Congress and US Military Aid to Britain: Interdependence and Dependence, 1949–56

Description

The book examines the Anglo-American relationship in the early postwar period through a case study of the American military assistance programme launched in 1949. It analyses the degree and changing nature of interdependence between the two states under this programme from 1949 to 1956. It focuses in particular on the tensions in US policy between Congress and the Administration, the differing conceptions of the Anglo-American relationship held by the two institutions and the problems this posed for Britain. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Britain, the United States and Military Aid....Pages 3-9 Issues of Interdependence....Pages 10-22 Interdependence and Collective Security in the North Atlantic Area....Pages 23-43 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 The Mutual Defence Assistance Programme: Reconstruction and Rearmament....Pages 47-78 The Mutual Security Programme and the Merging of Foreign Aid....Pages 79-117 Security Export Controls and Military Assistance....Pages 118-145 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 The Costs and Benefits of Anglo-American Cooperation....Pages 149-167 Back Matter....Pages 168-199