not really as Churchill said after the war "I come not for Silver I come for aluminum I come not for gold I come for steel." And Truman gave the Brits 50 BIL worth.
"not really as Churchill said after the war "I come not for Silver I come for aluminum I come not for gold I come for steel." And Truman gave the Brits 50 BIL worth"
Are you sure about that?
The entire lend-lease was "only" $50 billion, and Russia/USSR got the largest single part of that.