You are on page 1of 8
PUBLISHED BY UNITED CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR BRETTON WOODS THE BRETTON WOODS PLAN IS TOO COMPLICATED FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND -- DON’T YOU BELIEVE IT! PREPARED BY HOLLYWOOD INDEPENDENT CITIZENS COMMITTEE OF ARTS, SCIENCES, AND PROFESSIONS BECAUSE BRETTON WOODS IS YOUR DON’T LOSE IT! BRETTON WOODS IS SIMPLY: AN INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY STABILIZATION FUND 1. TO STOP CURRENCY WARS—THE PRELUDE TO REAL WARS. 2. TO GUARANTEE THAT NATIONS DO NOT DEPRECIATE THEIR CUR- RENCIES AND DEFAULT THEIR OBLIGATIONS. 3.. TO PREVENT CUT-THROAT INTER- NATIONAL BUSINESS PRACTICES. 4. TO ESTABLISH A POOL OF MONEY TO TIDE OVER MEMBER NATIONS IN TEMPORARY DIFFI- CULTIES. 5. TO ENCOURAGE THE PRINCIPLE OF WORLD BANKING COOPER- ATION INSTEAD OF THE DOG- EAT-DOG PHILOSOPHY. AN INTERNATIONAL BANK 1. TO KNVESTIGATE AND GUARAN- TEE WORTHY INTERNATIONAL. LOANS AND PREVENT THE FLOATING OF WORTHLESS BONDS. 2. TO SPEED THE RECONSTRUCTION OF DEVASTATED COUNTRIES AND PROMOTE THE OPENING UP OF THE WORLD’S UNDEVEL- OPED AREAS. 3. TO HELP NATIONS TO HELP THEMSELVES WITH GUARANTEED LOANS FOR LONG-RANGE AGRI- CULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PRO- | JECTS. 4, TO INSURE A HEALTHY FOREIGN TRADE THAT WILL CREATE 5 MiL- LION NEW JOBS IN AMERICA. 5. TO RAISE STANDARDS OF LIV- ING ALL OVER THE WORLD. 33 NATIONS HAVE ALREADY RATIFIED IT AND PLEDGED THEIR SHARES NOW IT’S UP TO YOU! IF BRETTON WOODS IS JUNKED: eS €é TRADE WARS ae a [| es © TARIFF BARRIERS SE = J q y DUMPING OF GOODS soe DEFAULTED LOANS Fo ew wuss FO Ag DISTRUST, SUSPICION, POVERTY, ALL OVER THE WORLD 6: .. .3@ WORLD WAR THREE , iF BRETTON WOODS IS PASSED: Sit) Se EXPANDED WORLD TRADE ef ae PROSPEROUS CUSTOMERS niet mi a “ AMERICAN SHIPPING os

You might also like