International organization

A 10 x 14 photo showing Paul Carrino playing a tune on the new United Nations spinet piano which was presented to President Truman by the National Recreation Association as part of National Music Week. The piano is made of a specially designed composite from material contributed by various United Nations countries. Standing behind Mr. Carrino is the President and second from the left is Justin Miller, President, National Association of Broadcasters.

A photograph of Viscount Stanley Melbourne Bruce of Melbourne, Australia, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. From: Beth Gore.

General Omar Bradley, speaking as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appealing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for early ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty. From: Beth Gore

France became the 36th member of the United Nations in a colorful ceremony at the State Department at which the war-time coalition against the Axis was hailed as "the foundation stone of peace". Photo shows French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, left, signing the United Nations declaration, pledging his country's whole-hearted cooperation in the creation of a world security system because France knows from experience that " from now on...war, once begun, will spread over the entire globe." Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, right, looks on. From: Beth Gore

Senator Warren R. Austin, Vermont, New U.S. United Nations Security Council Representative, shown with President Truman at the White House. 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