A.6 Marshall Aid, Comecon and Cominform

Question 1

Marshall Plan

Answer 1

• June 1947, George Marshall the new US secretary of state proposed an aid package for Europe in a speech at Harvard University
• conference called in Paris to formulate plans for aid.
• 16th July 1947, detailed negotiations begin in Paris. 16 western european nations were represented but eastern european nations were barred from coming by Stalin.

Question 2

Cominform

Answer 2

• Communist Information Bureau
• set up in September 1947 in response to the Marshall Plan
• Stalin invited leaders of Eastern European, French and Italian Communist parties to a conference in Poland