Consultative Council of North Altlantic Powers

With the ratification of the North Atlantic treaty by France on August 24, 1949, the treaty came into force. France was the last of the seven nations drafting the alliance to file its ratification, the six other original countries – the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, Bel...

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Published in:International Organization
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1949
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020818300015101
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0020818300015101
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Summary:With the ratification of the North Atlantic treaty by France on August 24, 1949, the treaty came into force. France was the last of the seven nations drafting the alliance to file its ratification, the six other original countries – the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, Belgium and Luxembourg – having previously ratified the treaty. Ratifications had also been filed by the other five nations which later became associated with the pact: Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Portugal and Italy.