Marshall Plan Document 18

"Jez" (translated as "Hedgehog") was a popular, prominent, and influential satirical magazine. It was started in the postwar period in Yugoslavia (an independent Communist Slavic country in Southern Europe). The caption in the cartoon reads, “The Conference of 16 countries—the supporters of Marshall’s plan—has started in London.” In this picture, the officials of 16 European countries, gathered in London to establish details of obtaining assistance under the Marshall Plan, are presented as harmless piglets.