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    "ocrText": "APPENDICES\nAppendix 1\nMarshall Plan TA and Scope of European National Productivity Drives\n1948-1958\n1. Austria\nNational Productivity Program\n$23 million in counterpart funds for TA and\nProductivity Center (OPZ)\nloans all national sectors; TA teams to\nU.S.; grants to 19 sector associations and\ninstitutes; $9.4 million in productivity\nloans all sectors; regional institutes;\nextensive production\n2. Belgium\nNational Productivity Drive and Policy\n$3.6 million in counterpart local funds for\nProductivity Center (OBAP)\nTA and Productivity loans; all national\nsectors; TA teams to U.S.; center staff of\n45 plus 6 consultants plus 35 on\ngovernment, industry, labor, university\nmember Board; regional and industrial\ncenters; services in consultation,\nresearch, training, regions, associations,\npublicity, documentation, symposia, and\naudio-visual aids\n3. Denmark\nNational Productivity Drive\n$4.5 million in counterpart funds for TA\nProductivity Council for Industry\nstudy teams to U.S.; Productivity loan\nProductivity Council for\nfunds in all sectors; councils within\nWholesale/Retail Distribution\nMinistry of Commerce; staff of 24 plus 25\ncouncil members; TA team; exhibitions,\nconferences, studies, wide publications,\nfilm services, training in many special\nassociations, university and institute\ngrants; training 23 industry and labor\nconsultants, 12 retail consultants, 41\nloans for food retailers; productivity\nresearch; distribution improvement;\nbuilding productivity and mechanization,\nconstruction consultants, 23; building\ncenter; agriculture information,\ndemonstration, research and mechanization\n4. France\nNational Productivity Program (CNP)\nOver $30 million in counterpart funds for\nCommissariat General à la Productivity\n500 TA teams with some 5000 participants;\nFrench Assn for the Increase of\nCenter staff of 270 employees; all sectors\nProductivity AFAP\nprivate and public; National Productivity\nCommittee at highest governmental,\nindustry, labor levels; 32 industry Centers\nwith staffs of 5-8; 29 Regional Centers;\nagriculture and labor programs; building,\nconstruction; distribiution; education and\nresearch; 230 productivity loans of $14.5\nmillion equivalent\n5. Germany\nNationwide Drive to Increase (RKW)\nTo some $33 million in counterpart funds;\nProductivity\nover 100 TA teams to the U.S.; $28 million\nRKW Center for Productivity\nequivalent for 1220 productivity loans and\nProductivity Institute\npilot plants; RKW Board of Directors\nfromindustry, state, and business/economic\norganization; statistical quality control;\ncost accounting and budget; production\nplanning and control; business\nadministration training; management\ntraining; distribution and cost analysis;\nconsultant services; regional conferences\nand seminars; inter-plant exhanges\n1\nTRUMAND MARA"
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