Papers concerning activities of the U. S.-U. K. Top Committee, a group comprised of members of the twelve Federal Reserve districts, enlisted by the Federal Reserve Board to educate the public about a $3.75 billion loan to Britain. Although the U. S. government strongly supported the loan as a means of British and international economic recovery, there was some public opposition.

Documents relating to the Bretton Woods Conference, where forty-four nations met to initiate international postwar financial cooperation. See boxes 34 and 35 for more information on the conference.