British Financial Diplomacy with North America 1944–1946: Volume 62
The Diary of Frederick Harmer and the Washington Reports of Robert Brand

The diary of Frederic Harmer, aide to John Maynard Keynes, and reports and evaluations from Washington by Robert Brand.

Michael F. Hopkins (Edited by)

9781316512357, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 January 2022

256 pages
22.3 x 14.4 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]