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James F. Byrnes

The carrying out of the Potsdam Agreement has, however, been obstructed by the failure of the Allied Control Council to take the necessary steps to enable the German economy to function as an economic unit.

James F. Byrnes

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The Potsdam Agreement aimed to rebuild Germany’s economy as a whole, but the Allied Control Council did not make the decisions needed to allow this to happen. Because of their inaction, Germany’s economy could not operate smoothly or effectively as a single system.

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