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action is not taken in, this field. The output of trans=
portation equipment and parts in European industrial
centers is far below present needs.
Here again, the key to betterment seems to lie in
the increase in coal production and revival of industrial
production. At the outset, particular emphasis should
be placed on repair shop equipment and steel to be made
available for repairs. While the U.S. may not be able
to furnish substantial amounts of completed rail trans=
port equipment, it can probably make a substantial con-
tribution by supplying some components and repair parts
and some equipment to expedite Suropean production of
transport equipmento
From the standpoint of the overall effective use
of Europe's transport system, highway and inland waterway
facilities appear not yet to be fully utilized, and
these forms of transport could perhaps carry more of the
load if efficiently coordinated as between various
countries (including occupied areas) and with rail traffic
The great European waterway networks-cespecially
the international rivers=ware handling only a small perm
centage of pre-war traffic. Facilities, while curtailed,
are sufficient to handle heavier burdens provided proper
international agreements can be reached regarding traffic
novements, economic use of equipment, and the solution
of difficult foreign exchange problems.
Present international arrangements covering traffic
movements between European countries are inadequate.
With the exception of traffic between France, Belgium,
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