MONNET FONDATION POUR L'EUROPE

Material relating to Jean Monnet, Murnane & Co.'s (M,M&Co) involvement in China and their role in the establishment of the China Development Finance corporation (CDFC), includes, memorandum of agreement beteen M,M&Co and CDFC to act for the latter as exclusive representatives in Europe and America to the Corporation. - Material on plans for reconstruction of China with foreign capital. - Correspndence between Monnet, Pierre Denis, David Drummond and Henri Mazot regarding the establishment of a M,M&Co office in Shanghai. Letters regarding value of railway bonds, work on China projects, assistance for China, establishment of negotiations with international banks, need for partnership between Chinese banks before a consortium with foreign banks could be negotiated. Material regarding finances and organisation of M,M&Co. - Documents pertaining to problems with currency exchange negotiations for loans to China. - Reports from Monnet to Murnane, Denis and Drummond regarding progress for organising credit from abroad for China, particularly with regard to Britain for investment in the Lunghai railway project. - Progress reports from Denis and Drummond regarding ongoing projects forChina. - Information on possibility of tin production in China. - Directors meeting of M,M&Co. concerning Drummond's trip to Basle to undertake to form for the company a Swiss subsidiary to hold interests in other countries, correspondence between Monnet and T.V. soong, Director of CDFC regarding M,M&Co's investment of time and money in China

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The originals are held in various Archives in Europe and in the USA

CEM/JMAS, CEM/LP

Lord Perth deposited his papers at the Fondation Jean Monnet pour l'Europe on the condition that a copy of them would be deposited in HAEC in microfiche format. NO PHOTOCOPYING