Material concerning Robert Nathan's comments, suggestions and advice on the French Modernisation Plan (Monnet Plan), sent to members of the Planning Council or to specific individuals, includes: report on US Government Central Statistical Board, which makes recommendations to the US Congress regarding appropriations to the various Departments, Nathan feels France needs such an agency to collate and analyse data
memorandum on national income estimates for France,report entitled "Programme of Action", in which Nathan states that Commissariat au Plan must concentrate efforts on the production of a sound and constructive 5-year programme, with special emphasis on all out production for 1st year
comments for Mr. Vergeot, of the Planning Council on objectives of production,- general comments on manpower and the need to extend working week and to provide training,- memorandum from Nathan to Jean Monnet on the major policy issues to be considered in the submission of the plan: productivity, imports, exports, labour force, shifts in employment, consumption, investment, construction, fiscal policies and propaganda | memoranda from Nathan to Jean Monnet on the strategy for presenting plan to general public and the thinking behind it and the need for such a programme of reconstruction,- report on inflation and fiscal policy, advises on danger to plan if inflation soars,- comments on statistical tables in Plan
memorandum to Jean Monnet from Nathan highlighting lack of planning in US and subsequent problems, feels France can learn from this.

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The originals are held in various Archives and Presidential Libraries in the USA