Morgenstierne, Wilhelm, b. 1887

President Harry S. Truman (left) at his desk in the Oval Office with Crown Prince Olav of Norway (right). Also present is Wilhelm Morgenstierne, the Ambassador of Norway (center).

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs a proclamation declaring into effect the 12-nation North Atlantic Pact. They are in the Oval Office. Witnessing the signing are, from left to right: Sir Frederic Hoyer-Millar of the United Kingdom; Ambassador Henrik de Kauffmann of Denmark; Canadian Embassy Counselor W. D.

The U. S. and eight Atlantic Pact allies signed formal mutual aid agreements providing for rush delivery of $1,000,000,000 of American arms to free Western Europe with the next five months. Here, Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe De Morgenstierne, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (left), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson sign the pact.

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) and Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe De Morgenstierne look over a copy of the Atlantic Pact. Norway became the fifth signatory of the 12-nation pact to deposit its instrument of ratification with the State Department.

Photo of the Foreign Minister of Norway, Halvard M. Lange, arriving in Washington for conferences on the North Atlantic Defense Pact. He is shown talking to reporters as he arrived at National Airport. L to R: Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne, Halvard M. Lange, and reporters. From: Beth Gore

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.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs a proclamation declaring into effect the 12-nation North Atlantic Pact. They are in the Oval Office. Witnessing the signing are, from left to right: Sir Frederic Hoyer-Millar of the United Kingdom; Ambassador Henrik de Kauffmann of Denmark; Canadian Embassy Counselor W. D.