The abrupt end to lend-lease which came into effect September 1945 created a real dilemma for France regarding the procurement of supplies. Monnet's task now was to organise the French Supply Council in Washinton to deal with private businesses and investors in order to get money into France for reconstruction. Léon Kaplan was put in charge of the Council with George Ball as legal adviser. Monnet's ambition was the modernisation of France, as being the only means of returning her international status, at least in this regard he had the backing of de Gaulle. Thus began Monnet's work in formulating a plan, best known as the the Monnet Plan unveiled 6 December 1945, with the help of Robert Marjolin and Etienne Hirsch. A Commissariat General du Plan was initiated to put flesh onto the bones of the plan, this Commissariat was an autonomous Government Agency not attached to any Ministry. Paul Delouvrier, Gallaird and Pierre Uri also became involved in working for the Commissariat, which contained 24 modernisation commissions, to work out how best to requip and modernise French industry and agriculture.

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