effort 1n ca i aai e x erc l1ture It l' ltlS t t o eco gnisQ l b6wev31r that s c h cr AS t or i ntegra t ed produc tion r tUS t carry con e eecur i t f t o the vr c duccr tha t he wi ll ha v e n e ssured r 'lCl t K e t a n l to the ueer t ha t h e wi ll ob t li n su p pl ie s The wot·k1ng out of' tr s concEJpt lo n thua 1 1'cac nts ccns1darnblc ct f'f i ult ies the natur 1 l ne of e-vol u tion towa rds t he concept1 n of the conti nent o f' F ' J roµe sa a Yi o le econcnic untt Jorcuver t he po s ition fr tiat Br itain which i s nvt r orely L Euro pean ooun t r y bu t a n intQr uatio nal t rader -pr-eaen t s v - ry spe ial lif'fi cul ties VI I I Pir ancial S t ' 'lb111 t l U Hic opi r i n l n tho United states also attaches g '•3'a t i r t pC'I t nnc ' t o sa t t s f ac t c-r assu ranC $8 tho t per 'ti c1 - o t i ng coun·t ries will toka al 1 reesona ble act ior1 to µlace t heir buJ gotar-y afr 'aira i n a r is nago hll -posi t ton as s oon ' ls OSSibll I os an essen tlnl -pr e i - -ii ns r sta-p t o'llard tho s r nt i li t y 9nd conYerti bi l i t y of the1r c urrenci es - 4- IX Methods o r opero t1on Wtilo no d ee Lsion h s yo t been 'O'l hcd it is -presuo vd ths t tho 11 lr lcdioto help renutroa oige t be prc •ddoa oy sor io cios ns which l' ·ould be eonor ully equlvole n t 1n it -a inanci l ef 'ects to r r • l s i n oid ol t hcug h in oµµr oprioto ir st ncos the U itod e stns G v ornment r y seek somo sort of womoJi ty cons1dero t ion ln cn nnoc t ior with its 11 11 ratogl c s tookpilct progrom 79 Tho need n o f l cng -tE 1r r t r ooo nstt'u-otm s hould ho'llev r be met by t 1e Jr tor n l t ional 30nk 1 1 1s t ru e tho t h• hllS aa y11t only l 19de ono sttbstont-i 8l lonrt tho t r nM It 1a thr u_ h t tho ll8n •J10ul d bo cmch n- or a really to ifll o 1' lr J J 0•1Qilabl If - n n coi it1Nihcna1 · e scheoo 'or i W'Cpe had bnon 13 r- l·fln U'P ancl b tnrough she ssis tane of t he Unitod stn tda e flrr e nomie f'c nds t1on hsd o on lai d for Europo ' s r ecovor y r r om her ir irr 3di l'lto protlt T ts X It ts u ri hirs ood tho tho Uni t od Stato o ALJ J nisti ition co nt emple t o th ·L a lt hough t h t n pprooch t o the t robler ic eaoo ti ll 3uropean tho tt rr 'tng'Or 'i nts fo r F i -- li ne- he r for tmmedia tc need a would tal o t ho for of a e r i e s of ogrooc ents bet reen tho Jr tcd s ot cs 3-ovornment end each of tho coun tri ea concttrned In thia cor ec- 1 on l t ie ur le etcod thot thoro o i grtt wall be dif'ferencos in t he ob jocta or pul'l oaos fr r wb ioh holp · m s gi• ron tc li t'tcrent count 1oa accord i r g to t he var71ng no-ad s und ai t u liiona of l l Ch countl 'ios exa l e telp 11 r lited to t r tt _ r -c 1 Or e t l r tqt n wnuld nnG noaessarily co in t-eROZ c tt 3Ul Pl1e- wbich reu t Br i t nin - 5- ha ve to be in o form which • vou1cl e nohl0 t-er t o obtain ossonticl aup las t ' 'oo e i C nooa and L ti n A qric XI Tir in s l'to G K orticio ls rogoro 1 t s eoacn ial tha t t he a totcr 1ents ir II lJ 1 IV snd ehruJ d h1 ve boon cot'lpl tod not let e - tr an lat Oopt ec ber 19' 7 6th rnne 194 ' -6-