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Marshall Plan
60th Anniversary



THE MARSHALL PLAN
Commemorating the 60th Anniversary

 

Recent Material - IIP Resources - Selected Websites - Austria and the Marshall Plan - Selected Books - Selected Articles - Audiovisual Resources


The Marshall Plan (pdf), Information brief by the American Reference Center

Marshall Plan 60th Anniversary, Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Susan McCaw, Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2007 (German version)



George Catlett Marshall
George C. Marshall


On June 5, 1947, speaking to the graduating class at Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall laid the foundation, in the aftermath of World War II, for a U.S. program of assistance to the countries of Europe. At a time when great cities lay in ruins and national economies were devastated, Marshall called on America to "do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world, without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace."

The U.S. Congress approved Marshall's long-sighted proposal in 1948, and by 1952 the United States had channeled some $13 billion in economic aid and technical assistance to 16 European countries. During the program's four years, participating countries saw their aggregate gross national product rise more than 30 percent and industrial production increase by 40 percent over prewar levels.



Recent Material


U.S. Ambassador to Austria Susan McCaw and Dr. Martin Bartenstein, Federal Minister of Econcomic and Labour, signing the Memorandum of Understanding about the bilateral exchange program, Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2007
U.S. Ambassador to Austria Susan McCaw and Dr. Martin Bartenstein, Federal Minister of Econcomic and Labour, signing the Memorandum of Understanding about the bilateral exchange program, Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2007
  • Marshall Plan 60th Anniversary, Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Susan McCaw, Belvedere Palace, Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2007 (German version)

  • Marshall Plan 60th Anniversary, Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Susan McCaw, Hotel Marriott, Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2007

  • "We Cannot Claim Gratitude," Interview with U.S. Ambassador Susan McCaw, Kronen Zeitung, June 3, 2007

  • Marshall Plan Europe 1947 - Africa 2007, Panel discussion, Amerika Haus, Vienna, June 4, 2007

  • The Marshall Plan and Lessons for Today's Transatlantic Relations, Remarks by Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., June 5, 2007

  • 60 Jahre Marshall-Plan, web page
    Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour

  • "Österreich und der Marshall-Plan" (mp4-file, 55,4 MB)
  • "Österreich und der Marshall-Plan" (mp4-file, 16 MB)

  • "ZIB 2", June 5, 2007 - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)

  • "Wien Heute", June 5, 2007 - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)

  • Themenabend "60 Jahre Marshall-Plan", ARTE TV

  • "Die Furche" - Special Supplement "60 Jahre Marshall-Plan" (pdf)
  • "Die Presse" - Special Supplement "60 Jahre Marshall-Plan" (pdf)


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    U.S. Department of State
    Bureau of International Information Programs Resources

    Selected Websites

     

    "This sign means ERP Marshall Plan. Austria needs 18 countries, 18 countries need Austria." (ERP-Fonds)
    A young girl at a spring fair in Vienna, Austria, in 1951, holds a bouquet of hydrogen-filled balloons advertising the Marshall Plan. (AP/WWP)
    "This sign means ERP Marshall Plan. Austria needs 18 countries, 18 countries need Austria." (ERP-Fonds)
    		 A young girl at a spring fair in Vienna, Austria, in 1951, holds a bouquet of hydrogen-filled balloons advertising the Marshall Plan. (AP/WWP)

     

    Austria and the Marshall Plan

    Selected Books

    • Agnew, John, and J. Nicholas Entrikin, eds. The Marshall Plan Today: Model and Metaphor. New York: Routledge, 2004.
    • Ambros, Christian, Der ERP-Fonds. Entstehung und Tätigkeit bis zur Einführung des EURO. Wien: Wirtschafts-Univ., Diplomarbeit, 2007.
    • Behrman, Greg, The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe. New York: The Free Press, 2007.
    • Bischof, Günter, “Achtzig Dollar”. 50 Jahre ERP-Fonds und Marshall-Plan in Österreich 1948 - 1998. Innsbruck: Studienverlag, 1999 .
    • Bischof, Günter, Pelinka, Anton, and Dieter Stiefel, eds. The Marshall Plan in Austria. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2000.
    • Bonds, James Bledsoe, Bipartisan Strategy: Selling the Marshall Plan. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2002.
    • Dulles, Allen, The Marshall Plan. Providence, RI: Berg Publishers, 1993.
    • Gehler, Michael, Vom Marshall-Plan bis zur EU: Österreich und die europäische Integration von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart. Innsbruck: Studienverlag, 2006.
    • Griffiths, Richard T., ed. Explorations in OEEC History. Paris: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 1997.
    • Holzamer, Hans-Herbert, Der Marshall-Plan. Geschichte und Zukunft. Landsberg/Lech: Olzog, 1997.
    • Judt, Tony, Postwar. A History of Europe since 1945. London: Heinemann, 2005.
    • Kindleberger, Charles P., Marshall Plan Days. Boston, MA: Allen & Unwin, 1987.
    • Lackner, Helmut, ed. Österreich baut auf. Wieder-Aufbau & Marshall-Plan. Wien: Technisches Museum, 2005.
    • Machado, Barry, In Search of A Usable Past: The Marshall Plan and Postwar Reconstruction Today. http://www.marshallfoundation.org/library/doc_in_search.html
    • Steininger, Rolf, Der Staatsvertrag. Österreich im Schatten von deutscher Frage und Kaltem Krieg 1938 – 1955. Innsbruck: Studenverlag, 2005.
    • Stourzh, Gerald, Um Einheit und Freiheit. Staatsvertrag, Neutralität und das Ende der Ost-West-Besetzung Österreichs 1945-1955. Wien, Köln, Weimar: Böhlau, 2005.



    Selected Articles


    (For full text please contact the American Reference Center at: arc@usembassy.at)


    • Carr, Judith H., “Unparalleled Generosity.” Army, vol. 47, iss. 6 (June 1997): pp. 44 – 48.
    • Cox, Michael, and Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, “The Tragedy of American Diplomacy? Rethinking the Marshall Plan.” Journal of Cold War Studies, vol. 7 no. 1 (Winter 2005): pp. 97 – 134.
    • Duignan, Peter J. and Lewis H. Gann, “The Marshall Plan.” History and Culture, 4 (1997)
    • Gay, James T., “Rebuilding Europe.” American History, vol. 32, iss. 2 (May/June 1997): pp. 44 – 68.
    • Grose, Peter, ed. “The Marshall Plan and Its Legacy.” Foreign Affairs, Special Commemorative Section, vol. 36, iss. 3, (May/June 1997)
    • Kunz, Diane B., “The Marshall Plan Reconsidered: A Complex of Motives.” Foreign Affairs, vol. 76, iss.3 (May/June 1997): pp. 162 – 169.
    • Maddox, Robert J., "Lifeline to a Sinking Continent." American Heritage, vol. 48, no. 4 (July-August 1997): pp. 90-94.
    • Maier, Charles S., "The Marshall Plan and the Division of Europe." Journal of Cold War Studies, vol. 7, no. 1 (2005): pp. 168-174.
    • “Der Marshall-Plan.” Die Furche, special supplement, no. 21 (May 2007): pp. I – IV. (pdf) - Includes an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Austria Susan McCaw.
    • Morrow, Lance, "George C. Marshall: The Last Great American." Smithsonian, vol. 28, no. 5 (August 1997): pp. 104-116.
    • Price, Sean, “Marshall’s Plan: Pay For Peace.” The New York Times, Sept. 6, 2002: pp. 26 – 28.
    • Rostow, Walt W., “Marshall Plan Commemorative Section: Lessons of the Plan: Looking Forward to the Next Century.” Foreign Affairs, vol. 36, iss. 3, (May/June 1997)
    • Tarnoff, Curt, “The Marshall Plan: Design, Accomplishments, and Relevance to the Present.” CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, Jan. 6, 1997.
    • Walker, Martin. “George Marshall: His Plan Helped Save Europe”. Europe, vol. 365 (April 1997): pp. 22 – 25.



    How the Marshall Plan Works
    "How the Marshall Plan Works." Illustration taken from: Der Marshallplan in Bildern. Wien: ECA Mission, 1950.



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