Wrong, Humphrey Hume, 1894-1954
Lester Pearson signs North Atlantic Treaty as Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson look on
Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson signs North Atlantic Treaty. Canadian Ambassador to the United States H.H. Wrong stands at left; John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department stands right. President Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson look on in the background. Donor: Dorothy Girton
Canadian Ambassador Hume Wrong signs the Canadian Water Diversion Treaty at Washington
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.
Canada is the first country to commit to North Atlantic Treaty
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.