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rients1.1pp()~ted 'bY~:~ 'Vle~J- deYel~p~d:"and' ihEegra.teQ: :'~conom;i' donsisting of.. . . . . ~ . ' ~"'" ".' .' _., .

agricC;iit.U'.8; irldustr.w"and t:--ad~;. :Tile '.;v.~;~ sha'ttered 'this economy and.,~ , . .' '. ,-,; -' ': :'. . - . ~.:. " . .

~rOl.lght .such unprecedented destruction tThRt tvli"o.Years -after the defeat'6 - '. _ '.. .!~. ,

of Ger~~~y';' the. whole contfu~~t, st~J,.l. flounder~d in :an economic' morass, . ..,. . - '. ". .

and it 1':as'doUb~ul. that Eur0I:.e cO,uld ever recover C0).ll.pletelyw~tr:loutthe. '.

assis'tauge of' the Un:Lted State$'~ Early ef.forts at ~eh~bilitation~ such asUNRRA h~ii. rtotb'een sJ.ng;;.i;a:f+jf:.ji~q(:;~~:$.trU~~~.: P'J;{'il;:~ politica,l~rid S96ial..,:. .'...... . . .. .:.: -' '~':~~' :: >" .-~' ;~~;.-" ..::r';". ':' '~";' ... _":'.' .' '.'front the:tapitalistworld was '9ha11enged by ~ trong tiend to the left~

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I am cOlw;i.nceci .. must not he on' a pi!Jcoinoal basis, as. var.ious. 'crises,devoiop-. .Ani :'a~isistimce thar;':,this Goyerpnien'tmay r,ondgr 4-n .thea?1ore.,'p'1?-l~t~,~iv.e:~...... "_. ,.' . '_~ny,;,goYer:imi?iJ"t' that: is Tl1,iJirlg:.to...ass:r~t ..in "''thO ::task. '.,;,of recoverY: will find fullcoop~ra:t~,onii:Irali1:8'1'1'6, or.~ ~be ;)?r~ ofthe unitad. 'S;t:,;:t'tes".Govornmo.nt ;,' '.{'-Any '-g()v,crriffiGnt whiCh.,mcwe,u.:v:er s to ".biQCk the'Fe'c~'veiy (of 0th~ :r.:c O1,lb.'t:r.;icc~' 9.cl:nriP:t ..e~~ o.~:t .. he~p' .1;r'om:A1S'Q, "Furthermorc, ':goYernm.ents, poltt'ical'.p.arties or .groups.which' seek'to 'perpetu.atehulil~hmi.sepy: ill:prd\:3y::to.p'r~:qit,t1:to;c~:fro~. pol~ticaJ,ly:or othervrise will encount!3r the" oppo'sition of the Unitod' States\> ..

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.treanvvhilB'~ ;,the' unit;ea:5ta:t.e~>pi:6p~r.ed.,,to.~;C~1~~h;~e;,::r:opo;rt of' the'::' ":- . .:. __ -;'~' .' ~ ,"~:'. 'i::~~:;;< .~f:~~~ , ~{'.:.'.~ >~~';~";"'~'." :.~ ~':'::~ -:. --t;y.,~~? ~ \: ':'.~ .~:.~:;

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Plan; .th~ other w~s' th~: :Ln';erj.~ '~id> pro~~qiil i~rFfah~B~.an~ Italy,,' Os tens i-" ::.'l._' , ... ',\: .

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mont spoochoutliheS .basip,for :the.' ,~90n'7mic r.oc~~erJT- of E'lFOpoJ sinco ..' ... .' .... t. ,'- .'., I .' ~ :. .... '. : .. " ,. _ "

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Ju..ne 1'.3~ ,1947 " ::",Foroign Minister E~nest:~ovin,ot,Britain.hails Marshall Plan as

1I000i:i:'eal attempt ~.~. to, (create) .. a',l~.e!3-1thy w~rl~ t.~ (and pr?duce),.0. 'It

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discuss' proposalQ (French govcrmiGht -reportGd' to havo. soundlBdout :So"v:i~t.::.

Union about participation in discu8sion~)'

June ,1.'5), 1947,.~ '

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~I'" h 11 Plan as I\Pres.idont Trl.llnari' s plan for political pressure"'17'i in;.':....:.......lVlars_ a. e-,.' ~ ~.,' , . .

doJ.larsl~ and as a program .of interference in the interne""l affairs 0' other

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Ex-President Herbert Hoover~ in latter to Senator Styles Bri~g~si........ .,.'..

OhaLrrl~2.n of Senat~ Appropriationsebrnmittee} without IDentibning Mars.hallPlan, rais'es questions abOlit a' need for 'liraHati'dh"of a'id to. foreign:

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Poiiits out: (i) United Statos 'c;'annotro'construet 'w0rld alono,;. .', .. (2) in two years we have .oxpandod 29 billion dollars; ,provided

13 billions in ro1ief., 'and D:recoTImiittod t6- 6 ..billionc;xpondi-turo in cODing year. Russian obstruction has cost tho Unitedstates billions; noed to coC'rdino.te all rolief, credit" &l.nd. ., .'.oXport activities, prevent excessive prices and oxport~ modifyconsumption at homG, and in rGturn for our sacrifioos reqll:Lre..: ':as'sistancG to tho UnitQd states with s.tcckpilinE stratog:Lci:i.YBa..:- .. -.'tcrials obtainable abroad for 'national'QafonsE}1l .... ;':/..

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Tho British'Ampas~~d?~.in Mo~:m, is instructed to seo Forolgn'Minis~er::.:r

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Stassen, at commence~ents ~rge support of Marshall ~lano

JUXle 16 $ 1947

. Undorse.crotary of" -State.-Db~n Acheson- announces at Wesleyan'. the need

for:: ti3.Jd;rig' an inventory, of oD.r. rOS'QuTci3s,.~

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lUnister Ho1otov 1'lho askflfor further information.

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accompanied by expertsg SDbject; (1) making raw materials accessible on.. I.

equitabie basis; (2) el~~nation'of tariff and trade barriers; (3) fiscaland currenc;yr reforms; (4) priority of aid for bilsic aroasoJuno 19, 1947- '.' ..

Tass .attacks the Bevin....Bidaulttalks cas ilan attempt to make:; a deal

behind :the 'back 6f the .;3oviet Union and 'o;the;r European countrlqs.U .

June 19, 1947

III speech in n:oul;le of COrnr;lons, Foreign: ]nnister:.Bevinwarns that. ~: '. ~

Britain is' prepared to' go ahead with Uarshal1" f-la);).$ with or v-rithout theSoviet Union'. .:' .

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Hol,otov to join -Bevin and Biclaultit

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the conditions of the credits to be granted by the Unitod states and the

relation of ,the plan to the United Nations Organization.

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limits within which the 'trnited states may.' s?-fely and wisely plair t~ ax"';. '::ol',.. .~ .... :.W.lI~P ~,I: I' Jll-

tend -such assistance .,.It', ,',,.

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,govermnE;ll!-tJ (Krug' CQmmitt\ie);.to 'siudythe state of the ::tl?-tiQrils, ro~cmrce~,vrith a viow to determin.ing the abili~y of the Unitod states to .f~p;ah~.~>~i..e :,> :"Marshall Pla11~,

June 22, 1947 '

President Tru..rn.a!l appoints ,.Council of: ,Economic Advisers (Nours,f!.' .Com-.

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scheduled for Par~s ~unc 27. [Britain1 Franc~~ Ru~siaJ

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bo imposed by the Unitod 'states -in rendering c;conC'lni~ assis~f:nce undor the ," .,~tMarshall P:].an o '. ,

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through his National Advisory Council on Foreign Financing sends:~~eJ2P~-t'to,that effect to Cc,hgresso ..

June 27, 1947

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Foreign Ji.linister Holotov in. several'ina'j or i'ssues~ ,June 273 1947

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Anglo-French plan calls foriIDTI~diat8 creation of a steering com~mittee c0nsisting of Big Three and other states. Function: tO,coordinate

subcommittees charged with surveying resources and prograilning tq: me.l?t '

the :Marsha'll Plan. Russ'ia proposes that'the United 'Stat:e$ be 'nsked .tho

exact nmoUrlt -Of help-'shewouldbe wsilling to 'grant,' and thert each nation

should make ::\-ts own survoy and estimntes. Regards steering cC:r;u;).ittoe as':

meddler in domestic affairs of nations.

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.'TnEfs, c('rmnenting on tho Marshall piar;conf8r8nf,.0~ yjaTl1sthat: theconference should limit itsqlf t() c:1.c:0:,;\n1Uning.nai;.ionalnoods t'o BcrveM

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co:apel the';' 'ccnforonco to clr awup. an a;tI'7"ombrapihg :ecfJllomicprogram...fo:i:"';

thC'Eurppoancountrics .. .:"cal1noi;; boo apccpted CJ.i3:a basis for croparation

among the ~urop8E;m countries ~ It It $tatos that vf[),r~d;"maged natioi}s .shouldreceiYo: priority in obta"lning' aid and that all ailied 'counti'ies s~louJdparticipate iri .formulating the' program.

June 29:, 1947

Tass attacks Europe aid. progr2lll as ;,JIloric2,n interforonce in, EUTQP0'; ..:,

then calls for bro~dor aid pTogram~Juno 30,' 1947-'-_.----.-

Pope Piu.s endorses l",rC!.rshall Plan for European rocovory.\

Juno 30, 1947

Po:risc0nforc'nca deadlocks' ovor Foroign Minister Holo-tc'V'r s rofusal. . . .

to accopt bisto' principle .of l1arshdl Pl2.n - that Eurc,poan natio'ns: Sh:2Uld

first r:w.ke D. cor,1J;lcn offort to aid thonsolves.,, ..

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w'ould bcic~')'p.e' cOX!L1I1it~.Ge of c09pe:r ..... 'I; " .\.:' -',1."

The" Th;:"oe Pd~-;8r conference breakEl. dovm in, s~rious disagreemon~ ovor, . . . .' - ' .. '.' . -

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July 2, 19,47'

The conference of Foroign Ministers of Franoo. Gront'Britain, and'USSR.

,ends., Fr2nCG and Groat Britain revoal intentiqn to push Marshall Plan... - '.

without Russia.

i~tor fi~q,sBs.sio1W of ' conferencd Foreign Ministor Molotov';oj~cts. ,

pla~ 'V!hich:\lo says IIwouid load to intorferonco in tho internal affajJ:'s of. ~ .'

European countri~s.!I

July ,2, '1947

JamGS P. ,'V{arburg says M2.rshall program marks the death of' Tru."11andoctiine~,

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July 4,' 1947:

viting 22 additional'European nationst(': poet"in Paris for ft~ther dis- .':.: .:::':.~:.~..'... :_::~.....

cUSSiClrl of Harshall Plan. Prograo. calls fer cODn~tt8G of. co~per,~t~oJ}.

topropa~o'repo~t by S~ptenb,?:r'1947. 0n available raoans nnd noods of

President Trllijan at Monticello calls rejection of Marshall Plan', ,

for Europeal"i, reconstruction lIfallacious ~ q:. " .~ .

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PrGsidoutTrDLlan states. :Vnited stat,~s.shippod record total ofl8~433,OOO tons of food to noody, ~ations during~12,months onded'Juno'jo,,"~

July S~1947-,), .. .' .~. '..: !'. :... ,

Invitation of Foreign Ministers Bo~n~aD.d.BidaultaCGopt~d'by ten

nations forconference to moot July 12~

Den,ma:rk, IrelandJ(Ital;rJ.; PQr~ugal,;' t08 !~ei~erla.ndEb 'Svw,den,Greoce,"Poland, Austria,. Czechoslovakia~)

Deadline ,for acceptance of invitatio.l1' .. s,e,t. ;as "of: .; . t. .

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July 6,.1947"CZGchoslovakia b"rinouncos :t ~she will scmd an observer to Pnris.,

July 7" 1947."

Tass,... offi6iai Russian news agency".. reports F0land, Yugoslavia,.'.'.-0'

and Rumania cannot attond.,.... :.

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'July 8,:J 1947- ~ .

Foroign Minister lmsaryk of Czechoslovnki2 states his country'is to be

represontcdat c0nforence by hor,ambassador ..

Poland,Yugoslavia,t. Rurnania repudiate Tass statement.of July 7.J

July 9" 1947

['Tass statement~. f~ :..,

U.. S.. State 'Department; urgos Russians .to reccnsic1er their attitudei ~,'

toward Paris CO~Jerence on 'European rehabilitation.

July, 9" 1947{: ,',

Rumania, BUJ-garia" Poland, Yugoslavia refuse invitation..

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Premier 'Clement Gottwald of CZGchoslovakia, flies to UOSCOYl f,;,r ;i.n-,strnctions.. ,"

July 10, 1947, .

Czech government' withdraw,E:!, 'i3.cceptance ,vv:hen Kremlin. instructions are.' , ..

telophc'.,nod by Prt;;mier: Gottwald :to Cz(;),ehoslovakia.

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would 'take 'credits f'rom United states'on an individual country ,"9asi.'3'o

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'B~lgari~n cabinet' cbmpl~tes B7:~ill~on dollar 'trade agreement for1947/48, with Soviet ,Russia~ :.'.

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Russia spurs trade agreomGnts' 3...1'i1ong );ior satelliteB o'f w):li:ch ,the ;"'r.,

Russial1o-:Cz8qh trade treaty c'onclur;J.cd at lIoscow was tl~e' first..- ' ": ' .

.'J~;i: 14~ 1947"S?drotary Marshall addresses' Governors l crhf'or~ncci '~t BaIt Lak~'city~

Utah, on thepreservution of out natio~al intorests and of Eurc~ean

civilization., .,

July 14, 1947

Secr~tary Harshall -vvarns' tJ::lat United Stntes 'L.lust help" ,nntio'ns' ofw?storn }i;uroPe 'J;'ehabilitate themsolves or s~o' thein"drift into :Russian O1~bit...July 14, ,1947 '

SecretarY of' Agriculture Anderson indicates that United sts~9~~fo~d~.' .

relief' shipments.'ne:;d y~ar will not g0 to couritries ih':Russian orbit ..

July 14; 1947

Harold E. stassen says: IlRussia Ii1ust be c0nvinced that 1\.1i1~r.icanwill

not have, a' depression. t~

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Secrotary of COIDDerce Hart:i..11lari ixi Lond0n in an interview states; (1)'- unito~S-tat8s ,~6t'.Gl~s:l:'ng."cl.bc:r: to:f~t~re ~ar:t~G:i_pati(\n' in HaTsh~l{~i~-n-:-~i-.,

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not 0tt~chihg political conditio~s: to ~c0nornc aid 'to YlOrlq.; (3)luno.r~can-,

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pplicy looks t6yrar

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'Supp1cme"n,tary- appropriation bill carrying',ar:-1ditic1nc.l: ~~1~353)021.~;;900

18 millicins because they yielded to Russia .favorably repor:ted biT "vo~c~:voto:,.frr:'m"HoU:so to,' 90nate.' HOUSG rofUi:ies ''toadbpt Di;ckscn, notiQl'l." to- ,C'

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dony aid to ill1 nations that .fail to cooperate with 1:Iarsha11 P1o.il.~\>,\",>July 19,,'"1947

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unless Soviet Union e.nd its satellites' aro persuaded t(/t8;ko,part,~

,Frnnc'e, is' apprehenmive o.f t.-GrgeiScqle .tTlCrOMlb in :GGtmar 'proc~ll,c;t:ipn and,~ .Amixis sa~io,i.:-Henri' B0lIDot, in Washing:ton states; ',IlI::t' France j,'s ,ton.fronted .. ','

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with docisions she cannot ,appr,jve; the negotj"ations in Paris coulcl b6 groP.-tlycndnn;'cred. ti'

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iFr211C13 favors increased coal production but not Ger.:ll2.n ~tGCl; ,pr9~- .: .

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Anrlcunconetlt that the United states .'wil1, nC't ,undertake rolief, prcgrarr" '..

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': . '-Loridt'n Boa'rd 'of" 'lrado mmc\'unces ,l~nglo-Soviet Trade talks -in l'Iascow

have r8Qched deadlock e;July 2h~ 1947

. Roports fr,om 1~ndJ0n .and' Paris stat-e'; ,F0rdign :Mini-stcrs Bevin and' Bidault,J

to c('me. to: Washington' ar-ound :ll,ugust 15 for dis cus sio:p VD.th SeC'l~oto.tr:r, Harshall~Ruhr' question to be' dis ClisB cid in Washington 'in tho ,:iJi1II1edia~Go future VIitho\it

Fronch representationo

July 25$' 1947 .----,.

France indicates Willingness to participate in ThrGe POYiOr co~eroncq

on Gon~anprob1oms~

July 26 3 1947;..

L'Osse:rvatoro' Ronano s Fopal nevlspapcr,' urges '1JestornEu':!;'opon,ll states-

1J.:n ,to pay' ,attention ;'to' Russian foo.rsthat Marshall ;plan might represent:-

danger for 'sovercigi'lty Df EUropoannations.. .' ' ..

iIoscowgrants Albania a HSBa11 credittr for machineryo

July 28,1947" ' ;,

At a meetinG of the UN Economc and Social ,Council the Soviet repr'e-. ,

sentatives. again reject a French plea to participate in the lIarshal~.Plan.-:.... - - ~ ~ . ' "J

ThGy-st~te that ~he UNhas not officially been informed of the Plan and. I,' "J.~.

f1li'ther. that: the 'Plan calls:'fGr'rthe':reCOf1,struction ,oiEurope linlmd closelyto Gorr:l2.n econoqy... . . .. '

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vO~Gcl, fOl: Rep, Ea:ton I s Forei~~\:\.f.fairS CC'm~1it tec ....... . .' . .~ . Soviet'~Yugoslav barter' anC:l '9rQd,i'J:; agrqo1Jl,o.ht .. is announced 'in'Uoscm\r~' ".S~crGtarY of 'V{ar. K8T1.net~ Ct' Royiiil,d,e'rd!3s Ftqnqh' r0P~~ts ,:-t,h,it' S:tate

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, ' .. { '.' :hunger and co1d't next 'winter unless emergenc;;y food and fue:}:_ a,re ~p~o'ride.d....: . '"

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August 2i~',:J-947,state.Ue~artment:disc16s~~ that'a prote~t has ,been reqeiv~~ from~

, So~et '~nio~ 'aga:i41~t ~~hding ,~~hf\:;'~~'ri6~ o,f:"tfii:Lted' St~ubjcot to'

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change 'by Big Four foreign.minister~ in November London meeting.

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- Hou~e'.' Speaker ~~:~ti; aPriounc8~,'P~e~iete.n:t':'Tr)1ffiftnhas failed' t~'. ;: ,~ : '.' '. _ .;::: ':'" ." ...',.. .' '. '.' \ ':. . ',' '":.- :" ". .': I :' .' I '- .

,keep Republican leaders inf.orffit3.d .on:Euro'pean, .qnd:j..t;ions; ,S80S,no noed for ". . ,,' - . ......; i . 1 ..; \ ".''. " .,: :"!' ; ..

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J'. " :. '.,Sopator'Taft'~ndorsGs ~arshali,Plan in Los A~ielesG. . .'. .'

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'Sen..' Geovge' n.. Aiken'rec6m..rnends ExPrur4":':)inport Bank' aid to ltalYa " _,," ~ '. " . , ," " "., I "

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S~Vi~t Deputy For?ig~ Min~~t~r y~shi~Sk$charg~s united'S~at~~" ,

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.. Senate Ap~ropriationB Committee meets 'to ?iSGUSS !~8~ican

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Arthur, H. Vandenberg" Chapman bf",the Senate ForeilSD: Relationi3. ".. ' ..

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Asso'ciation at Atlantic City" ~dvoGates f'orm,ation ,by the .UlJ.i.t\';ld St,a:t~s pf', " ,. . -' .-' '. ,'.'1 .~.."'~. _ ..'~.'.'.

'a U,,'.s~ Corporation .fo"!!:rEUroP\3a:ti.l}ec~l1Structiontq handle ,Mar.sl:J.qll Plan; . ' ' ',' .' :.. 0', " '. '. o' . .00 ..,

(~) '~~:i ~a:kG' cer,t'ainth~t .. as:~,it?t?nG.e by, Unite.d s.tat~s. was pro.du~t;i.v.ol;v.,.' - : ...... , __ ,.' "r

used and usqd to promote the key inq.ustriGs~ (2) to exert influenco.,: . '. """ , ....

io per;uadG wostern'Europcan nations to check inflation~ry~easur~s~. .~" ~ ~: ~t ... -',' .,,:: - .' .' .

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Volume. I'~ General Report. of Committee of European. E.qQl-1om.i~...Co";":: : '. .-

operation signe'd by the 16 nations: parti6ipa:tirig.in:Eur~poillcc\nference .. " ". ~ ',' .

. .... 'R6co:Very pla'~ 'cove~s 'a11:'16 signatoriGs' and\et~ ~p. pr~d;icti'on"bases 'ih'co~l~ eicctric power~ crudo steel, inland 'transport facilitios ..and crude o;L:J,';

September'22,' 1947~ ',Estiincited"n~8ds ~rG':$22,44o,iJOO)OOO-.f~r tho n~xt"4 yeai's$$3~110.. OPO,,000 to be financed by World Bank; $?-5~810,000jOOO:~.from.;... .'.United statqs~' $5,919;000..000' ~~~ the rest ~f ih6'imeri~a~'continents~The report itemizes tho year-by-year deficit as folJ-ows:

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Deficit with the' U4 S,,' t 5-064 .4..271' 3.. 21Jr 2Q162"1 15,,81Rest of lUlleric~n Continoht: I 1 ..94 .li:l82, . l,dOI 0.,.92::' t' . 5~W'

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,- "'" :)?:r;-es if.:!.el,1t Trum~n pro~l~im~ /na~iona1. -v1aS te-less campaign to:.':;..;-1 '.~'" ~':-:..' _"'~:'" .~. , .::.; "':. ,:w ..:, ~ - ,,'.~. _ .'; .

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consorVG:fQod produpts affecting grain suppiy~ . ' ' .. ,.--;;~.:.~.. : ....:.i.I""\'~' -.'; .. - ..

Appo:Lnt$ 'Citi!ZJens Food" Cornmittoe. u~dG; chairmanship.o.f 'Chcirios" ", .. ,,. .' " ':. ~' ' ': ~ ... 4 .':. ~ .' I _. .::'

Luckmal,1 t~.dirGQt campaig~~_I' .

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stutes Europe1s eponomic 8l:1ergency J1cannot,vmit o.na qC1,1~.ef1,11, '".' -.. '" ":. :" : .: ;~: '.;, .' " .:. ~ : - , I '. ~

s,tudy roqui:rod for the. Q~ora~\:~ec~~~~~..:~n.;~he ~.~ar~hal;L ~3:~rill.lr .')~eptGmber ' 2~~. ~~h~ ." ,..' ' pro~~~~Gnt .TrUman acknow;Lodgcis ;~'~~:iPt: .~;. [6 'EUr6p~~n ~~;~ons:

. . . . ....' :: ~-",' :.~: .. . \ . '.' " . . .report and states that ff,it r'le.cts 'an;unp~ec~dentGd~eff~rt at oconomic'

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c~o~era~:ion by the 16,co~tr~e~ participating' =:. 'it'is a~ important.---..,..:- ~:"" ., -. ~ ...... ,.. : ;. '. p -. ~ -

. and encouraging first step that '~hesG nations h'av~ had the initiaHve "'and, detGrmina-tion to meet, together and p:roduce -this repo;rt;u sta,tes .

ha:has;aske~_:ongres~~Ohal leaders to 'meet~~~h Aim on MondaY~:~Se~t~mb8r,,"'. . .

291 to discuss:o ~'. a~ci?i-on to be 'taken by. t:p..e JJriito,d states ,. 00. 11. ', ... ::. .-

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Senate II,r,tled Services and Appropriatj,.ol'?-I? ,CoIIl!llittee's ~eprt?senta~~. . .. . .''" ..." .. , .'.. / : '. . .,:

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, A,ppropria't~c-'ns. anCl:'F~~Gign RB,b.ti9n::s, cm:rrllitteos, of both "iiou~~'s"'6f. ,,".' ~"; . .. " ~ . " ~ : .

",: c'on~r~s~ to lim6ot, at' .tlO ,e;;l;liCcstpossible da:G~" ll" 'I~~'~d::,.s.'86. ~iiiion ". .... . ';. .

,dolla~~ win;ter stopgap aid program :for ,Frffil-ce",andItaiy ~ " ~\drrliriistre:'-' -,.' ,.-. . . ...,' ,

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tion can salvage only 332 milliQl1s from prosent appr6pri~-tiop's0" ... : .'

President ,Tru..111-:m at White lIouse' conference, st:at~s (1) iong-ra;,go," ..,Ma;shall 'Pl~ impossiblo unless :United rsta;t.es provides' fc:io

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"COJ;r1lTI.ittoos. ofboth Houses. of :Co;~1~ess;.,tom.8et.at. earliest possib).e, tL'i.1e:... .','. .' . .., ". .

. on "stopgap .plans'.;'. ". -... . '.' . . .... ~ . . :: \ ., .~ ~..y.

S?nat8.::,ai::J.d,Hou~eForeign Af:fai~~.CoIi1IJ-ittees 'to':he called"in

joint qq~ting ,~oyembe~.l.0~Oct,obor 2,. ';i947'" '. ", .' ,:

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Octobor 3, ,~947 .Reprosentative' John Tttber in Berlin 'says he liJaw no und~rfGd,

pcqple on t:l;.~P.i contrp.di,cted by' Ropl'GsQntativc: Di:::,k?en :Viho calls :,for

X'econstl"U9tioni and says: tlJ.; havG boen in G6:rme.ny four nooks ". anG! I

'think thore ,is definite undernourishment allover tho cOU;l?-t,J;,;y~I,I. '.:' '.';:" ,'.:, .: ",:'October :4, ..1947 :~ ." .. p.'.

mternatic:nal News. Seryice' al:1..Tlounces, Congr~essmcn 'lIccnfuscd t r. by

sick Europe and are voicing conflicting views.

LuckElan .. s1mX' food drive over radio.

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:V{Eist: trade onc~. pro.d~ction~ts. ~Ul1. stride~ '. .. ':::', ....J.. ':.-' .' ;;..~.)::~,::> ... :::,:Oc.:rc;be~-lO;1947 .. '" .;":. ,'.

Governpr Thomas E... Dewey of NeY;:York states th.at,wmust. lItto aU-.r ... : ........ _ : '~'.' . ," - ,.t.:

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hop8s:j>sh{3.re to .feed hungry people ovor:~oasTt but that ltWe hE+ve, ;; ,;a>.. a '. ;. :: _ -"~J~ ~.

prior .'and. binding' obligation to ,.,-?G9 ~pai:. h? .A~O):ican..i~..'ppor~~~ focl~.a ..OctoberIO, J:947

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bartar one. and' a half. millio~i .toJ:lS .of. qroad ce.+'eals Trith' France ~ '"

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. liGrt~r Corrrrnitte!3 r.eturrilliylith 17. ,-x,:ruh,ks ~q?-ed with .~at~,.':and \" , 'j ~ ' ;. " \. '..: \,

chaiman s~D.,-t;.es: trvle are-co!?--;;.r:i.nqed that no program. ;0:(. Amer,ican ai'd, can .~: . :, .....f . ~ .. .

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achieve the obJectivG,: desired unless E;lD,ch. country .sEltsits' ownhous.e .in :.. . ,'.. '.. { .' .'" . ,: " .. ' .: :':.: :'.:, .

ordcr .....and cooperates with its neighbors~H for the, ~ . . ....., ' .

.l.'~ ,eX:LSl.Jlng or potential. r:esources .. tl : .

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fullest',11se of. .

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Herter CC'IflLiittee rEiported 'cool to special sessiqn' of ..Cr-n:;:;ros$.. .~:. '. . . . . " .. ' .'

October n, 19L~7',~t- .~ ." .'. - '.

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. '-United Stat!3~ .repr9septativo . OJ!, -Aus~?=,iC).n i:;:r~.?-tY'. ,.?f'r:::o~SSio'~1 cinnounces'treaty disclJ:ssions. cJ,.osQ .wit1).outresultsi>.. .'

October 12, 1947 .: . :.' r

"Nayl York Tines reports Conintern ~o wreck Marshi?-ll Pla!-1:1 a;r:-~ '. .''._:'.", ... :,

Congress ~s expected to approve large-$ci?-le:a~d.as reply tc R~ssia. \ . ' "... .... '" '-' ~'. L.

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october 17 ~ i947. '.'1 .',

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9bmi:n,f,0.~m .:wil;L 'l?-0t alt;or policy. or R~ssi~,. 1(o1111i Zil;lakis '-:OfBritain announces St~.lin. told him.....

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'.' October 21, '1947 .

P~rogrmn..1ea:vesforEuropei1< . ,

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, ~lnl~rican ai?-. inission .in' G::reece 'unc'ov~n~s 7;5, 'IililiioJi dollars hoard "of goods;~

Octobo-r, 22" 1947

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:MarE!hall Plclll,'lnow only in draft~ng sta-ge~,when it is completed it:will. ";' . . .." .-.' '::'~'

onc"dp6artIDeiit, or. agency"tt:. '.' " .." ,..

Octqber 22, 1947

Speaking for Cominforlil'~ Zdhartov.ca11s up0J:1 comI~m1i~ts. /~v~_l'YIYJ::l:yte .-. .

to wreck lJ:8,rshall F:lanas an:i,nstrument designee(. by-the United statost.o. ,

achieve.'ff'vvoi

2> ':: ',.,October 23; 1947

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Kurt Schu..111acher 1 head' of German Social DGmocratic..p.~;ty}_,: dOc.}a:r:e:s.. .-.- : .;' ~. - . , '

October 23$ 1947( \

October26, 1947". ;-_t

Ri,~id f8d~~~a~ contrGl~",ovor grain boi~i? rr,ot, it ,is announced,;: /. ,.' .~. .

October 26~ i947"

, Father .Bela Varga, former presiqent of thG.Hungarial~:N~tib~al. ..... '. . .~ :'- :: ..' ~ . '., . -' . . . . " . . ; ". . . ..... ~ " .'. : ..

Asscnb'J-Y, statcs CorJintern never coasoct 'to' axis,t o'," .. ; . ....

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October 26, 1947"

Har~iman Conmittoo'said to bo in accord on aid p,roposal, ,qa-.' :. ;,~':' :- .'

lievos some European requests should go up o.nd others down.:L ..

October. 26:l" 1947. ~.-.:.~.

Republicans see 'llpolitics lf in ,Congross, call.,'." .

October 27, 1947

President's Congress call spur~ works on aid plan;'~.rcpo~n"goverUJil8nts annciunced as 'greatly rea$sured o

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October 26, 1947

Rep. Andresen says on return of his comraittee: (l1To am1 no-: .

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starvation, It but Haroid :McKinley of lowa, on SEUIl8 progiC\T1, chailonges: ,', ,- ~.... "" . .... ". . .. " . .. ~.. .

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this ViCYI, whereupon Rep. AJ;ldresen saysz HI forgot to'meJ:).tion Gormapy..1. . _. . ',... :.; ..:~. '.. ~ ! .

Things' ar8 pretty tough '.t1?-er8,.t~'

October 27~ 1947, ~ .. ~ :. "

~ssi8tance needod by South l\morican repu~li~s bocause of food

d-eficit under study.-,

October 27~ 1947 ."",t ~. ".

100 represontatives of industry~ labor.~ agriculture, and gonoral ..~. . .:'.; :'~:.'IJublic confer with Governnont officials at ,Yillite House on Uo,rshall Plan

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October 27, 1947~.

,EnlGrgenc!.food Co~cil tpld wqrlqfs fqod outpu~,tQ fall o~ this

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iUlocation of. grC3.~p~ 9tqDl~ and ,othor' i toms vihich. arc ".

Pro~iderit'. Truman I ~:Cou.ncil ~f :Ecopomic Advisors' (Nourse:, Ci;)m"':- Bitt-ee) report's Unitod,st~tes able to handle Uarshtill PlaJ:'i;"'"

'1& 'Urnted siat~s .~.- fip';nciaily ,a~l~' to car;; orit:' tI~~' .' '.Harshall Plan and cut the :Nati-6haI Debt 1,'fibhout increasi_ng ".. ': '. :taxe-s:> .Ho1c18ve'r taxe'Sc...Cannot. be' '.r~du.g8'd; ~ . "., 2. Failure to help means industrial paq.lysis dUo":!{o

trade ,barriors and poli'j{ic1J:I changoS a1?ro'D.-eJ.&. ", ' :',J.. The I,IarshD.ll Plan Hill .not cause inflatio~1. becCl;use . ,..,'

pres.ont'inflation is due to-demands at hono . ' '; .,

~ho'Council ~8COffi[;lends' cu+b? s~ilarto these ~uposod Q~rihg.

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2 Q Controis on' sn6cula-tion and ~Qaf4ing~ . '- ..:3.. 'Ronewal of cr~clit: c'\~nt~'ols ... i " .'\.4. 'Price '~ontrols Qvoi:- ptl:oducors "bqt -not over rctail~r~.,5.. ". continuf3c1, high ta:p;:Js and; foderai ecohony., ' .

, I,Ootober 28, 1947

Food Council hears 1'!arnipgs. of I'dnter famine in ~o)?e.

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October 30t 1947

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Octobor 31" 1947 ' .f "

parshe.ll plalli'lor.s sti:lto.d;,,to i',?

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COTIlJ;nmist party o the United st'ates amlC?:mces it -,rill stay putof ;1J:ComiD..form.... ll

Pravda c:l"iticizes J\,morican policy with respect to Greeh: and

Turkish ,elid and the Marshall Plan as ;Mlerican i";porialisrJ. and .H:i.tlotism

comparable to the German priJwar Dral1g linch Osten.a-~--.-

CitizGns Food. Committee "s eoks wider saving in grain..

Independent aiel agency plans being shapo?- Py RGpllblicans~:,.

november -5~ 1947'8hina 'tqrocetve 27 million dollars worth moro.in rGlie~~

Tiorld lack of grain for all of 1949 forecast b;y- Director

Gonora+ of F~O~ Sirvohn Boyd Orr~

N~votlbor '5~' 1947GriSflD+d. seoks 15 million dollars more f01' aid in G1'eece~

November 5~ 1947Lack of rain sl~'[s planting c'.f vital United 8tatos -~lheat ..

Novomber 5~ 1947.- ,

Plans for a 7-man European rooonstruction corporation to

handle foreign relief meet opposition in Congr8ss~