Treaties

A nice close-up of the open Japanese Peace Treaty, written in Japanese.

Photo of a "Presidential Suite" plaque at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. Harry S. Truman is pictured on the plaque. The plaque commemorates the signing of the Greece-Turkey aid document. The signing occurred in the Penthouse Suite of the Hotel Muehlebach on May 22, 1947. Donor: Robert T. Weatherford

Photo of a "Presidential Suite" plaque at the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City, Missouri. Harry S. Truman is pictured on the plaque. The plaque commemorates the ratification of the Bonn Convention which opened the way for German participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The ratification occurred in the Penthouse Suite of the Hotel Muehlebach on August 2, 1952. Donor: Robert T. Weatherford

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

Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Dirk U. Stikker signs North Atlantic Treaty. Netherlands Ambassador to the United States Eelco van Kleffens stands at left; John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department stands at right. President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson look on. Donor: Dorothy Girton

Minister of Foreign Affairs Halvard Lange signs North Atlantic Treaty for Norway as John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department stands at right. Donor: Dorothy Girton

The United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin signs North Atlantic Treaty. British Ambassador to the United States Sir Oliver Franks stands at left; John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department stands at right. President Harry S. Truman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Canadian Foreign Minister Lester Pearson, and French Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Schuman look on. Donor: Dorothy Girton

Secretary of State Dean Acheson speaks at the opening of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization signing ceremony in Washington, D.C. Seated in semi-circle behind him are foreign ministers (first row), and ambassadors of signing countries. Donor: Dorothy Girton.

General view of the opening ceremony of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Donor: Dorothy Girton.