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Atlantic Pact Trainees Meet General Dwight Eisenhower at MATS Terminal

A small group of Atlantic Pact (NATO) trainees visiting the United States met with General Dwight Eisenhower at the MATS Terminal at Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Trainees pictured include: Norway Air Cadet Nils C. Astrup, French Master Sergeant Jean Paul Leyzat, Belgian Air Cadet Andre Jonckheers, Canadian Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert N. Langton, Danish Navy Chief Petty Officer Mogens A. Petersen, Italian Navy Chief Petty Officer Mario Sabbatini, Dutch First Sergeant Thomas J.C. Benningshof, and British Sergeant H.S. Edwards.

United States Delegation in Prague, Czechoslovakia

Members of a United States delegation stand together beside an airplane at the airport in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From left to right: unidentified; Colonel Frank Kurtz, Senior Aide; Senator Allen J. Ellender; Representative Fred Crawford (mostly obscured); unidentified; Senator Hugh Butler; and J. Weldon Jones, Assistant Director, United Stated Bureau of the Budget. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.