Treaties

The United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin signs North Atlantic Treaty. British Ambassador to the United States Sir Oliver Franks stands at left; John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department stands at right. President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson, and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman look on. Donor: Dorothy Girton

Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaks at the opening of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization signing ceremony in Washington, D.C. Seated in semi-circle behind him are foreign ministers (first row), and ambassadors of signing countries. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

General view of the opening ceremony of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

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.

Japanese representative General Yoshijiro signs the instrument of unconditional surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri, as General Douglas MacArthur watches. Same as 68-537.

From left to right: Dr. Warren Kelchner, Temporary Chairperson of the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference, Governor Earl Warren of California, President Harry S. Truman, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson standing on stage. President Truman is addressing the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco, California.

President Harry S. Truman (behind the podium) addresses the closing session of the United Nations Conference at San Francisco, California. Standing behind President Truman on the right is Naval Aide Captain James Vardaman. Partly visible behind President Truman is Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes the hand of an unidentified man after signing the United Nations Charter at the San Francisco conference. Also present are Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (second from left) and Senator Tom Connally (fourth from left, partly obscured). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) listens while Secretary of State Edward Stettinius (seated) speaks at the closing session of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco, California. Standing on the right are Senators Theodore Green (right) and Tom Connally (second from right). All others are unidentified.