Cabinet officers

Visiting the White House, President Vincent Auriol of France receives a gift from President Harry S. Truman, a leather-bound volume of color photographs depicting scenes of America. In the Oval Office are (left to right) President Truman and President Auriol (sitting); and (standing) W. Special Assistant to the President W. Averill Harriman, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman, Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman, and two unidentified men. (See 77-1600 and 2006-177.)

Visiting the White House, President Vincent Auriol of France receives a gift from President Harry S. Truman, a handsome leather-bound volume of color photographs depicting scenes of America. In the Oval Office are (left to right): President Truman and President Auriol (sitting); and (standing) Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman, French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Special Assistant to the President W. Averill Harriman, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. (Similar to 77-1600; also see 2006-178.)

Congress today opened hearings on President Truman's program to aid Greece and Turkey. Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson, left, and Rep. Charles A. Eaton, New Jersey, right, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are shown looking at the location of distressed foreign countries on a huge globe in the committee room. From: Beth Gore

Herschel Johnson, left, U.S. Deputy on the United Nations Security Council, conferred today with Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson, right, at the State Department. It was assumed that Johnson and Acheson were discussing the proper procedure to protest to the Security Council in case Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia rejects the American 48-hour ultimatum. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Dean Acheson today told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee what progress he is making in formulating a new policy on China. Acheson, center, is shown with Senator Tom Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ambassador-at-Large Philip Jessup, left, who heads a three-man special committee on China Policy. From: Beth Gore

Assistant Secretary of State Dean Acheson posed for this new portrait a few days ago at the State Department. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Dean Acheson today told a Joint Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Arms Aid that the U.S. is "open to attack" as never before because Western Europe's defenses are a "soft shell", inviting Soviet aggression. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Dean Acheson holds a copy of the U. S. "White Paper" on China as he discusses the document with newsmen at a press conference today. Similar to photo 96-1042. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Dean Acheson finds weekend relaxation by helping with the chores on his Harewood Farm near Sandy Springs, Maryland. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of State Dean Acheson today reported to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Big Four Meeting in Paris. In a two hour meeting with members of the Committee, the Secretary warned that the end of the cold war is not yet in sight. He further urged the early ratification of the North Atlantic Pact. Mr. Acheson is shown here (left) with Senator Tom Connally, chairman of the Committee. From: Beth Gore