International organization

President Harry S. Truman and First Lady Bess W. Truman greet representatives of Saudi Arabia at a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City for delegates to the United Nations General Assembly which is convening for the first time in the United States. Left to right in the receiving line: James H. Foskett, Naval Aide to the President; Bess Truman; President Truman; General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President. All others are unidentified.

At the conference in San Francisco, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius signs the United Nations charter while President Harry S. Truman (second from left) looks on. The United States delegation is gathered about. Same as 64-514 except that three onlookers in the middle of the photo have been brushed out.

Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, NATO, at desk.

The official insignia of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, USN, formally establishes and assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, by authority of the 14 member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

An unidentified man speaks during a United Nations Day event in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn (seated, fourth from left); and Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (seated, fifth from left). All others unidentified.

Under Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (at podium) speaks during a United Nations Day event in the Department of the Interior auditorium. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Joel D. Wolfsohn (seated, behind Under Secretary Northrop). All others unidentified.

An overhead view of a crowded conference, probably the International Monetary Fund. No persons are identified.

Overview photo showing a meeting of the Fourth Annual Conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Governors in Washington, D. C. at the Shoreham Hotel.

John W. Snyder, Secretary of Treasury (standing), speaks at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meeting.