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Canada is the first country to commit to North Atlantic Treaty

96-1026
Accession Number
96-1026
6x6 inches
Black & White
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NAID 350879414
Related Collection
Acheson, Dean G. Papers
Keywords
Ambassadors
Cabinet officers
International organization
HST Keywords
NATO; Canada - Ref. to
People Pictured
Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
Wrong, Humphrey Hume, 1894-1954
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Acme Newspictures

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Canada became the first country to commit itself to the North Atlantic Treaty, when Canadian Ambassador Hume Wrong, right, deposited with Secretary of State Acheson, left, Canada's "instrument of ratification" of the Treaty. The brief ceremony took place at the State Department.
Date(s)
May 3, 1949