Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971

Secretary of State Dean Acheson dips his pen before signing the North Atlantic Defense Treaty as and President Harry S. Truman (standing at right) looks down. Man at left is unidentified.

Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) is shown greeting Rt. Hon. Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia, as he called at the State Department today. From: Beth Gore.

Robert Butler is shown being sworn into office as the first United States Ambassador to Australia. Previously those representing this country held the rank of Minister. The photo shows, left to right, Bennett Champ Clark, Federal Judge; Ambassador Butler; and Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson. From: Beth Gore

Left to right: former President Harry S. Truman, former Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and unidentified man at unknown political luncheon. (see photos 97-2133 through 2141).

Spruille Braden being sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State in charge of American Republic Affairs. Left to right: Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed, Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Spruille Braden, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. From: Beth Gore.

George V. Allen today took the oath as United States Ambassador to Iran in ceremonies at the State Department. Left to right, Marvin Will of the Foreign Service Department of State, Mrs. Katharine Allen, Ambassador Allen and Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson. From: Beth Gore

Visiting the White House, President Vincent Auriol of France receives a gift from President Harry S. Truman, a handsome leather-bound volume of color photographs depicting scenes of America. In the Oval Office are (left to right): President Truman and President Auriol (sitting); and (standing) Secretary of State Dean Acheson, French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman, French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Special Assistant to the President W. Averill Harriman, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman. (Similar to 77-1600; also see 2006-178.)

Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson today offered "to stake my life and my reputation" in opposition to charges of Communism brought against Herbert S. Marks, General Counsel of the Atomic Energy Commission. Acheson, in an appearance before the Senate Atomic Committee, defended Mark's appointment to the post. He recounted his two years of close relations with Marks, who served as his assistant in the State Department. From: Beth Gore

President Truman today accepted the resignation of Under Secretary of State Dean Acheson, effective the end of June. Mr. Acheson is shown here as he posed for photographs today. From: Beth Gore

Congress today opened hearings on President Truman's program to aid Greece and Turkey. Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson, left, and Rep. Charles A. Eaton, New Jersey, right, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are shown looking at the location of distressed foreign countries on a huge globe in the committee room. From: Beth Gore