29 APRIL 1949, Page 18

SWEDEN AND THE PACT

SIR,—In an article by Alan Ivimey, in the Spectator of April 1st, entitled . Sweden and the Pact, appeared these words: " She already co-operates With the Marshall Plan, though, of course, she is not a direct beneficiary." (The underlining of " of course " is my own.) The statement seems to be hardly correct, as the report of the Economic Co-operation 'Administration of February, 1949, on the European Recovery Programme shows that in the allotment of 1948-1949 Sweden received a loan of 21.6 millions of dollars, and also conditional aid of 18.8 millions of dollars used in replacing dollars by kroner credit granted to other nations. I felt sure you would like to have the facts before you.—Faithfully