Romania: Economic Assistance for Romania

A file of correspondence and reports concerning Romanian requests for economic assistance. The documents cover British reaction to a Romanian request for financial aid, including the rescheduling of certain official debt repayments due in 1982, a loan of $800–900m, and the renewal of the British Export Credits Guarantee Department's existing credit line of £100m. Other documents in the file include arguments on why the requests should not be met, citing Britain's limited commercial and political interests in Romania; and the reactions of the governments of the United States, West Germany, and France to similar Romanian requests for economic aid. The file also includes discussions on Austria's attitude to Romania's financial situation; and a report on a visit to Britain by representatives of the Romanian Foreign Trade Bank.