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	North Atlantic Treaty Organization — FactMonster.com
		North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), established under the North Atlantic Treaty (Apr. 4, 1949) by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States.
		The treaty, one of the major Western countermeasures against the threat of aggression by the Soviet Union during the
		The organization was reorganized and centralized in 1952.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0835931.html (735 words)

	NATO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Treaty of Brussels, signed on 17 March 1948 by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom, is considered the precursor to the NATO agreement.
		On 1 July 1968, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty opened for signature: NATO argued that its nuclear weapons sharing arrangements did not breach the treaty as US forces controlled the weapons until a decision was made to go to war, at which point the treaty would no longer be controlling.
		The meetings of the North Atlantic Council are chaired by the Secretary General of NATO and, when decisions have to be made, action is agreed upon on the basis of unanimity and common accord.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization (4507 words)

	Flags of National Defence
		Obviously, these flags are treated with the utmost respect; they are presented ceremoniously to the unit by the sovereign, her representative (the governor general or a lieutenant-governor), or someone appointed by them, and they are consecrated in a religious service.
		These distinguishing flags continued to be used by the RCAF up until the adoption of their new ensign in 1940 at which time a change was proposed that would have merely placed a golden maple leaf in the centre of each flag, possibly in imitation of a practice used in the Canadian Army.
		The shape of the flag distinguishes the appointment rank of the general officer or naval equivalent: rectangular for a general, an admiral, lieutenant-general or vice-admiral; a swallowtail for the major-general or rear-admiral; and a pennant swallowtail for the brigadier-general or commodore.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Nation/NatDefence.html (11381 words)

	Common Sense Americanism - The North Atlantic (NATO) Treaty
		This Treaty does not affect, and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations under the Charter of the Parties which are members of the United Nations, or the primary responsibility of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.
		This Treaty, of which the English and French texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America.
		The definition of the territories to which Article 5 applies was revised by Article 2 of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of Greece and Turkey and by the Protocols signed on the accession of the Federal Republic of Germany and of Spain.
	www.csamerican.com /Doc.asp?doc=NATO (1319 words)

	NATO
		In proportion 3:5, the NATO flag is used as the ensign of the Stanavforlant (Standing Naval Force in the Atlantic) or Stanavforchan (Standing Naval Force in the Channel) vessels.
		Flags of the Stanavforlant or Stanavforchan vessels (dimensions 3:5) are same as the organization flag, but for the ratio.
		A slightly different flag prescribed for the purpose in the Dutch naval regulations, having the field of lighter blue shade (but the "voided" parts of the compass points still dark blue), otherwise very much like the design in the Album des Pavillons (2000) (regarding the shape of the emblem), but the ratio being 2:3.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/nato.html (1207 words)

	Flags of National Defence
		Obviously, these flags are treated with the utmost respect; they are presented ceremoniously to the unit by the sovereign, her representative (the governor general or a lieutenant-governor), or someone appointed by them, and they are consecrated in a religious service.
		These distinguishing flags continued to be used by the RCAF up until the adoption of their new ensign in 1940 at which time a change was proposed that would have merely placed a golden maple leaf in the centre of each flag, possibly in imitation of a practice used in the Canadian Army.
		The shape of the flag distinguishes the appointment rank of the general officer or naval equivalent: rectangular for a general, an admiral, lieutenant-general or vice-admiral; a swallowtail for the major-general or rear-admiral; and a pennant swallowtail for the brigadier-general or commodore.
	www.fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Nation/NatDefence.html (11381 words)

	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
		Military association of major Western European and North American states set up under the North Atlantic Treaty of 4 April 1949.
		In 1992 it was agreed that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) would in future authorize all NATO's military responses within Europe.
		NATO was formed at the start of the Cold War, at a time when the capitalist nations of the West were fearful of the potential for a communist Soviet invasion of Western Europe following the Berlin blockade (1948–49) by Soviet forces.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005031.html (1054 words)

	NATO
		In proportion 3:5, the NATO flag is used as the ensign of the Stanavforlant (Standing Naval Force in the Atlantic) or Stanavforchan (Standing Naval Force in the Channel) vessels.
		Flags of the Stanavforlant or Stanavforchan vessels (dimensions 3:5) are same as the organization flag, but for the ratio.
		A slightly different flag prescribed for the purpose in the Dutch naval regulations, having the field of lighter blue shade (but the "voided" parts of the compass points still dark blue), otherwise very much like the design in the Album des Pavillons (2000) (regarding the shape of the emblem), but the ratio being 2:3.
	flagspot.net /flags/nato.html (1207 words)

	Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, Canada shares land borders with the United States to the south and to the northwest.
		To the north of this region is the broad Canadian Shield, an area of rock scoured clean by the last ice age, thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and dotted with lakes and rivers—Canada by far has more lakes than any other country in the world and has a large amount of the world's freshwater.
		Particularly, the use of the maple leaf, as a Canadian symbol, dates back to the early 18th century and is depicted on its current and previous flags, the penny, and on the coat of arms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canada (5385 words)

	U.S. Atlantic Fleet
		The Atlantic Fleet area of responsibility encompasses a massive geographic area including the area of the Atlantic Ocean from the North Pole to the South Pole, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean waters from Central and South America to the Galapagos Islands.
		From 1 February 1991 to 17 February 2000, the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet was the naval component commander for the unified Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command, assuming responsibility for all U.S. Navy operational and training matters in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility.
		On a daily basis, a significant portion of the Atlantic Fleet is either deployed overseas, conducting underway exercises in preparation for deployment or is involved in another phase of the IDTC.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lantflt.htm (1732 words)

	Command Pennants
		These flags were the precursors of an elaborate series of such command pennants used during and after the Civil War and ultimately of today's broad and burgee command pennants, which were adopted.
		He is responsible for the internal organization and maneuvering of the convoy.
		His flag is flown from the commodore's flagship while forming or reforming the convoy or whenever the commodore deems it necessary.
	home1.gte.net /vzeohzt4/Seaflags/personal/cmdpen.html (373 words)

	Miscellaneous U.S. Navy Flags
		In 1951, the Naval Academy was presented a United Nations flag that had flown from the fore truck of the battleship USS Missouri on four occasions in September-October 1950 during the naval bombardment of Samchok and other targets in support of UN Command operations in Korea.
		NTP 13(B), Flags, Pennants, and Customs, provides for distinguishing flags to be used by commands of the Navy for indoor display, for use in outdoor ceremonies at joint service activities where other service units use such flags, and for flying over industrial facilities that are not part of another naval installation.
		The flag of the Bureau of Ordnance was authorized by the Secretary of the Navy on October 18, 1918.
	mysite.verizon.net /vzeohzt4/Seaflags/miscnavy/MiscNavy.html (1372 words)

	--==Northport High School - International Law==--
		The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded soon after the end of the second World War.
		It was initially founded by the democratic countries of the North Atlantic as a response to the communism of the Soviet Union.
		It was founded as a mutual defense alliance, however it also served to strengthen diplomatic, political, and economic ties between the North Atlantic democracies.
	northport.k12.ny.us /~patch/intlaw/NATO.htm (598 words)

	Warsaw Treaty Organization — FactMonster.com
		The organization was the Soviet bloc's equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
		Initiated as an alliance made necessary by the remilitarization of West Germany under the Paris Pacts of 1954, the treaty was binding for 20 years but would lapse in the event of a general European collective security treaty.
		The Warsaw Treaty Organization dissolved in June, 1991.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0851510.html (347 words)

	NATO at Fifty: Web Links: Library and Links: Jeannette Rankin Library Program: U.S. Institute of Peace
		Homepage of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Alliance, April 4, 1949 contains links to a calendar of activities and events, a photographic database, an official logo, a screen saver, and a commemorative edition of the NATO Review, with articles in PDF (requires Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to view).
		This ministerial communique is a report of the North Atlantic Council from Brussels, December 13-14, 1967.
		Protocol(s) to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, and the Republic of Poland
	www.usip.org /library/topics/nato50.html (866 words)

	Miscellaneous U.S. Navy Flags
		In 1951, the Naval Academy was presented a United Nations flag that had flown from the fore truck of the battleship USS Missouri on four occasions in September-October 1950 during the naval bombardment of Samchok and other targets in support of UN Command operations in Korea.
		NTP 13(B), Flags, Pennants, and Customs, provides for distinguishing flags to be used by commands of the Navy for indoor display, for use in outdoor ceremonies at joint service activities where other service units use such flags, and for flying over industrial facilities that are not part of another naval installation.
		The flag of the Bureau of Ordnance was authorized by the Secretary of the Navy on October 18, 1918.
	home1.gte.net /vzeohzt4/Seaflags/miscnavy/MiscNavy.html (1372 words)

	Image:Flag of NATO.svg - Wikimedia Commons
		The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
		This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia.
		600×475 (1,531 bytes) (The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Image:Flag_of_NATO.svg (221 words)

	National Atlantic Treaty Organization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Each member nation is normally represented on the North Atlantic Council by an Ambassador or Permanent Representative supported by a national delegation composed of advisers and officials who represent their country on different NATO committees.
		The Secretary General is a senior international statesman nominated by the member nations both as Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, Defense Planning Committee, Nuclear Planning Group and of other senior committees, and as Secretary General of NATO.
		The work of the North Atlantic Council and its committees is supported by an International Staff.
	www.defenselink.mil /specials/nato2003/organization.html (430 words)

	NDM Article - Army’s Web Portal Expanding Under New Management
		Both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the U.S. European Command are "undergoing the most fundamental change in their history" in response to the war on terrorism, U.S. Marine Gen. James Jones recently told defense writers in Washington, D.C. He acknowledged, however, that NATO's efforts in particular are being slowed by a lack of resources.
		According to the North Atlantic Treaty, which established the organization, current members can agree to extend membership to any European state in a position to further the organization's principles and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.
		The North Atlantic Council, in Brussels, has been discussing ways to increase the common funding paid by all member nations to support ongoing operations, Jones said.
	www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2006/jan/europe-based.htm (1180 words)

	CDI Russia Weekly #219 -
		Officially, Moscow claimed the naval exercises of the Caspian Flotilla were required to combat drug traffickers, organized crime and terrorism.
		Tehran was prohibited to have naval forces in the Caspian Sea, according to treaties between czarist Russia and Persia as well as the USSR and Iran.
		Russia is trying to flex its muscles at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) through war games in the Caspian Sea, former Iranian foreign minister Ali-Akbar Velayati reportedly commented on August 6 in a meeting with academicians of Mashhad's Ferdowsi University.
	www.cdi.org /russia/219-10.cfm (987 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 - Notes and Definitions
		The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag.
		Ships on a captive register will fly the same flag as the parent country, or a local variant of it, but will be subject to the maritime laws and taxation rules of the offshore territory.
		Ships on the internal register fly the national flag and have that nationality but are subject to a separate set of maritime rules from those on the main national register.
	www.brainyatlas.com /docs/notesanddefs.html (8880 words)

	Asia Times - News and analysis from Korea; North and South
		The official was referring to declarations made by sources from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to the Madrid daily El Mundo that claim 15 complete Scud missiles, a set of conventional warheads and 85 containers of chemical products - some 20 holding nitric acid - were ultimately delivered to Libya under a Washington decision.
		The weapons and chemicals came from North Korea and did not appear on the ship's manifest, which showed only that the merchant vessel was carrying bags of cement.
		Neither the Spanish government nor the opposition and civil-society organizations categorize the Gaddafi regime as terrorist and they agree on the need to facilitate his integration into the international community.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Korea/EL12Dg01.html (843 words)

	Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic Against Pollution
		The full text of this treaty was provided by the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Wildlife Interest Group.
		The geographical scope of this Agreement shall be the north-east Atlantic region bounded by the outer limit of the exclusive economic zones of each of the contracting States and:
		For the sole purposes of this Agreement, the north-east Atlantic region shall be divided into areas as defined in Annex 1 to this Agreement.
	sedac.ciesin.org /entri/texts/protect.coasts.waters.90.html (3111 words)

	The rugged army life - One for all: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization - CBC Archives
		The rugged army life - One for all: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization - CBC Archives
		Canadians continue to serve as part of this unit for the next 42 years until the Cold War thaws.
		As of 2004, Canada continued to provide training centers in Suffield, Alta, Goose Bay, Nfld., and Wainwright, Alta. Canada also continues to stage the annual "Maple Flag" exercise in which NATO members rehearse coalition air drills.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-71-1538-10397/conflict_war/nato/clip4TEST (331 words)

	NATO countries reach deal on Iraq training mission: source
		The Atlantic alliance sidestepped a dispute between France and the United States about who should command the training mission, leaving this decision until after the advance party reports back in September.
		But France, a leading opponent of last year's invasion, is against any move which would allow the coalition to fly the North Atlantic Treaty Organization flag.
		In an attempt to broker a solution de Hoop Scheffer had bilateral discussions earlier Friday with several envoys before the 26 NATO ambassadors met for their seventh session in three days on the vexed issue.
	www.spacewar.com /2004/040730191016.peobj5ym.html (591 words)

	Flags of International Organizations
		The United Nations Flag is flown with the National Flag of Canada on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on United Nations Day, October 24, and by special arrangement on other occasions including visits to Ottawa by the Secretary General of the United Nations or his representative (Figure 30).
		The Commonwealth Flag consists of the Commonwealth Symbol in gold on a blue background.
		The symbol consists of a radial grating forming the letter "C" surrounding a circular solid on which are superimposed five latitudinal and five longitudinal lines to represent the globe.
	www.pch.gc.ca /progs/cpsc-ccsp/etiquette/5_e.cfm (243 words)

	Global Connections: Canadian Involvement in World Organizations
		A binational military organization formally established in 1958 by Canada and the United States to monitor and defend North American airspace.
		Information on the organization of the United Nations, related information about Canada's involvement in the Korean War, UN Peacekeeping, Economic and Social Co-operation, and a brief comment on Canada's Part in the United Nations.
		Canadian participation in UNESCO is a partnership between the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and key departments related to the mandate of the organization.
	www.aresearchguide.com /global.html (1670 words)

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