In mid-November, Britain and France agreed to hold hands economically as long as the war lasts. Last week, just to make sure, they joined themselves with silver handcuffs. The earlier agreement was to cooperate in the general fields of munitions, raw materials, economic warfare, oil, food, shipping. Last week's agreement covered the commodity which controls all those fieldsmoney.
Main points: 1) currencies will be permanently stabilized at the going rate of 176½ francs to the pound; 2) thus France can continue to buy commodities in the sterling area with francs at a reasonable rate,...
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