International organization

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) attends the meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Several representatives of foreign countries met for this meeting. Also present is Charles M. Spofford (right).

Secretary of State Dean Acheson is the second speaker to address the morning session of the United Nations General Assembly at Flushing, New York.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) and Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe De Morgenstierne look over a copy of the Atlantic Pact. Norway became the fifth signatory of the 12-nation pact to deposit its instrument of ratification with the State Department.

Canada became the first country to commit itself to the North Atlantic Treaty, when Canadian Ambassador Hume Wrong, right, deposited with Secretary of State Acheson, left, Canada's "instrument of ratification" of the Treaty. The brief ceremony took place at the State Department.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as open hearings began on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Dean Acheson is shown with the Canadian-American Defense Group at Patuxent River, Maryland.

Dean Acheson is shown speaking before the Canadian-American Defense Group in Patuxent River, Maryland.

Former Presidents Harry S. Truman (second from left) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) converse with unidentified reporters and dignitaries gathered for a lunch in honor of the United Nations Organization "We Believe." The U.N. symbol hangs on the wall behind the two former presidents. The luncheon is in Kansas City, Missouri. (See also 70-852.) From: Bob Boothman.

Former Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower (left) converse with unidentified reporters and dignitaries gathered for a lunch in honor of the United Nations Organization "We Believe." The U.N. symbol hangs on the wall behind the two former presidents. The luncheon is in Kansas City, Missouri. (See also 70-852.) From: Bob Boothman

An overview of the laying of the cornerstone for the new permanent headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.