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American civilian co-ordinator for aid to Greece and Turkey with State Department in Washington DC, United States of America, 1947-1948; served as United States Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany in West Germany, 1963-1968
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REEL 1 Recollections of period as co-ordinator for aid to Greece and Turkey with State Department in Washington DC, United States of America, 1947-1948: question of Communist threat of Greece; situation in Turkey; State Department concern over situation in Western Europe, 1947; reaction to British note on withdrawal of aid from Greece and Turkey, 2/1947; origins of Truman Doctrine; question of Greece and Turkey being drawn behind the Iron Curtain; character of General George Marshall; how attending Foreign Ministers Conference in Moscow, Soviet Union affect General George Marshall's thinking, 3/1947-4/1947; opinion of President Harry S Truman's Truman Doctrine speech, 3/1947.
REEL 2 Continues: reaction to Truman Doctrine speech, 3/1947; question of Soviet Union joining Marshall Plan; Czechoslovakian Coup, 2/1948; question of effect of Marshall Plan on Greece and Turkey; importance of re-building of Piraeus Harbour and re-opening of Corinth Canal in Greece; mule shipments to Greece; opinion of importance of Marshall Plan; reaction to Soviet Communist perception of the Marshall Plan; question of Marshall Plan being used to develop American overseas markets; importance of Americans standing together during period; opinion of President Harry S Truman.
REEL 3 Continues: Aspects of period as United States Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany in West Germany, 1963-1968: preparations for President John F Kennedy for his visit to Berlin, 6/1963; amusing story of behaviour of French minister during President John F Kennedy's visit; reaction of Berliners to President John F Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech; opinion of American policy in Vietnam and decision to commit military forces; question of whether American policy on Vietnam was a blunder. Reflections on the Cold War: question of dominance of Cold War on American foreign policy decisions; opinion of origins of Cold War.
REEL 4 Continues: question of the most dangerous point of the Cold War; opinion of situation in Western Europe, 2/1947; importance of decisions made after British note stating intention to withdraw aid from Greece and Turkey, 2/1947.