COLLECTIONS

Volume 6: The Whole World Hangs in the Balance

“The more I see and talk to him,” wrote President Harry S. Truman in early 1947, “the more certain I am that he’s the great one of the age.  I am surely lucky to have his friendship and support.” This sixth volume quickly reveals why.  Marshall’s two years as secretary of state, from January 1947 to January 1949, remain among the most eventful in the history of both the State Department and American foreign policy in general.

CONTENTS:

6-001 From Col George Underwood, January 9, 1947
6-002 To James F. Byrnes, January 10, 1947
6-003 To Mrs. John B. Wilson, January 11, 1947
6-004 Statement at Union Station, January 21, 1947
6-005 To Arthur H. Vandenberg, January 22, 1947
6-006 To Walter G. Andrews, January 22, 1947
6-007 To General Henry H. Arnold, January 22, 1947
6-008 To Henry A. Wallace, January 27, 1947
6-009 To E.M. O’Byrne, January 27, 1947
6-010 To Cordell Hull, January 28, 1947
6-011 Meeting of the Secretaries of State, January 29, 1947
6-012 To Walter Bedell Smith, January 30, 1947
6-013 To James V. Forrestal, February 1, 1947
6-014 To Major Reginald Winn, February 3, 1947
6-015 To Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, February 5, 1947
6-016 To Robert A. Lovett, February 6, 1947
6-017 Memorandum for the President, February 6, 1947
6-018 Memorandum for the President, February 7, 1947
6-019 Memorandum of the Press and Radio News Conference, February 7, 1947
6-020 Memorandum for John Carter Vincent, February 12, 1947
6-021 Meeting with the French Ambassador, February 12, 1947
6-022 Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations, February 14, 1947
6-023 To Dean G. Acheson, February 14, 1947
6-024 To Robert A. Lovett, February 18, 1947
6-025 To James F. Byrnes, February 18, 1947
6-026 Speech at Princeton University, February 22, 1947
6-027 Memorandum of Conversation with British Ambassador, February 24, 1947
6-028 To Robert E. Sherwood, February 25, 1947
6-029 Statement to Congressional Leaders, February 27, 1947
6-030 Speech to the American Red Cross, March 2, 1947
6-031 Testimony on the Department of State Budget, March 3, 1947
6-032 Memorandum for Mr. Vincent, March 4, 1947
6-033 To Mrs. John J. Singer, March 4, 1947
6-034 Statement at National Airport, March 5, 1947
6-035 Remarks to the President of France, March 6, 1947
6-036 To Dean G. Acheson, March 7, 1947
6-037 Memorandum of Conversation, March 10, 1947
6-038 Memorandum of Conversation Monsieur Georges Bidault, March 13, 1947
6-039 Statement of Reconstruction of Germany, March 14, 1947
6-040 Summary of Marshall’s Reports on Meetings, March 10-21,1947
6-041 To Major General Clayton L. Bissell, March 22, 1947
6-042 Notes on Conversation with Mr. Bevin, March 22, 1947
6-043 Summary of Marshall’s Meetings, March 22-31, 1947
6-044 Statement to Council of Foreign Ministers, March 31, 1947
6-045 To Sally G. Chamberlin, March 31, 1947
6-046 Summary of Marshall’s Reports on Meetings, April 1-6, 1947
6-047 To Dean G. Acheson, April 7, 1947
6-048 Notes on Conversation with British Foreign Minister, April 8, 1947
6-049 To Dean G. Acheson, April 8, 1947
6-050 Summary of Marshall’s Meetings, April 8-15, 1947
6-051 To Mrs. John B. Wilson, April 14, 1947
6-052 To William B. Benton, April 15, 1947
6-053 Memorandum of Conversation with Stalin, April 15, 1947
6-054 Summary of Marshall’s Meetings, April 16-20, 1947
6-055 To Dean G. Acheson, April 20, 1947
6-056 Memorandum of Conversation with Bidault, April 20, 1947
6-057 To Harry S. Truman, April 22, 1947
6-058 Summary of Marshall’s Meetings, April 21-25, 1947
6-059 To Henry L. Stimson, April 28, 1947
6-060 Radio Address, April 28, 1947
6-061 Speech to Nat’l Conf of Business Paper Editors, May 2, 1947
6-062 Senate Testimony on the Italian Peace Treaty, May 6, 1947
6-063 Memorandum of the Press and Radio News Conf, May 7, 1947
6-064 To Chan Gurney, May 8, 1947
6-065 To Jesse H. Jones, May 8, 1947
6-066 Meeting with the Chinese Ambassador, May 8, 1947
6-067 Memorandum of Conversation with Arthur Lane, May 9, 1947
6-068 Memorandum for the Undersecretary, May 12, 1947
6-069 Testimony Before Subcommittee House Foreign Affairs, May 16, 1947
6-070 To Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, May 20, 1947
6-071 Testimony on the St. Lawrence Seaway Project, May 28, 1947
6-072 To James B. Conant, May 28, 1947
6-073 Memorandum for General Carter, May 30, 1947
6-074 Testimony on Authorizing Certain Military Missions, June 3, 1947
6-075 Memorandum for Secretary of Navy, June 4, 1947
6-076 Speech to Business Organizations, June 4, 1947
6-077 Speech to Harvard University Alumni, June 5, 1947
6-078 Testimony on the Department of State Budget, June 10, 1947
6-079 Testimony on the Ship Sales Act of 1946, June 11, 1947
6-080 To Mrs. John J. Singer, June 11, 1947
6-081 Memorandum of Interview with the President, June 16, 1947
6-082 Memorandum of Conversation with Clayton, June 20, 1947
6-083 Speech to the Graduates of National War College, June 20, 1947
6-084 Testimony of the Inter-American Military Cooperation Act, June 23, 1947
6-085 To General Lucius Clay, June 24, 1947
6-086 To Robert P. Patterson, July 1, 1947
6-087 Speech to the Women’s National Press Club, July 1, 1947
6-088 Memorandum for Mr. Henderson, July 1, 1947
6-088 Memorandum for Mr. Henderson, July 1, 1947
6-089 Testimony on Information and Education Exchange Act, July 2, 1947
6-090 Memorandum for Mr. Lovett, July 2, 1947
6-091 Testimony on Pacific Island Trusteeship, July 7, 1947
6-092 Speech to Governors’ Conference, July 14, 1947
6-093 Testimony on Admitting Displaced Person to the US, July 16, 1947
6-094 Headnote Regarding Palestine, July 17, 1947
6-094 Memorandum for the President, July 16, 1947
6-095 Memorandum for Mr. Lovett, Mr. Armour, July 17, 1947
6-096 Memorandum of Conversation with French Ambassador, July 21, 1947
6-097 To Robert P. Patterson, July 23, 1947
6-098 To Arthur H. Vandenberg, July 30, 1947
6-099 Memorandum of Conversation with Polish Ambassador, August 6, 1947
6-100 Memorandum for Mr. Lovett, August 8, 1947
6-101 To Mrs. John J. Singer, August 11, 1947
6-102 NBC Radio Speech, August 15, 1947
6-103 To Robert A. Lovett, August 15, 1947
6-104 Speech to Rio Conference, August 20, 1947
6-105 To Robert A. Lovett, August 25, 1947
6-106 To Major General Maxwell D. Taylor, August 26, 1947
6-107 Radio Address on the Rio Conference, September 4, 1947
6-108 Press Conference Remarks, September 10, 1947
6-109 To Edmund P. Coles, September 10, 1947
6-110 Radio Address on the United Nations, September 14, 1947
6-111 Minutes of the US Delegation to the UN, September 15, 1947
6-112 Speech to the United Nations General Assembly, September 17, 1947
6-113 To Adelaide Handy, September 20, 1947
6-114 Meeting with Polish Foreign Minister, September 26, 1947
6-115 Radio Speech on Food Conservation Program, October 5, 1947
6-116 To Winston S. Churchill, October 13, 1947
6-117 Memorandum for Mr. Lovett, October 15, 1947
6-118 Speech to Congress of Industrial Organizations, October 15, 1947
6-119 To Bernard M. Baruch, October 16, 1947
6-120 Meeting with Danish Foreign Minister, October 22, 1947
6-121 Speech to Herald-Tribune Forum, October 22, 1947
6-122 To Henry L. Stimson, October 28, 1947
6-123 To Edward J. Devitt, October 31, 1947
6-124 To Arch Ward, November 3, 1947
6-125 To John Foster Dulles, November 4, 1947
6-126 To McGeorge Bundy, November 7, 1947
6-127 To Robert McClintock, November 7, 1947
6-128 Memorandum for the President, November 7, 1947
6-129 Memorandum for the Undersecretary, November 7, 1947
6-130 Statement to Joint Meeting of Foreign Relations Committees, November 10, 1947
6-131 Testimony on Interim Aid for Europe, November 11-12, 1947
6-132 Meeting with Wellington Koo, November 13, 1947
6-133 Speech on the Situation in Europe, November 18, 1947
6-134 To John Leighton Stuart, November 19, 1947
6-135 To Bernard M. Baruch, November 19, 1947
6-136 To Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, November 19, 1947
6-137 To McGeorge Bundy, November 19, 1947
6-138 Outline of Remarks at Oxford, November 22, 1947
6-139 To Lady Violet Seymour, November 25, 1947
6-140 Summary Reports on London Conference Meetings
6-141 Statement on the German Frontiers, November 27, 1947
6-142 Speech to the American Society of London, November 27, 1947
6-143 Conversation with George Bidault, November 28, 1947
6-144 To Robert A. Lovett, December 1, 1947
6-145 To Katherine T. Marshall, December 3, 1947
6-146 Summary Reports on London Conference, November 28-December 4, 1947
6-147 Conversation with Ernest Bevin, December 4, 1947
6-148 Statement Introducing Discussion of Economic Principles
6-149 To Katherine T. Marshall, December 9, 1947
6-150 To Mrs. John J. Singer, December 12, 1947
6-151 Speech to the Pilgrims Society, December 12, 1947
6-152 Summary Reports on London Conference, December 5-15, 1947
6-153 To Robert Lovett and Marshall Carter, December 16, 1947
6-154 Memorandum of Conversation, December 17, 1947
6-155 To Colonel Frank McCarthy, December 19, 1947
6-156 To General of the Army Eisenhower, December 19, 1947
6-157 Address on the London Conference of Foreign Ministers
6-158 To Arthur W. Vandenberg, December 20, 1947
6-159 To Harry S. Truman, December 20, 1947
6-160 To Bernard M. Baruch, January 1, 1948
6-161 To George F. Kennan, January 6, 1948
6-162 Interview with the Foreign Minister of Ecuador, January 6, 1948
6-163 Statement to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
6-164 Senate Testimony on the European Recovery Program, January 8, 1948
6-165 Statement to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
6-166 House Testimony on US Policy on Postwar Recovery
6-167 Speech to the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce, January 15, 1948
6-168 Memorandum for the Record, January 20, 1948
6-169 Speech to the National Cotton Council, January 22, 1948
6-170 Testimony on the Department of State Appropriation Bill for 1949
6-171 To Dwight P. Griswold, January 26, 1948
6-172 Statement for the VMI Yearbook, January 29, 1948
6-173 To Lyman L. Woodman, January 30, 1948
6-174 Remarks before the National Garden Institute, February 2, 1948
6-175 Memorandum for W. Walton Butterworth, February 2, 1948
6-176 Memorandum for the Undersecretary, February 2, 1948
6-177 To Dean G. Acheson, February 3, 1948
6-178 Memorandum of the Press and Radio News Conference, February 4, 1948
6-179 Memorandum for Mr. Lovett, February 6, 1948
6-180 To Lieutenant General Harold L. George, February 10, 1948
6-181 To Her Majesty Frederica, Queen of the Hellenes, February 10 1948
6-182 Report of a Meeting with Cub Scouts, February 10, 1948
6-183 Memorandum of the Press and Radio News Conference, February 11, 1948
6-184 Remarks to the National Farm Institute Annual Meeting, February 13, 1948
6-185 To Mrs. John J. Singer, February 18, 1948
6-186 To Earl Mountbatten of Burma, February 18, 1948
6-187 George F. Kennan Memorandum of a Conversation, February 19, 1948
6-188 Statement to the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs
6-189 Testimony on the China Aid Program, February 20, 1948
6-190 Statement to the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs
6-191 Executive Session Testimony on the China Aid Program, February 20, 1948
6-192 Draft Remarks to the Virginia American Legion and the VMI Club, February 23, 1948
6-193 To Arthur H. Vandenberg, February 24, 1948
6-194 To James Quigley, February 26, 1948
6-195 Memorandum of the Press and Radio Conference, February 26, 1948
6-196 To Charles A. Marshall, February 27, 1948
6-197 Memorandum of Conversation, March 2, 1948
6-198 Statement to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 3, 1948
6-199 House Testimony on Aid to Greece and Turkey, March 3, 1948
6-200 To Mrs. John J. Singer, March 3, 1948
6-237 Meeting with President Truman and Others, May 12, 1948
6-239 To Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, May 18, 1948
6-242 Memorandum of Conversation, May 25, 1948
6-289 Memorandum of Conversation with Mahmoud Fawzi Bey, August 27, 1948
6-299 Memorandum of Conversation with US Jewish War Veterans, September 8, 1948
6-305 Speech to the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 1948
6-338 Meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister, November 13, 1948
Volume 6: The Whole World Hangs in the Balance – Composite Book

Collection Formats:

Selected Works of General John W. Vessey, Jr., 22 June 1982-30 September 1985

Vessey Selected Works (pdf) This presents material drawn from the public record of General John W. Vessey’s service—22 June 1982 through 30 September 1985—as the Tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Arranged in chronological order, the material is drawn from his speeches, Congressional testimony, published articles, selected correspondence and interviews. It reflects General […]

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Collection

Gleason and Margaret Wilson Biography (pdf) A short biographical summary of the World War II experiences of Gleason and Margaret Wilson. Archival research and exhibit (on display from June 2018 until January 2019) by Marshall Museum Summer 2018 intern Leah Ingle, a graduate student in History at Liberty University.

Glossary of Terms Used in the ECA

The following pages contain a list of the technical terms used most frequently in Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) operations.

Photograph of a young Vietnamese Boy, 1968
Collection:

Sometime in 1968, C. W. Bowman took care of a young Vietnamese boy. He picked him up off the streets in Saigon during the Tet offensive (January-September of 1968). The boy’s family had been killed and he was living on the street. Charles Bowman bought him a uniform and fed him at the Company area.

FRA-00996, Tourism
Call Number: FRA-00996 Collection:

Scene along country road in northern France.

Photographs

FRA-00998, Wheat
Call Number: FRA-00998 Collection:

A wheat field in France.

Photographs

FRA-00997, Manufacturing in northern France., October 2, 1948
Call Number: FRA-00997 Collection:

Factory under construction in northern France.

Photographs

FRA-00995, Wheat
Call Number: FRA-00995 Collection:

Wheat field in France.

Photographs

FRA-00993, Agriculture/Wheat
Call Number: FRA-00993 Collection:

Wheat field in northern France. In the background, coal mine and huge slag heap.

Photographs

FRA-00994, Coal
Call Number: FRA-00994 Collection:

Full coal cars in northern French coal mine.

Photographs

Collection Number: 6
Date: January 8, 1947 - September 30, 1949
 
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