About the Collection   This collection focuses on The Truman Doctrine. It includes 69 documents, a lesson plan, and reference to an oral history. Collection Search:				Documents                               Date                          Document Titles 1946 August Memo from Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson to President Truman on the Greek Economic Mission, August 7, 1946, Confidential Future Release notice for the press on a U. S. loan for the Greek government, January 11, 1946  (4 pages) 1947 February Summary of telegrams from Greece, Poland, and the USSR, February 25, 1947  (1 page)   March Background memorandum on Greece, March 3, 1947  (5 pages)            Draft of suggestions for the President's message to Congress in regard to the Greek situation, March 3, 1947  (5 pages)            Letter from Paul Economou-Gouras to George C. Marshall, March 3, 1947  (3 pages)            The Drafting of the President's Message to Congress on the Greek Situation  (4 pages)            Draft of the President's Message to Congress on the Greek Situation, March 4, 1947 (9 pages). NOTE: Pages 9 through 14 are missing  (9 pages)            Summary of telegrams from Hungary, Greece, and Germany and relief needs, March 4, 1947  (1 page)            Summary of telegrams from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, France, Bulgaria, and Greece, March 5, 1947  (1 page)            Letter from George M. Elsey to Mr. Clifford, March 7, 1947  (1 page)            Suggested draft of the President's message to Congress on the Greek Situation, March 7, 1947  (15 pages)            Rough draft of the President's message to Congress in regard to Greece, March 9, 1947  (19 pages)            Memo from C. H. Humelsine to Commander George M. Elsey, March 10, 1947  (1 page)            Address of the President of the United States: Recommendation for Assistance to Greece and Turkey, March 12, 1947  (3 pages)            The Drafting of the President's Message to Congress on the Greek Situation, Delivered before a Joint Session of Congress, March 12, 1947  (4 pages)            Chronology of the drafting of the President's message of March 12, 1947  (5 pages)            Telegram from French Ambassador Caffery to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, March 13, 1947  (2 pages)            Telegram from Greek Ambassador MacVeagh to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, March 13, 1947  (1 page)            Telegram from British Ambassador Gallman to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, March 13, 1947  (2 pages)            Telegram from Yugoslavian Ambassador Cabot to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, March 14, 1947  (1 page)            Telegram from Swiss Ambassador Harrison to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, March 14, 1947  (2 pages)            Statement by President Truman, March 15, 1947  (2 pages)            Telegram from French Ambassador Caffery to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, March 18, 1947  (1 page)            The President's Address Before Congress on the Greek Situation, Part 1, March 19, 1947, and Part 2, March 22, 1947  (8 pages)            State Department press notice regarding the general political situation in Greece, March 23, 1947  (7 pages)            Letter from Edwin W. Pauley to President Truman, March 24, 1947  (2 pages)   April Correspondence between President Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt, April/May 1947  (7 pages)   May "Aid to Greece and Turkey", from The Department of State Bulletin Supplement, May 4, 1947  (43 pages)            State Department press notice regarding an address by Henry S. Villard, May 5, 1947  (7 pages)            The act to provide for assistance to Greece and Turkey as stated by Congress, May 22, 1947  (4 pages)            Draft of note from the Greek government to the United States government, May 22, 1947  (3 pages)            Agreement on aid to Greece, May 22, 1947  (4 pages)            Letter to Clark Clifford regarding the Greek Aid Program, May 23, 1947, comparison of Treasury and State drafts of agreement on assistance to Greece, May 22, 1947  (7 pages)            Memo from Secretary of State Dean Acheson to President Truman on the proposed agreement on aid to Greece, May 23, 1947  (1 page)   June Memorandum of the press and radio news conference by Lincoln White, June 18, 1947  (10 pages)   July Memo from General Marshall to President Truman on the Greek situation, including a map of the Greek situation on page 4, July 16, 1947  (4 pages)   October Press Release: Transcript of the speech of Australian Foreign Minister Evatt on the Greek question, October 6, 1947  (4 pages)            Letter from Dwight P. Griswold to President Truman, September 20, 1947, memo from President Truman to the Under Secretary of State along with a copy of the letter from Dwight P. Griswold to President Truman on 9-20-47, October 13, 1947  (10 pages)            State Department press notice regarding the report on Greece, October 15, 1947  (5 pages)   November Telegram from Greek Ambassador Keeley to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, November 29, 1947  (4 pages) 1948 January Letter from Walter Wilds to John R. Steelman, January 22, 1948, letter from W. Averell Harriman to John R. Steelman, December 2, 1947, letter from W. Averell Harriman to John R. Steelman, December 24, 1947  (6 pages)            Memo from Eben A. Ayers to John Miles, January 27, 1948  (1 page)   February Letter from Patrick J. McDonough to Matthew J. Connelly, February 18, 1948, an Application for Export License and Priority Assistance for Articles and Materials, January 12, 1948, letter from Thomas A. Pappas to Patrick J. McDonough, January 14, 1948, an Application for Export License and Priority Assistance for Articles and Materials, January 12, 1948, letter from Lawrence Dugan to Robert C. Turner, February 17, 1948  (6 pages)            Memo from E. Wilder Spaulding to Eben A. Ayers, February 13, 1948  (1 page)   May Final draft of President Truman's third quarterly report on Greek-Turkish aid  (63 pages)   June A factual summary concerning the American Mission for aid to Greece, June 15, 1948  (24 pages)   July Letter from Massachusetts governor Maurice J. Tobin to Matthew J. Connelly, June 29, 1948, letter from James Kakridas to Massachusetts governor Maurice J. Tobin, June 25, 1948  (4 pages)            Letter from N. E. Nicolaides to President Truman, July 2, 1948, handwritter letter from N. E. Nicolaides to President Truman, July 2, 1948  (6 pages)   August Letter of Transmittal to the U. S. Congress (no date), letter from John Miles to William J. Hopkins, August 26, 1948, memo from William J. Hopkins to John Miles, August 31, 1948  (3 pages)   November Letter from George Xanthaky to President Truman, October 22, 1948  (2 pages)   December Memo from George C. McGhee to William J. Hopkins, December 1, 1948  (3 pages)            Memo from President Truman to Congress regarding the fifth quarterly report, December 6, 1948  (1 page)            Fifth Report to Congress on Assistance to Greece and Turkey, December 10, 1948  (44 pages)            Memo on Turkey from the Central Intelligence Agency to President Truman, December 22, 1948  (7 pages) 1949 June Seventh Report to Congress on Assistance to Greece and Turkey, June 29, 1949  (51 pages)   September "Greece and the United Nations, 1946-49", from the Department of State Bulletin, September 19, 1949  (4 pages) 1952 March Press Release: ECA Mission to Greece, March 1, 1952  (4 pages)            Press Release: ECA Mission to Greece, March 8, 1952  (7 pages)            Press Release--Mutual Security Agency: Special Mission to Greece for Economic Cooperation, March 15, 1952  (5 pages)            Press Release--Mutual Security Agency: Special Mission to Greece for Economic Cooperation, March 22, 1952  (6 pages)            Press Release--Mutual Security Agency: Special Mission to Greece for Economic Cooperation, March 29, 1952  (3 pages)   April Press Release--Mutual Security Agency: Special Mission to Greece for Economic Cooperation, April 12, 1952  (6 pages)   November Memo from Greek Ambassador Athanase G. Politis to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, November 4, 1952, memo from John F. Simmons to Matthew J. Connelly, November 7, 1952, reply from President Truman to Greek Ambassador Athanase G. Politis, November 14, 1952, memo from William J. Hopkins to John F. Simmons, November 21, 1952  (4 pages) Not Dated           Letter, not dated, by President Harry S. Truman to U.S. Secretary of State  (4 pages)             Memorandum, not dated, by William D. Hassett, Secretary to President Harry S. Truman, to Col. Beichline  (51 pages)             Papers of Harry S. Truman: President's Secretary's Files  ( pages)             Report, not dated, by unspecified author to unspecified recipient  (2 pages)             Statement, not dated, by President Harry S. Truman to unspecified recipient  (7 pages)

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