Chapter 6

It should be recalled that the political deal which Munich represented had its economic counterpart in one made at Dusseldorf, in which the Federation of British Industries and the German industrial overlords expressed their intention of stabilizing and rationalizing world trade. As indicated at Dusseldorf, cartel groups regard governments as handy instruments to be used in working out their schemes of restriction. Although the peace of Munich has received considerable public consideration, little attention has bee…