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Back to Germany
While I was in Belgium, Swedish relief work
among the German children had started, and I
thought it advisable to go to Germany as soon as
possible to follow its progress. On February 183th,
1946, I left with my assistants for Copenhagen,
where a British troop transport plane was put at our
disposal. The day was sunny and springlike and
waiting at Kastrup’s air field, we carefully read the
Swedish, Danish and English newspapers, which contained
reports about increasing want in central Europe and
about the mounting difficulties facing England
concerning her food supply. The British government
had stated in the latest meeting in the House of
Commons that food rations had to be cut. This message
obviously came as a shock to the nation, and was
severely criticized by the opposition. At about the
same time, The Times published an editorial which,
under the heading ”A Policy for Germany”, strongly
emphasized the necessity of supporting the German
economy and openly stated that government policy
had so far been characterized by disastrous
indecision. ”The German industry needs coal, and German
miners need food”, the article said. ”Of 5,500,000
houses in the British Zone 3,500,000 had to be rebuilt
or repaired”. The Times thought the solution lay in
a central administration for the whole of Germany.
”Even if it is true that there is a certain political
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