Spaak, Paul-Henri, 1899-1972

Paul-Henri Spaak (right), Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), greets former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) following his arrival at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska. Also present were General Thomas Power, Strategic Air Command Commander (second from right) and General Leon Johnson, United States Representative to NATO.

Paul-Henri Spaak (second from left), Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), greets former President Harry S. Truman (left) following his arrival at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska. Also present are General Thomas Power, Strategic Air Command Commander (second from right) and General Leon Johnson, United States Representative to NATO.

Paul-Henri Spaak (right), Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), greets former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) following his arrival at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska. Also present were General Thomas Power, Strategic Air Command Commander (second from right) and General Leon Johnson, United States Representative to NATO.

Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium was elected President of the United Nations Assembly on January 10th, as U.N.O. delegates met for the first time in London's Central Hall. From: Beth Gore.

Portrait of Paul-Henri Spaak, seated at desk. He was the foreign minister from Belgium. From: Beth Gore.

Paul Henri-Spaak, Socialist Foreign Minister of Belgium, will represent his country at the forthcoming United Nations Conference at San Francisco. A survivor of the cabinet crisis the prior fall, Spaak was one of the strongmen of the cabinet. When Achille Van Acker was asked to form a new government, one of the conditions he placed on acceptance was that Spaak remain as Foreign Minister. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium. He has been in Washington with Prince Regent Charles. From: Beth Gore.

Prince Charles of Belgium was warmly greeted by President Harry S. Truman as he arrived at the White House. Later in the evening the Chief Executive entertained the Prince at a stag dinner. Left to right: Prince Charles, President Truman and the Prime Minister of Belgium, Paul Henri Spaak. From: Beth Gore.