As part of the Marshall Plan , the United States sent tobacco to Germany free of charge ; the amount of tobacco shipped into Germany in 1948 was 24,000 tons and was as high as 69,000 tons in 1949 .
As part of the Marshall Plan , the United States sent free tobacco to Germany ; the amount of tobacco shipped into Germany in 1948 was 24,000 tons and was as high as 69,000 tons in 1949 .