FRANCE, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES, ASSOCISATION DES AMIS DES ARCHIVES DIPLOMATIQUES

Notes made by François Duchêne and copies of originals pertaining to supply of war material from US, includes: details of Allied resources in America. - Letter from Neville Chamberlain, British PM to Edouard Daladier, French President regarding mechanisms for co-ordinating the Anglo-French war efforts in terms of economics, the establishment of an Anglo-French Co-ordinating Committee and a supreme War council with letter of reply from Chamberlain agreeing with most of Daladier's suggestions. - Letter from Jean Monnet to Churchill regarding the purchase of aircraft from US, the moment being opportune because America wanted to co-operate and have increased production. - Secret memorandum entitled Machinery for Co-ordination of Anglo-French war effort. - Text of conversation between Monnet, Edward Bridges and Mr. Hopkinson, Secretary of Anglo-French liaison (War Cabinet), on necessity to establish a balance between all of their resources and all of their needs, the co-ordination beteen the allied import programmes and shipping facilities. - Comments by Monnet on need to think of supplies on an allied basis rather than from a national basis. - Letter to Daladier, President du Conseil fromMonnet regarding his discussions with Sir Horace Wilson and Sir Ed. Bridges rearding rapid English mobilisation, and need to establish a balance of the Anglo-French war effort.

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

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