Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Three studies of Secretary of State Dean Acheson as he addressed the largest gathering of the Commonwealth Club since the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed them in 1932. Speaking on the Far East, he warned the Chinese people that they would bring "grave trouble" on to "aggressive or subversive adventures" beyond China's borders.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left), testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that this country may give new economic aid to Chinese Formosa. Mr. Acheson and ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman (right), urged approval of a request for a $100,000,000 for the American sponsored Republic of South Korea.

Canadian Ambassador Hume Wrong signs the Canadian Water Diversion Treaty at Washington. Looking on are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) and Senator Herbert Lehman (D-NY). The Treaty is designed to encourage greater power development from the Niagara River and increase the scenic beauties of Niagara Falls.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to answer questions on how far the administration will go to stop Communism in Southeast Asia.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson, left, holds whispered conversation with Chairman Tom Connally of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as Mr. Acheson and ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The U. S. and eight Atlantic Pact allies signed formal mutual aid agreements providing for rush delivery of $1,000,000,000 of American arms to free Western Europe with the next five months. Here, Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe De Morgenstierne, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (left), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson sign the pact.

Vice President and Mrs. Alben W. Barkley enjoy a joke with their guests at a reception they gave in their Waldorf-Astoria Hotel suite just prior to the $100 a plate Democratic Party Dinner. Left to Right: Mrs. Max Truitt, Mr. Barkley's daughter; Mrs. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mr. William M. Boyle, Jr., Mrs. Barkley, Vice President Alben Barkley, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Mr. Boyle is chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson bids farewell to President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Truman, and Margaret Truman as the first family left Washington this morning for a vacation in Florida. Margaret, who completed her tour with a concert at Constitution Hall last night, carries a new camera for the vacation. They are at an airport.

Left to right: two unidentified men, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, District Commissioner John Russell Young, President Harry S. Truman, the Shah of Iran, and unidentified man. They are at a welcoming ceremony in Washington, D. C.

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Acheson are shown riding in the backseat of a car.