‘Short List for a Long Haul’: Britain's Role in the Process of Relaxing Strategic Export Controls During 1953–1954 Revisited

Bar-Noi, Uri

doi:10.1080/13619462.2012.673712

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“…Through an examination of three crisis moments that threatened British interests during this period—resolution of the oil crisis in Iran, establishment of an American‐commanded SACLANT, and an extension of American security commitments in the Asia–Pacific region—Marsh traces out a common pattern whereby efforts by the US to make Britain accept its position were offset, at least in part, by measures to help cover any loss of British prestige. Connected with this, Bar‐Noi offers a re‐examination of Anglo‐American relations connected with Soviet Bloc export controls during the mid‐1950s. Whereas the American government was tempted to extend the scope of strategic controls to the point of peacetime economic warfare, British officials, ever watchful not to jeopardize commercial ties with eastern Europe, continued to exercise moderation over trade restrictions.…”

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Davis

Paul

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The Economic History Review

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Section: Post‐1945mentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of periodical literature published in 2012

Costen

Davis

Paul

et al. 2014

The Economic History Review

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“Witch-hunt in Washington”: Ronald Prain, Robert F. Kennedy, the McClellan Committee, and the Investigation of International Business in the Cold War

Mollan¹

2023

Enterp. Soc.

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In February 1956, Ronald Prain–chairman of the Rhodesian Selection Trust group of mining companies, and a significant figure in postwar international business—was subpoenaed and appeared before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation of the U.S. Senate Committee of Government Operations as it sought to determine whether British international business was exporting copper to the Soviet Union. Following the seemingly contrived nature of the proceedings, and because of a hostile interrogation by Robert F. Kennedy, Prain was later to describe his appearance as a “witch-hunt”—a conscious reference to the political paranoia of the period. Using a microhistorical approach, this article examines how Prain understood and narrated his role in an event to which he was a minor actor, drawn into a larger narrative of the political and economic conflict of the Cold War. It evaluates the historical veracity of Prain’s testimony and discusses the limits of memoir and archival sources. It discusses the implications of the event to the historiography of international business, in particular with reference to debates about the “nationality of the company” and the decline of the “Free-Standing Company.” And by examining one personal experience in a wider context, the article also shows that the history of international business and its relationship to the politics of the Cold War should not be seen as remote, monolithic, impersonal, or abstract but as individually lived and suffused with emotion, memory, and personal meaning.

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The Cold War and Britain's dispute with the USSR over territorial waters and fishery limits, 1953–1956

Bar-Noi

2015

Journal for Maritime Research

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‘Short List for a Long Haul’: Britain's Role in the Process of Relaxing Strategic Export Controls During 1953–1954 Revisited

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Review of periodical literature published in 2012

Review of periodical literature published in 2012

“Witch-hunt in Washington”: Ronald Prain, Robert F. Kennedy, the McClellan Committee, and the Investigation of International Business in the Cold War

The Cold War and Britain's dispute with the USSR over territorial waters and fishery limits, 1953–1956

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