Evening star., 1948-01-11
Marshall Plan Needs
OF Britain Estimated
Al $5,34S,
BY ths Assoeiatsd Press


BY ths Asseeia.sd Press
The State Department estimated
yesterday that Great Britain needs
$5,34s, ,000, 900 in outside financial
help under the Marshall Plan-al-
most twice as much as any Of the
other 16 participating countries.
This information, given the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
represents the first administration
effort to break down how much as
sistance from all sources each
nation may get from the Western
Hemisphere.
Second to Britain in need in the
'6tete Department estimates Is
France which 1t said requires total
Of $3,7o1 ,000, 900 for metropolitan
France, the French zone of Ger
many, and dependencies during tNe
four and one-quarter years begin
ming April 1.
Italy and Germany Next.
Italy ranks number three with a
deficit figure of $2,913, 600, 900 and
the combined Americana British
zone Of Germany next with require
nents of 81, ,499 ,000, 900. The Neither
lands stands fifth in the listing with
$2,436, ,000, 900.
The State Department documents
emphasize the United States does
not plan to make UP the full amount
Of the deficits in all the countries.
Canada, the Latin American Re-
pubhcs and the World Bank are
counted upon to furnish about $4,-
100, 0,000, ,000-about Is per cent OF
the overall total deficit which is put
ut $19, ,400, ,000, 900 to $22, ,1O0, 900 900
The State Department originally
called upon Congress to authorize
ST 1000, ,000, 900 as the American con-
tribution but last week erased this
overall price tag in favor of yearly
donations and loans.
No Estimate Made Of Goods.
In explaining the deficit table
presented to Senators, the State
Department said it "is a measure OF
the (recipient) eountry's need for
outside assistance to supplement use
Of It's own resources in achieving
certain levels Of consumption and
investment" 4
The major commodities to be pur-
chased In the Western Hemisphere
with aid money are grain, fats and
oils, coal, fertilizer, petroleum, coal
I'D agricultural machinery, steel,
cotton, tobacco and other raw ma
terials. The State Department made
no attempt to estimate how much
Of these recipient countries would
get, and whether they would be
paid for by gift or loan funds.
Two Of the countries-Sweden and
Switzerland-are scheduled to get
little or no financial help whatever
under the program because they
have . surplus in trading with the
Western Hemisphere. The depart
ment estimates Switzerland will
have q favorable balance of $780,
900, 600 and Sweden $76,000,000.
Last Years Totals Reduced.
Government officials said it would
be profitable for Sweden and Switz-
erland to participate in the Mar
shall Plan nonetheless because
through 1t both countries would be
sure to get their share Of scarce
commodities to be allocated among
perticipeting nations ,.:,'%ss ,.s...: -
The figures prepared by the adj
ministration represent reduction
in the totals presented the American
Government by the 16 nations which
met In Paris last summer. The
overall top total Of $22, ,100, 900 ,00o
is close to the $22, 40 ,000, 600 the
Europeans estimated as their deficit,
but only because the American Gov
srnment used higher price assump-
tdonS ID calculating their deficits.
The other countries listed in the
documents in terms of their dollar
shortages in the period of 1948-1952
are Belgium-Luxembourg, SLAB
o00, 900; Austria, $4,000. 600; Den
mark, $5S2, 900, 900; Ireland, $497,-
o00, 1000; Greece, $473,000, 600; Nor
way, $234, 100000; Portugual, $780,
10000; Iceland. $38, 900, and
Turkey, s1S.00o,000.
Britain's deficit actually was esti-
mated to total $685. ,0O0, 900 but
surplus by its dependencies during
the same period of $1,307, ,000, 900
brought this down to $5,348, 900 900.