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THE CHINA. MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1949.

BANK PRESIDENT ASKS FOR REVALUATION OF EUROPEAN CURRENCIES

TRUMAN'S APPEAL

TO WORLD

Washington, September 13.

Mr. Eugene Black, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Devolopment, made a direct plea today for a revaluation of European currencies as a means of 'boosting exports to the dollar area.

He was presenting the Bank's annual report to the joint annual conference of the Governors of Monetary the Bank and the International Fund.

Mr. Binck cald that the must ever noundly conceived an Washington, September 13. Prezident Truman today asked important thing for Europe is to vis prously executed, would no reduce export costs and make its solve the dollar problem unless the world Bank and Internation Fund to tear away obstacles exports to the dollar area at least the United States took comple. as attractive as sales in the international trade in Die Interests | domestic market or in of world peace.

foreign areas.

President Trunn addressed reprezentatives of 48 member countries of the Bank and Fund us they gathered for the fourth annual conference.

other mentary measures.

"In my Judgment there to several lines of netion which must be followed to achieve these ob- lectives," Mr. Black added.

"Despite a rather remarkable shift In the attitude of the United Staten in recent years some of Its policies are still basically in- consistent with its position as the greatest creditor nation of the World," Mr. Black declared.

Restoring Order

M. Camille Gutt, Managing Di- of the International rector Monetary Fund, declared that ong of the principal acts of post-war reconstruction should be the re- storation of order in the econo- mie fold.

"The first is the establishment of a system of exchange rates which will assist the dollar-de- The President admonished the

ficit countries to compete cffee- delegates to work for co-operatively in world market, will fur- tion on a world basis for benefiinish an incentive to exporters to the world over.

increase their sales in the dollar Calling for reciproen tråde or area, and will

encourage im a multilateral basis, Mr. Tru-porters to buy in countries whose

"Nothing contributes currencies they can best afford. mure to the peace of the world " do not under-estimate either than finance and development. the complexities or the far-reach-

"You must do away with ob-ing consequences of such setlon.report stecks to

international trade. but I fall to see how it can be

avoided." We must huy goods that you make best and we must be able to sell Production Costs goods that we make best.

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"That is the balance of trade and thirt will bring about monetary stablifty."

President Truman emphasised; "We must eliminate obstacles to international trade and exchange both goods aur services world basis."

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The President made the state.

ment extemporaneously for four minutes as the delegates ended their public sexions and prepar

Presenting the Fund's annual

of

to the conference Governers here, M. Gutt repent- ed the warning he made in 1946 that the efforts of some countries

well as

Mr. Black said that the second to keep thele currencies at a fixed rate night handicap 1lee of approach must be to re-exchange duce domestic costs of produc. them in foreign trade.

International uncertainties exisi | tion, both in increasing the af.

sphere ficiency of management and la- in the political bour and by limiting the bar- the econonte sphere.

"One of the principal remedies dea of indirect costs, principal- ly

Government expenditures, is to restore order in the econo- which, of course, in- must be borne by pro mle leid

matters," M. cludes monetary Gutt rald.-Reuter.

ducers. Referring to the solution of the dollar problem, Mr. Black said: "To my mind, one of the most es- sential steps towards a solution of the dollar problem is for the

ed to break up into working com-dollar-deficit countries to start altices.---United Press.

Russians Defied By Yugoslavia

clearing away

bilateral

currency

the wilderness of orinnrements, controls,

special quotes and similar restrictions, both internal and external, which have grown | up over the past 20 years to pro-

PLAN FOR GOLD OPPOSED

should be defined as clearly as of gold-producing sold, on should be

of

the

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One of the field is soon a speed during the "Grand Prix de Dachau" ox race recently. Despite his discomfort, the jockay seams to have his mount well in hand and nicaly placed for a dash to the finish. The race was run during the annual fun fair and carnival. (AP Photo).

MONETARY FUND ON EUROPE'S EXCHANGE

Washington, September 13.

The International Monetary Fund stated today that price cuts necessary to expand exports to dollar markets would in many cases scem possible only through an adjustment in exchange rates. This was a dominant theme of the Fund's annual report published at the opening of its forth annual meeting here.

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MORE THAN FINANCING NEEDED

More than financing is needed

Addressing the joint annual

programme eliminates The report claimed that the revised establishment of the Fund was the free market, restricts sales t an indication of the general accep- premium prices to those who are tance of the principle that the customary and legitimate

Washington, September 13. Mr John Snyder, United States exchange polley of one country sumers of gold, and is according-

the affects

well-being of all

ly designed to prevent any ex- Secretary of the Treasury.sald others.

ternal sales of gold at premium today that. loans which might be

marie to Distinguishing between stabli-

the under-developed prices. and rigidity of exchange Washington, September 13,

Canada and Southern Rhodesia arcas of the world will not bring the countries "The Fund modified their subsidies to gold prosperity unless United States today rates, it asserted; The

The themselves develop their domestic feet ineffelent production and opposed a South African pro-greement recognises that changes producers in ways which trade practices."

posal to the International in exchange rates can and, under Fund found to be consistent with resources and their own technical On the subject of ECA aid. Mr.

that 30 per approprite conditions, should be. its statement on gold subsidies knowledge at the same time. Black suggested that the share Monetary Fund

The report estimated that not cent of the newly-mined gold of this assistance to each country

less than $200,000,000 (£50,000,- policy." countries

Imb It might be preferable for a 000) worth of gold now finds its for econemic development, he the free country to change an unsuitable possible for the remainder Bolgrade, September 13,

way annually into private hoards, added. Programme and cach market at a price above the exchange rate rather than risic A higher dellar price of gold Yugoslavia defied Russia today Recovery

country be given an assurance fixed rate.. to raise the question Yugs that its share would not be re-

ment or restrict imports unduly, would help some countries, partis Governors' meeting of the Inter- The proposal, put before the internal deflation and unemploy lavia's independent attitude induced if it carned or saved more fourth annual meeting of

cularly gold-producing countrins "cross-rates" Discussing

(The and those which depend upon ex-national Bank and International vard neighbouring nations bafore

dollars than expected

Governors of the International ratle between any two currencies, ports to the gold-producing coun- Monetary Fund here, Mr. Snyder the United Nations.

The their respec tries. He

under developed with Monetary Fund by South Africa's suggested also that all re-

as compared

Its ather effects would be The position of Marshal Tito's

Minister. Mr. N. C. tive dollar rates), the Fund at-

countries have domestic resources, strictions

mare complex. should be removed from Finance st forth by the use to Government was

which ECA dollars Havenga, was opposed by Mr tached great importance to the The report said: "A rise in the and they should make, the best Mosha Pijade, one of the adminis might be put so that they would John

Snyder, United States maintenance

of orderly cross-anliar price of gold could have possible use of these tration's leading spokesman, in

rates as an essential element in to be "soft dollars" and Secretary of the Treasury.

no positive effect in correcting connection with the employment an article in the newspaper "Bor-euch country would have the op-

He said that he could not, at a foreign exchange polley brised the mal-distribution of gold un- of foreign capital,

оп д realistic pattern of par

less and until the present pay- "Yugoslavia will have nothing!portunity to make the most eco-the moment, recommend

Government that there should volues.

ments dißlculties have been met. bo ny alteration in the $35 an luse," wrote B1. Pijade in the nomic use of Marshall Atd.

The adoption of convertibility latest commentary on the Balkan U.S. Policies Inconsistent curce price of gold set by th

before sumetent progress has been

No Substituta country would know Fund itself.

establishing the made towards

conditions would

"A general

Ingresso in ths price of gold cannot be a sub- stitute for the measures in the sphere of exchange and pay· ments policy which have to be taken if international balance Is to be restored."

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to

war of nerves.

cense

"Each

The

to his

M. jade,' a former journalist how much doilar sid I could The South African resolution and author who was imprisoned count on and, knowing that no was turned over to a committee for his Communist activities, further aid could be anticipated, for a report back to the Board termed the Cominform's charge would be encouraged to husband of Governors before their meeting that Yugoslavia is plotting to it carefully," Mr. Black sald. carve up Alhania with Greece, "ridiculous, slanderous accusa- tion."

Soviet-dominated Cominform pró- said. poisons the paganda, ho European atmosphere-Associat- ed Press.

on Friday.

be

"Responsibility

Mr. Hayenga had appealed to Would equarely placed upon the parti. the Fund for permission to scil cent of South Africa's cipating nationa to take the 60 per

premium measures necessary for their newly-mined gold at

prices on the grounds that own recovery."

producing countries aro

Inr-deficit countries alone, how=.

world but are facing ruin be-

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Gold 'Policy

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On gold pollty the report Bald that several member countries have consulted the Fund.

The Government of South Af

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"Technical advice and assist- ance must be made available, hut these countries must also develop their own technical skills, so that their enterprises may prosper on B long-range basis.

"""Only in this way will loans ---- provide the borrowing countries with reet promise of satisfying their needs without unduly burdening their payments.”

He said that action by the dol-ing the economic stability 0. Urica sought a way of permitting | steps to strengthen monetary ra- ing concern

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The report noted, without

Mr. Snyder said that the Unit- elaborating, conditions improve co-operative ed States would take a continu- cause the price of gold Itself has its gold producers to beneft serve positions in general will be well-being of all peace-loving

for gold for necessary. not kept pace with the increasing from premium prices prices of all

more On other goods slace legitimate purposes while avold.

general toples the re- "It is our common cause to ox- 1930.--Reuter.

ing external transactions or un-i port argued that expansion authorised or illegitimate pur- trade between Eastern and West. pand world trade under cond!- Lions which will assure the best chase, particularly hoarding. ern Europe would strengthen thɩ

utilisation of the world's resources After an initial experimental payments position of Europe as a towards a high level of employ sale, the Union

whole. Government

ment and raising standards of agreed with the Fund on a series It observed that Germany and

living."-Reuter. Salisbury, September 13:

of protective

steps which are in Japan are still unable to parti- Patriecia Schoemark, aged 12, tanded to secure these ends. The elpato properly in world trade. has died despite a 100 per cent Union Government will keep the blood transfusion to save her from Fund fully informed of develop

Apr 31, 1949, the Fund itself made a las of $2,000,000 oven · acute leukemia in a three-hour ments in this practice.

Last April, to implement operation on July 26. The doctors

though those countries which ob- tained more than. specified drained off all the girl's blood Fund's polley, Hong Kong pro

amounts of dollars from the and substituted 14 pints from Hibited dealings in gold and the donere, The hospital däclosed possession of gold without Der- In 1938, according to the reFund have to pay the Fund cer- today that she died on Monday mission, comments made by the hemisphore's imports came from

port, 31 per cent of the Western taln annual charges. night.

Leukemia is a condition in Fund, Belgium, during 1949, Europe and 14 per cent from the which the blood contains far more amended its proposal to allow Middle and. Far East.... than the normal number of white Belgian Congo gold producers to corpuscles at the expense of oxy- sell their goiti in a free market gen and food-bearing red corpas in Belgium at premium prices. cles-Associated Press.

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