FRANCE ARCHIVES NATIONALES

Material relating to the financing of the Plan and negotiations with the US on loans, includes: State Department memo on Jean Monnet's request for loan Export-Import Bank, Dept. considering asking French Government to agree to an interim policy statement under which France would agree to follow non-discriminatory policies in fields of trade, payments and investment. - Letter from Monnet to William Clayton, Assistant Secretary of State, endorsing memo, suggests certain modifications to notes on commercial policy, as French need long-term loans, need firstly to know extent of financial assistance required before any commercial policy commitments could be undertaken. - Letter to American Embassy Paris from William Byrnes, State Dept. regarding Monnet's request to discuss issue of further credits, could lead to kind of negotiations US having with Britain. - Information on ExImbank loan to France for purchase in US of specified goods, preparations for loan negotiations, desperate economic situation in France , Blum's visit to US with Monnet regarding loan, reports on meetings on loan between US and French officials. - Declaration made by US President and Blum regarding agreements forFrench reconstruction and commercial policy: - Letter from Caffrey to Secretary of State detailing benefits to France as a result of agreements reached after Blum mission.

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