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24th September 1946: ‘Containment’ first suggested in a US report
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:53
Publish Date: 2017-09-23 21:05:34
Description: On the 24th September 1946, Clark Clifford and George Elsey presented a report to President Truman in which they recommended "restraining and confining" Soviet influence. The report helped to shape Truman’s decision to follow a policy of containment, having a direct impact on the introduction of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, and on the formation of NATO. The report was a detailed appraisal of relations between the USA and the Soviet Union, elaborating on the points raised in the so-called “Long Telegram” by George F. Kennan at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Kennan’s telegram highlighted the USSR’s ‘perpetual ...
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