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Spaak, Paul-Henri, 1899-1972

President Truman Speaks at NATO Signing Ceremony

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization signing ceremony in the State Department Auditorium in Washington, D.C. Seated in a semi-circle behind him are the foreign ministers of all the NATO signatory nations, front row, left to right: Ernest Bevin, United Kingdom; Halvard M. Lange, Norway; Joseph Bech, Luxembourg; Bjarni Benediktsson, Iceland; Gustav Rasmussen, Denmark; Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium; Dean Acheson, United States; Lester Pearson, Canada; Robert Schuman, France; Count Carlo Sforza, Italy; Dirk U.

Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgium, Signs North Atlantic Treaty

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.

Former President Harry S. Truman with Paul-Henri Spaak

Paul-Henri Spaak (right), Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), greets former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) following his arrival at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska. Also present were General Thomas Power, Strategic Air Command Commander (second from right) and General Leon Johnson, United States Representative to NATO.

Truman With Paul-Henri Spaak

Paul-Henri Spaak (right), Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), greets former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) following his arrival at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska. Also present were General Thomas Power, Strategic Air Command Commander (second from right) and General Leon Johnson, United States Representative to NATO.

Photo of Paul Henri-Spaak, Socialist Foreign Minister of Belgium

Paul Henri-Spaak, Socialist Foreign Minister of Belgium, will represent his country at the forthcoming United Nations Conference at San Francisco. A survivor of the cabinet crisis the prior fall, Spaak was one of the strongmen of the cabinet. When Achille Van Acker was asked to form a new government, one of the conditions he placed on acceptance was that Spaak remain as Foreign Minister. From: Beth Gore.