Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA)

File — Box: 88-90

Identifier: VIII

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Economic Cooperation Administration was a United States governmental agency established to provide funds for the economic recovery of Europe. The possibility for such a plan was first proposed by Secretary of State George C. Marshall in 1947 and became known as the Marshall Plan. The Economic Cooperation Administration was the government agency set up to implement the Marshall Plan.

Hinckley, vice president and director of the American Broadcasting Company, took a leave of absence for a month in August 1949 to undertake a special inspection tour for Economic Cooperation Administration at the request of President Harry S. Truman. Hinckley was a member of the Economic Cooperation Administration Public Advisory Board.

Journal, notes, itineraries, correspondence, and reports on the fifteen countries visited from 1949-1951 are included in this portion of the collection.

Dates

1891-1997

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.