Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Bech of Luxembourg, seated, is signing the North Atlantic Treaty. Ambassador Hugues Le Gallais of Luxembourg, on Bech's right, and John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department, stand watching him. Donor: Dorothy Girton.
Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, seated, signs the North Atlantic Treaty. Baron Silvercruys of Belgium, on Spaak's right, and John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department, stand watching him. Seated in the front row in the background are left to right: Ernest Bevin, United Kingdom; Halvard M. Lange, Norway; Joseph Bech, Luxembourg. Donor: Dorothy Girton.
Harry S. Truman is addressing the first outdoor session of the 59-nation United Nations General Assembly during the cornerstone ceremony for the building in New York City. Seated, left to right: Wallace K. Harrison, United Nations Director of Planning; Ambassador M. C. de Freitas-Valle of Brazil; Dr. Tingfu F. Tsiang of China; Jean Chauvel of France; Sir Mohammed Zafrulia Khan of Pakistan; Governor Thomas Dewey of New York; Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York City; Andrei Y. Vishinsky of Russia. Donor: Dorothy Girton. Used by Democratic Digest.
Portrait of Niles W. Bond used in his oral history interview. Mr. Bond was a U. S. Foreign Service officer, 1940-1941; Vice Consul, Havana, Cuba, 1939-1940, Yokohama, Japan, 1940-1941; Third Secretary Vice Consul, Madrid, Spain, 1942-1945, second Secretary, 1945-1946; Advisor to U. S. Delegation to fourth session Economic and Social Council, 1947; Second Secretary, Vice Consul, Bern, Switzerland, 1947, First Secretary and Consul, 1947; Assistant Chief, Vision of Northeast Asian Affairs, Department of State, 1947-1949, officer in charge of Korean affairs, 1949-1950; Advisor to U. S.