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Cold War Origins: 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Signing Archive with Official Proceedings Signatures and Press Photographs

1949184211949. Archive of twelve items relating to the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington D.C. April 4 1949 documents the formal creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the institutional beginning of the Atlantic alliance system in the early Cold War. The materials include official proceedings printed treaty texts with signatures contemporary press photography from the signing ceremony at the Departmental Auditorium and periodical coverage highlighting President Harry S. Truman's address. Together the items record the public language diplomatic framework and visual staging of the alliance formed by the United States United Kingdom Canada Belgium Denmark France Iceland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Norway and Portugal. In his closing remarks Truman declared "In this pact we hope to create a shield against aggression and the fear of aggression-a bulwark which will permit us to get on with the real business of government and society" framing the treaty as a defensive response to geopolitical tension and ideological conflict.<br /> <br /> Archive consists of seven original vintage press photographs and five printed documents issued in 1949. Documents include: 1 The Signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Proceedings limited hardcover edition in slipcase number 316 of 1000 signed by the typographer containing an introduction full transcription of proceedings delivered by heads of state and foreign ministers the fourteen articles of the treaty and signature pages of participating representatives; 2 The Signing of the North Atlantic Treaty. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1949. Publication no. 3497 in original wrappers including speeches by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State Dean Acheson's opening and closing remarks; and 3 Timely Events. Vol. 13 no. 139 April 13 1949 broadside issue featuring a photograph of Truman with the headline "Truman Addresses Pact Signers." Photographs depict the signing ceremony at the Departmental Auditorium and one meeting of Scandinavian defense ministers discussing accession to the alliance.<br /> <br /> Created in the first year of formalized U.S. containment policy the materials articulate the treaty as a voluntary association of sovereign nations committed to mutual defense contrasting what Truman described as "our method of achieving international unity through the voluntary association of different countries dedicated to common cause" with the coercive structure of a "police state." The proceedings volume preserves verbatim diplomatic language and signatures while the press photographs document the ceremonial and international character of the event. Slipcase edges lightly rubbed and chipped; hardcover volume clean internally; government-issue wrapper with minor corner bumping; broadside folded with light staining at lower left; photographs well preserved with minor handling wear. Overall very good condition. Substantive primary documentation of NATO's founding moment and the formalization of transatlantic defense policy in 1949. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis880,00 $US≈ 744,57 €

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