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29/12/2006 UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt

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TRUMAN ON LOAN TO BRITAIN

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Us Loan To Britain (1946)

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President Truman Signs Loan (1946)

The Anglo-American loan was a post WWII loan made to the UK by the USA. The plan of the loan was negotiated by John Maynard Keynes. After the final settlement, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, formally thanked the US for its wartime support.
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