Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: President on Marshall Aid Plan
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Truman Urges Adoption of Marshall Plan. DESCRIPTION: President Truman addresses Congress urging them to adopt the Marshall Plan. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV Capitol Building. Interior - GV Congress seated, listening and applauding. Truman on dais. SCU & CU Truman saying: I consider it the highest importance, that Congress authorises support for the European Recovery Programme from 1st April, 1948 to 30th June, 1952, with the initial amount of 600 billion dollars. I urge the Congress to act promptly on this vital measure if our foreign policy on this disease is to be a contribution to world peace. Key scene is library material.
- Keywords
- Politics and government
- Locations
- Washington DC
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 49670
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 90
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: President on Marshall Aid Plan', British Movietone News Issue No. 971A, 15 Jan 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14880 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)