Marshall Aid - steel works machinery, 1949
1949 1945-1960 "Marshall Aid - steel works machinery, 1949" [HFR0106], 1949 In 1947, the American Secretary of State, George Marshall, proposed his European Recovery Programme, later known as the Marshall Plan, to rebuild a war-shattered Europe. Marshall offered financial aid from the USA...
| Institution: | TUC - Trade Union Congress Library |
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| Language: | English |
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1949
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/042A4077-7852-444C-8E52-04EA00F91293 http://hdl.handle.net/10796/C80CC2EA-3803-4205-9E4F-ED79E4E1F6A5 |
| Summary: | 1949
1945-1960
"Marshall Aid - steel works machinery, 1949" [HFR0106], 1949
In 1947, the American Secretary of State, George Marshall, proposed his European Recovery Programme, later known as the Marshall Plan, to rebuild a war-shattered Europe. Marshall offered financial aid from the USA for a programme of European economic recovery. In April 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the first appropriation bill authorizing $5,300,000,000 for the first year. The European Recovery Program came to an end on 31 December, 1951. In its three year existence, the ERP spent almost $12,500,000,000, with Britain receiving the largest share of any European nation.
This photograph shows John Kenney [second right], Marshall Aid representative in the UK, watching the installation of US equipment in Port Talbot, South Wales. |
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