Spaak, Paul-Henri, 1899-1972

President Harry S. Truman (front, second from left) meeting Prince Charles, Regent of Belgium (front row, left), at the White House. Others are Admiral William D. Leahy (second row, left), General Harry H. Vaughan (second row, second from left), and Paul Henri-Spaak.

Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, seated, signs the North Atlantic Treaty. Baron Silvercruys of Belgium, on Spaak's right, and John W. Foley of the United States State Department Treaty Affairs Department, stand watching him. Seated in the front row in the background are left to right: Ernest Bevin, United Kingdom; Halvard M. Lange, Norway; Joseph Bech, Luxembourg. Donor: Dorothy Girton.