ABSTRACT
By 1943 the broad contours of the postwar tin position were clear. In the immediate aftermath of the war, there would be neither a surplus of capacity nor of stocks. However, once the dredges and gravel pumps were reinstalled throughout Southeast Asia, the industry would again face the need to deal with excess production. While the ITC would have no role to play before the expiry of the fourth agreement, the issues that it had been designed to address would inevitably recur.
