Communiqué Issued by the Consultative Council of North Atlantic Powers, September 17, 1949

The Council established by Article 9 of the North Atlantic treaty held its first session in Washington on Sept. 17, 1949. Representatives of the parties to the treaty attending this first session were: For Belgium — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Paul Van Zeeland. For Canada — The Secretary of...

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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/s0020818300015265
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0020818300015265
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Summary:The Council established by Article 9 of the North Atlantic treaty held its first session in Washington on Sept. 17, 1949. Representatives of the parties to the treaty attending this first session were: For Belgium — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Paul Van Zeeland. For Canada — The Secretary of State for External Affairs, Mr. Lester B. Pearson. For Denmark — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gustav Rasmussen. For France — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Robert Schuman. For Iceland — The Minister to the United States, Mr. Thor Thors. For Italy — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Sforza. For Luxembourg — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Josef Bech. For the Netherlands — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dirk U. Stikker. For Norway — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Halvard M. Lange. For Portugal — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jose Caeiro da Matta. For the United Kingdom — The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ernest Bevin. For the United States — The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson.