Anglo-French Decision On Marshall Plan

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1947, Page 5

Anglo-French Decision On Marshall Plan

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Reeeived Friday, 7 p.m. LONDON, July 4. '4By inviting 22 European nations t> a eonference in Paris on July 12, Bri tish and Freneli Governmeuts havc given immhdiate effect to their determination to press forward with tht work of organising Europe 's re» eovery, ' ' says the Times in a leadei "No other "course was possible bui there need be no illusions about the difficulty of the task ahead. A refusal by Russia seems lilcely to entail a refusal by Poland, Czechoslovakia and other eastern European countvies u matter how greatlv these peopl.es ma* stand in need of economic relief fron. abroad. Politieal relations will m evitably suffer from this furtheshadow over international collabora tion. Little good will come from re crimination but the British and Frene! Governments have sliown that tliev ar convineed that still less good will conr. from inaction. In persevering, as tlie; must persevere, with an attempt to fint. a construetive answer to the Americai. offer to help; they will • best servEurope 's interests by proving agains all Mr. Mototov's assertions that the\ do in faet stand neitlier for east no> for west but for the unity and in dependence of Europe of which tlien coimtries form a part. It would have been far better to have had Russia: collaboration, " the Times adds, "Ino much may still be aehieved without it