Key to Abbreviations

BDL

— Bank Deutscher Länder (Central Bank)

CDU

— Christlich-demokratische Union (Christian Democrats)

CSU

— Christlich-soziale Union (Christian Socialists)

DGB

— Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (German Council of Trade Unions)

DM

— Deutschmark (after 1948)

ECA

— Economic Co-operation Administration

EPU

— European Payments Union

GARIOA

— Government Appropriations for Relief in Occupied Areas

GATT

— General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

LTP

— Long Term Plan

MSA

— Mutual Security Administration

NATO

— North Atlantic Treaty Organization

OEEC

— Organization for European Economic Co-operation

RM

— Reichsmark (before 1948)

SPD

— Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democrats)