Torp, Oscar, 1893-1958

Photo of three top Norwegians at the State Department to confer with Secretary Acheson on the North Atlantic Pact. Shown after their conference are left to right, seated: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvard Lange; standing: Oscar Thorp, head of the Norwegian Labor Party, and Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne. From: Beth Gore.

Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvard Lange called on President Harry S. Truman before attending a final State Department Conference on Norway's possible entry into the North Atlantic Security Pact (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). He was accompanied by Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, left, and Oscar Torp, right, one of his advisers. From: Beth Gore.