Water flows through the land in Calabria in Italy. Construction of dams in progress and electric towers established in the area. Men working on the construction site. Horse carts and tractors used for the purpose. People gather and discuss the entire program. They are hugging each other and smiling.
Views of the river Rhone and its tributaries in France being harnessed for the National Electric Company of Rhone. Diverting water, building canals and setting up of power plants for electricity production. Heavy machinery and equipment used to achieve this.
Digging operations during a project for electricity production in France. Man sitting in front of a crane. The dug earth is moved in dumpers. Modern American machinery and equipment used for this purpose. Vehicles on a road. A crane lifts and dips equipment into water. Night view of the digging operation. Workers weld wearing protective helmets.
People work in steel factory in Europe. The Marshall Plan advances in Europe after the end of World War 2. People watch the facts and figures of the steel production after war. A map shows Walcheren, Netherlands. People work in the fields and restore farm activity in Walcheren. A farmer drives tractor in the field. People using a crane in their work of rebuilding the dykes and revitalizing the area. Men working in the farm fields in Turkey, in the South East of Europe. They harvest crops and attend meetings to learn of improved farming techniques.
The Marshall Plan implemented in Europe after World War 2. Opening scenes are in Turkey: A man marks on a wall drawings for farm fields. A farmer tests a farm vehicle received from an American farm equipment company. Modern farm equipment including tractor, plow, harrow, and a combine are used in the field by Turkish farmers. A sack of grain is loaded into a horse driven cart in Turkey. Discussion of food production in Denmark and Northern Europe. A chicken farm in Denmark. A Danish farmer woman collects eggs in a hen house. She loads eggs in a basket. Farmer feeds pigs. A farmer distributes feed to cows in a shed. Men in white coats examine large blocks of cheese. Food crates and barrels arriving dock side at a port for export through countries of Europe. Scenes of shipping a dock operations in Antwerp Belgium, as ships are loaded with goods. Wide views of Antwerp harbor.
British workers crowd into a dining hall and have lunch. A radio broadcast credits improvements in the British standard of living to the Marshall Plan. Examples of increase attention to developing European self-sufficiency, with advent of Marshall Plan ending in 1952. A train runs on the railway track. Men ascend on the wires above the railway track and work on them. Construction workers seek improved methods and efficiencies. They pack Camel Cigarettes in a box for the purpose of export. Cars in a showroom on which a slip indicates, 'Austin Motor Company Ltd'. The work of expansion of industries going on, with emphasis on increasing exports to the United States. Modern machines and equipment used in the work. Discussion of post Marshall Plan times in Europe.
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