British Financial Diplomacy with North America 1944–1946
The Diary of Frederick Harmer and the Washington Reports of Robert Brand
Volume 62
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- Editor: Michael F. Hopkins, University of Liverpool
- Date Published: April 2022
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Financial diplomacy was vital to Britain during the Second World War. Over half the British war effort was sustained by US Lend-Lease assistance and Canadian Mutual Aid. In 1945 the country emerged victorious in the greatest war in history but economically drained. These contradictory circumstances faced the new Labour government. It was clear that economic adjustment to peacetime would require further American and Canadian finance. This book contains the diary of Frederic Harmer, aide to John Maynard Keynes during discussions in Washington that led to an American loan. It also includes the reports and evaluations from Washington of Robert Brand, head of the Treasury team at the British Embassy, the British debates on how to secure US and Canadian financial assistance, the American loan talks in 1945 and the pursuit of a Canadian loan in 1946. These two sources vividly convey thinking about priorities and tactics in British financial diplomacy.
Read more- This volume sheds light on the difficulties faced by the post-war Labour government in pursuing a major programme of economic and social reform at a point at which the country was economically drained by the Second World War
- As aide to John Maynard Keynes, Frederic Harmer worked closely with him in Washington, and was party to the discussions which led to an American loan. His diary is a valuable record of this time
- In combination, Frederic Harmer's diary and Robert Brand's reports from Washington present a vivid picture of the approach taken by British diplomats to secure vital financial assistance from the US and Canada
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- Date Published: April 2022
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316512357
- length: 256 pages
- dimensions: 223 x 144 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.45kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Preface Michael F. Hopkins
List of abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
Editorial Practices
1. The Diary of Frederic Harmer
2. The Washington Reports of Robert Brand
Bibliography
Index.
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