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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.

President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill at Anglo-American Meeting

Meeting between American and British government officials in Washington, D.C. Seated (L to R): Sir Anthony Eden, British Foreign Minister; Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister; President Harry S. Truman; Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State; John W. Snyder, U.S. Secretary of Treasury; Robert A. Lovett, U.S. Secretary of Defense. Standing (L to R): Walter S. Gifford, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain; General Omar N. Bradley; Sir Oliver Franks, British Ambassador to the U.S.; Lord Frederick Cherwell; Lord Hastings L. Ismay; W. Averell Harriman.

President Truman's Address at the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty

President Harry S. Truman's address at the opening of the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, CA. The President spoke at 7:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Opera House. His remarks are followed by the National Anthem. President Truman's opening words referred to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Governor Earl Warren of California, and Mayor E. E. Robinson of San Francisco. The address was broadcast and televised. The Multilateral Treaty of Peace with Japan was signed at San Francisco on September 8, 1951. In six parts.

President Truman's Address at the Opening of the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty

President Harry S. Truman's address at the opening of the Conference on the Japanese Peace Treaty, San Francisco, CA. The President spoke at 7:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Opera House. His remarks are followed by the National Anthem and other music. President Truman's opening words referred to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Governor Earl Warren of California, and Mayor E. E. Robinson of San Francisco. The address was broadcast and televised. The Multilateral Treaty of Peace with Japan was signed at San Francisco on September 8, 1951. In two parts.

President Truman's Exchange of Remarks with the President of the Philippines at the Signing of the Treaty of Mutual Defense

Exchange of remarks between President Harry S. Truman and the President of the Philippines Elpidio Quirino at the signing of the Treaty of Mutual Defense. The President spoke at 12:28 p.m. at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, DC. Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Gen. Carlos P. Romulo also spoke.