▁particular ▁they ▁had ▁sent ▁a ▁proposal ▁that ▁German ▁and ▁Aust rian ▁ships ▁should ▁be ▁placed ▁under ▁their ▁control ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁agreement ▁ ▁– ▁however ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁succeed ▁in ▁this . ▁By ▁ 1 3 ▁November , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁arm ist ice , ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁proposed ▁to ▁their ▁counter parts ▁in ▁France , ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁the ▁AM TC ▁be ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁" General ▁Econom ic ▁Council ". ▁However ▁the ▁American ▁government ▁wanted ▁the ▁previous ▁organisation ▁to ▁be ▁dis cont in ued , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁organisation ▁being ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁such ▁economic ▁problems ▁as ▁arose . ▁After ▁discussion ▁amongst ▁the ▁parties ▁involved ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁Rel ief ▁was ▁reached ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁organisation ▁holding ▁its ▁first ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁actual ▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁opened . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁February ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Econom ic ▁Council ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁by ▁mer ging ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Mar itime ▁Transport ▁Council ▁with ▁the ▁bare ly ▁established ▁Al lied ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁Rel ief ▁and ▁the ▁Inter - Al lied ▁Food ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Block ade ▁Council . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁http :// www . brit ann ica . com / EB checked / topic / 5 7 4 8 6 5