CERTAIN OF THE COMMODITIES, SUCH AS WHEAT AND BARLEY, WHICH
REPRESENTED THE GREAETR PART OF THEIR TRADINGASSETS SO THAT IN
ESTABLISHING THE ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THEIRSELF AND THOSE
COUNTRIES TO THEIR MUTUAL ADVANTAGE GERMANY HAD FOUND IT
NECESSARY IF THESE ARRANGEMENTS WERE TO FUNCTION AT ALL TO AGREE
UPON A MARGIN OVER WORLD PRICES FOR THESE PRODUCTS IN MUCH THE
SAME MANNER AS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAD RENDERED
ASSISTANCE TO THE AMERICAN FARMER.
     IN THIS CONNECTION IT WAS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THE
PRESENT GERMANY REPRESENTED A FAR LARGER POTENTIAL MARKET FOR
AMERICAN GOODS THAN EVER BEFORE, THE AMERICAN TARIFF POSITION AND
GENERALLY IMPAIRED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES PREVENTED
THIS POTENTIALITY TO A LARGE EXTENT FROM BEING REALIZED.  THE FIELD
MARSHAL INDICATED A STRONG DESIRE FOR IMPROVED ECONOMIC AND
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE
UNITED STATES AND INDICATED THAT HE FELT THAT MUCH GORUND WOULD
BE GAINED FOR BOTH SIDES BY A MORE