Porter Touts Price Control Plan For Greece
Joseph L. Ranft reports Athens sees U. S. economic mission preliminarily studying Greece for aid. Porter notes likely Greece will adopt price control and rationing similar to wartime OPA measures. He reflects on his OPA past and explains being drafted by the State Department for the Greece assignment.
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Greece Faces Fiscal Cure as American Experts Diagnose Crisis
Porter and a seven member team of US economists conduct a clinical diagnosis of postwar Greece with plans for price controls and rationing. They seek a two hundred million dollar starter loan, plus strict import permits, to curb luxury imports and avert foreign exchange drain amid scarcity. The officials note military salary raises and luxury foods in Athens highlight need for rationing, while stressing equity.
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