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Truman signing North Atlantic Treaty document, July 25, 1949
  Truman signing North Atlantic Treaty document, July 25, 1949

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  This collection focuses on the creation of and United States participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, covering the years 1948-1952. It includes 107 documents totaling 418 pages. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts, an archival materials guide, and other links.

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1948

Memo, Clark Clifford to Harry S. Truman, ca. 1948 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1949

January

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, January 5, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, January 7, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, January 10, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Revised Draft of the North Atlantic Security Arrangement, January 14, 1949 
    Scanned version (15 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, January 27, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

February

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, February 2, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, February 3, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, February 15, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, February 28, 1949 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

March

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, March 2, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, March 7, 1949 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, March 9, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, March 15, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

W.J. McWilliams to William Hassett, with attachments, March 16, 1949 
    Scanned version (8 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

State Department Press Release, Transcript of Broadcast, March 18, 1949 
    Scanned version (10 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

State Department Press Release, March 18, 1949 
    Scanned version (8 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, March 21, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

April

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, April 5, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

June

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, June 7, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, June 8, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, June 10, 1949 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, June 22, 1949 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

July

Memo from Charles I. Bevans, with related material, July 25, 1949 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

August

Memo, Carl Humelsine to Matthew Connelly, with attachment, August 23, 1949 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

September

Military Assistance Program, Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services on H.R. 5895, September 13, 1949 
    Scanned version (22 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

October

Roger Jones to William Hopkins, with attachments, October 4, 1949 
    Scanned version (12 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1950

January

Memo, Clark Clifford to Harry S. Truman, January 14, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

February

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, February 27, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

May

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, May 10, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, May 15, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, 8:46 a.m., May 19, 1950 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, 5:11 p.m., May 19, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

July

Louis Johnson to Harry S. Truman, with attachment, July 14, 1950 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, July 26, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, July 31, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

August

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, August 2, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Draft, Harry S. Truman to Louis Johnson and Dean Acheson, August 25, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Memo, Louis Johnson to Harry S. Truman, August 30, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

September

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 14, 1950 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 15, 1950 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 16, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 16, 1950 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 16, 1950 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 17, 1950 
    Scanned version (7 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, September 18, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 19, 1950 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 19, 1950 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, September 19, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 22, 1950 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 23, 1950 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 23, 1950 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, September 27, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

October

Memo, John Simmons to Matthew Connelly, with related material, October 26, 1950 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, October 31, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

November

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, November 10, 1950 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, November 17, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, November 20, 1950, November 20, 1950 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

December

Memo, James E. Webb to Harry S. Truman, with related material, December 18, 1950 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Memo, James E. Webb to Harry S. Truman, with attachments, December 19, 1950 
    Scanned version (7 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

W. J. McWilliams to William J. Hopkins, with attachments, December 20, 1950 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1951

January

Memo, George C. Marshall to Harry S. Truman, with related material, January 3, 1951 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, with attachment, January 5, 1951 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

February

George Elsey to Harry S. Truman, with attached minutes of meeting with Dwight Eisenhower, February 6, 1951 
    Scanned version (19 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Dwight D. Eisenhower to Harry S. Truman, February 24, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

March

William Hassett to Colonel Beichline, with attachment, March 9, 1951 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Rose Conway to W. Averell Harriman, with attachment, March 28, 1951 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

April

Correspondence between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman, April 12, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to W. Averell Harriman, with attachment, April 24, 1951 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

July

Correspondence between Harry S. Truman and George C. Marshall, with related material, July 19, 1951 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

August

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, August 3, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

George C. Marshall to Harry S. Truman, with attachment, August 27, 1951 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

September

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, September 4, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, September 11, 1951 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to W. Averell Harriman, with attachments, September 13, 1951 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 19, 1951 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, September 20, 1951 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

October

Harry S. Truman to W. Averell Harriman, with related material, October 4, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to W. Averell Harriman, with attachment, October 5, 1951 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Memo, John F. Simmons to William Hassett, with related material, October 11, 1951 
    Scanned version (18 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Memo, Omar Bradley to Harry S. Truman, October 18, 1951 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Harry S. Truman to Averell Harriman, with related material, October 22, 1951 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

November

Joseph Short to Dwight D. Eisenhower, November 1, 1951 
    Scanned version (1 page )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Memo, Frederick J. Lawton to Harry S. Truman, with related material, November 15, 1951 
    Scanned version (16 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, November 17, 1951 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Memo for the President, November 20, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, James Webb to Dean Acheson, November 26, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, November 27, 1951 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, November 27, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, James Webb to Harry S. Truman, November 28, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, November 28, 1951 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, November 30, 1951 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

December

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, December 1, 1951 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

1952

January

Robert A. Lovett to Harry S. Truman, with related material, January 28, 1952 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Harry S. Truman to Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, with related material, January 29, 1952 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Correspondence between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman, January 31, 1952 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

February

Correspondence between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman, February 15, 1952 
    Scanned version (4 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, February 25, 1952 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Telegram, Dean Acheson to Harry S. Truman, February 26, 1952 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

March

Report on SHAPE, speech by Lauris Norstad, ca. 1952 
    Scanned version (13 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Correspondence between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman, March 20, 1952 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

April

Text of speech given by Averell Harriman, April 4, 1952 
    Scanned version (5 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Correspondence between Robert Lovett and Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 4, 1952 
    Scanned version (8 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

May

Memo, Jack Gorrie to John Steelman, with attachment, May 29, 1952 
    Scanned version (3 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

July

Memo, C. Herschel Schooley to Irving Perlmeter, with related material, July 9, 1952 
    Scanned version (6 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

August

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, August 27, 1952 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  

Summary of Telegrams, Department of State, August 29, 1952 
    Scanned version (2 pages )   Printer Friendly Version (PDF)  



       
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