Lend-lease, Loans, And The Coming Of The Cold War : A Study Of The Implementation Of Foreign Policy

This is the first study to discuss in detail the implementation phase of policy decisions. Dr. Martel examines several related foreign policy decisions that contributed significantly to the coming of the Cold War: President Truman's order to cut back lend-lease to the USSR after the defeat of Germany, the termination of lend-lease to the USSR after Cover Half Title Series Page Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Creation and Renewal of Lend-Lease First Renewal of Lend-Lease Second Renewal of Lend-Lease Third and Final Renewal of Lend-Lease Congress's Influence on the Congress's Influence on the Lend-Lease Program 2. Organization and Operation of the Special Lend-Lease Program for Russia The Commitment to Aid the USSR Special Lend-Lease Organization and Procedures for the USSR Operation of Lend-Lease to the USSR The Record of Lend-Lease to the USSR 3. Policy Formation for the End of Lend-Lease Lend-Lease as a Bargaining Tool Payment for Lend-Lease Supplies with Postwar Use Planning for the End of Lend-Lease Status of Lend-Lease Termination Planning on the Eve of V-E Day 4. Planning for Postwar Economic Reconstruction Reconstruction Assistance Through Lend-Lease Reconstruction Assistance Through Loans Assistance Specifically for the USSR 5. Cutback and Termination of Lend-Lease to Russia The Changing Context of Soviet-American Relations The Post–V-E Day Cutback of Lend-Lease The Ending of Lend-Lease 6. Russia's Two Requests for Postwar Loans The First USSR Request and the Morgenthau Proposal Expansion of the Lending Authority of the Export-Import Bank The Second USSR Request 7. Implementation: The Neglected Phase of the Policy-making Process Notes Bibliography Index