On 5 June 1947, George Marshall, US Secretary of State, delivers an address at Harvard University, Massachusetts, in which he offers considerable economic assistance to all war-weakened European countries.

On 5 June 1947, Harvard University, Massachusetts, welcomes the US Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, who delivers an address in which he proposes economic and financial aid for European countries in return for closer European cooperation.

On 5 June 1947, the US Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, gives an address at Harvard University, Massachusetts, in which he offers the countries of Europe economic and financial assistance in exchange for closer European cooperation. George C. Marshall is in the centre, holding a hat and talking to Second World War hero, General Omar Nelson Bradley.

On 6 June 1947, the Luxembourg newspaper Luxemburger Wort examines the speech made the previous day by US Secretary of State, George Marshall, at Harvard. It draws a parallel between US aid designated for Europe and Soviet attempts to establish a Balkan federation.

On 6 June 1947, the day after the US Secretary of State, George Marshall, gives his address at Harvard, the Dutch daily newspaper De Volkskrant speculates on the implementation of the United States’ programme of aid for Europe.

On 10 June 1947, the German daily newspaper Die Welt considers the implications and application of the future programme of reconstruction aid proposed by George Marshall, US Secretary of State.

On 18 June 1947, in the French daily newspaper Le Figaro, French diplomat André François-Poncet outlines the difficulties faced by Europe in responding to the proposal put forward by the American Secretary of State, George Marshall.

On 2 July 1947, Joseph M. Jones, Special Assistant to the US Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, describes the role that he played in preparing the address given by Mr Marshall on 5 June 1947 at Harvard University.

On 14 January 1949, George Marshall, US Secretary of State, writes a letter to Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, in which he recognises the role of France in the reconstruction of post-war Europe.