Washington Loan Agreement, 1944-11 - 1947-02
Scope and Contents
Papers on the 1945 loan to Britain from the United States, including: rough notes by LSA; reports of the Federation of British Industries on the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, 1944-45; pamphlet by LSA on an economic policy for Britain and the Empire; statement by the Empire Industries Association on the agreement; texts and speech notes of speeches and articles by LSA; print of the agreement, annotated by LSA; material from the American Information Service, including collected American editorial comment on the agreement, a press statement by Dean Acheson, American Under-Secretary of State, and text of speech by James Byrnes, Secretary of State; extracts from the hearings of the American Senate Committee on Banking and Currency; figures for American trade with the Empire, from Ronald Russell, Research Secretary of the Empire Economic Union; bulletins and policy memorandum of the Empire Industries Association; text of speech by Sir Evan Gibb, President of the London Chamber of Commerce; article by Sir Arthur Page on Imperial Preference; points for questions on the agreement.
Dates
- Creation: 1944-11 - 1947-02
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Box 183
Finding aid date
2004-03-03 14:57:31.310000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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