The Papers of George Catlett Marshall: "The Whole World Hangs in the Balance," January 8, 1947-September 30, 1949 v. 6 Includes secretary of state George Catlett Marshall"s papers that deal with the formal break between the United States and its Soviet wartime ally and the beginning of the cold war; civil wars in Greece and China; decolonization and independence for India, Pakistan, and Israel; the Truman Doctrine; and the Organization of American States.