By controlling the production and distribution of coal and steel (i.e. how much coal and steel the Germans themselves would get), the International Authority for the Ruhr in effect controlled the entire West German economy, much to the dismay of the Germans.
Kontrollides söe ja terase tootmist ning turustamist (st kui palju sütt ja terast sakslased ise said), kontrollis see rahvusvaheline organ sakslaste jahmatuseks tegelikult kogu Lääne-Saksamaa majandust.