Příspěvek ke studiu hospodářských vztahů mezi komunistickým Československem a Velkou Británií v letech 1948-1953

The thesis focuses on the economic relations between Great Britain and Czechoslovakia in 1948-1953. The aim of the thesis is to analyse the economic relations and to compare their development with the development before the communist coup in February 1948. This analysis is used to test the hypothesis that the communist coup had a negative impact on mutual economic relations. Factors such as the development of financial and compensation negotiations and international trade are examined to test the hypothesis. The thesis offers a new perspective on the independence of the political and economic relations between the two countries during the early period of the global conflict known as the Cold War. It defines the political and economic situation in the two countries during the period under study and also in the period immediately after World War II. In addition, the thesis describes the issue of wartime and post-war loans granted by Great Britain, the negotiations for their repayment, and the development of negotiations for compensation for nationalized property related to the nationalization of industrial enterprises in Czechoslovakia in which Great Britain had a significant stake. Examination of the issues suggests that economic relations themselves were not adversely affected by the communist coup; on the contrary, there was progress in negotiations on financial and compensation issues and an improvement in the situation of international trade compared to the previous period.