ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author reviews the strains in a donor-receiver relationship which appeared when B. Monsieur found himself without a satisfactory ceremonial or other means to discharge his felt obligation and to be accepted as an equal. He has chosen some examples of B. Monsieur's efforts to handle the obligation to make a return of some kind to the United States. Research on behavior in industrial organization has to be synthesized with a theory of obligations applied to international alliances. If perspectives from industrial groups help us to see more clearly the kinds of structures and communication processes conductive to handling the obligations of giving, receiving, and repaying. Youngest nation was unaware of the obligations felt by smaller, older nations to repay what they consider to be debts, the alliance ran the risk of cleavages and conflicts which could have resulted in temporary disruptions to the 'organic whole'.
