Northern (N): Poland (NP). Commercial Relations between Poland and FRG

A file of correspondence and reports on Polish trade with West Germany. The file contains a copy of a West German circular with details of a trade agreement with Poland, by which Poland was to supply coal and food supplies in return for machinery, chemicals, iron, and steel. The file also discusses Polish attempts to buy grain from West Germany on credit; the Polish government's intention to build up a grain stockpile to reduce its dependence on the Soviet Union and to undercut black market traders; and the possibility of a "triangular" trade deal between Poland, West Germany, and the United States, which would allow the United States to supply Poland with grain indirectly, thus avoiding the political difficulties associated with supporting a communist government.