The Archive · 1936

German Programme of Recovery

Head of German Economic Mission Gives Report The importance of understanding conditions in other countries as a means of securing the basis of International peace was stressed by Dr.

Wang in presiding last Wednesday at the Metropole Hotel at the meet ing of the Pan-Pacile Association at which Dr, 0, C. Klep, Chief of the German Economic Mission to the Far Eqst, delivered a most' interesting address on ecoitomie conditions in Germany, Dr. Wang pointed out that Dr. Kiep's authority on the subject was exceptional. Born in. Scotland, Dr. Klep first studied taw, and having successfully qualified in that profession he proceeded to enter business, whence he gravitated to the diplomatic and consular services, He had fought in the War and had been recently carrying out a missier. of enquiry into oconomle conditions in China, and on all grounds, therefore, Dr. Wang commended him to the attention of the audience. og, epic he, ly seater tenes (Peat mre heer deacon a a eet set Ae Blah British friends, he asked one of the unate te Be Wie, hope that a dispassionate study of Notional Socialism in Germany, the verdict would undoubtedly turn favour of the Hitler regime. For even the most adverse critics of Germany had not questioned the outstanding results of the German recovery proframme and the vast improvement of economic conditions since the advent fof the Hitler Government, The net outcome so far hnd been a reduction fof the number of unemployed from to less than 2 millions and an Increase of the volume of economic activity in all spheres to an extent and ata pace unsurpassed, if not unequalled in any other country,

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