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  North Atlantic Treaty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The North Atlantic Treaty is the treaty that brought NATO into existence, signed in Washington, DC on April 4, 1949.
The treaty was created with an armed attack by the Soviet Union against Western Europe in mind, but the mutual self-defense clause was never invoked during the Cold War.
In the United States, the treaty was approved by the Senate in a vote of 82 to 13 on July 21, 1949.
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 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.
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 The Avalon Project : NATO Treaty; April 4, 1949
The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments.
The Treaty does not effect, 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.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/nato.htm   (750 words)

  
 The North Atlantic 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.
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.
On January 16,1963, the North Atlantic Council heard a declaration by the French Representative who recalled that by the vote on self-determination on July 1, 1962, the Algerian people had pronounced itself in favour of the independence of Algeria in co-operation with France.
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 AllRefer.com - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (International Organizations) - Encyclopedia
The treaty, one of the major Western countermeasures in the cold war against the threat of aggression by the Soviet Union, was aimed at safeguarding the freedom of the Atlantic community.
The European Command is under the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and covers territory from the North Cape to the Mediterranean Sea and from the eastern border of Turkey to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Atlantic Command covers the area from the North Pole to the Tropic of Cancer and from the coast of North America to the coasts of Africa and Europe.
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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has signed a $162.7 million contract with Raytheon Co. to pro...
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION [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 cold war, was aimed at safeguarding the freedom of the North Atlantic community.
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 Fact Sheet:: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization 95/11/22
NATO Background The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed against the backdrop of emerging post-war tensions engendered by the threat of Soviet expansionism and concern over political and economic instability in Western Europe.
NATO Structure North Atlantic Council The NAC is the principal forum for consultation and cooperation between NATO member governments on all issues affecting their common security.
North Atlantic Cooperation Council The North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) was established in November 1991 to conduct NATO's outreach program to the former Warsaw Pact states.
www.fas.org /man/nato/offdocs/us_95/dos951122.htm   (3012 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed shortly after the end of the Second World War to counter the threat of Soviet invasion of Western Europe.
The treaty setting up the alliance was signed in 1949 by 10 Western European nations as well as Canada and the United States.
The Treaty of Washington (North Atlantic Treaty) is signed by 12 nations.
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 Truman Library - North Atlantic Treaty
The North Atlantic Treaty--the first peacetime military alliance ever concluded by the United States--was signed by the foreign ministers of the twelve signatory nations on April 4, 1949.
President Truman sent the North Atlantic Treaty to the Senate for consideration on April 12, 1949.
On July 25 the North Atlantic Treaty was formally ratified by the President in a signing ceremony in the Cabinet Room.
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 NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in Washington on 4th April, 1949.
Article 3: In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer or on the vessels or aircraft
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 NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance or Atlantic Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 1949.
Instead, the provision was used for the first time in the treaty's history on September 12, 2001 in response to the September 11 attacks on the United States.
March 17, 1948: Benelux, France, and the United Kingdom signed the Treaty of Brussels which is a precursor to the NATO Agreement.
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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization
There was a great deal of debate on whether or not the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should continue existing after the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union and the earlier dissolution of the Warsaw Pact.
The concept of Europe is not defined in the Treaty as West or East.
Article 10 of the Washington Treaty provides for the inclusion in NATO of other European states in a position to further the principles of the Treaty to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.
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 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.
Both the Supreme Allied Commanders (Europe and Atlantic) are from the USA, but there is also an Allied Commander, Channel (a British admiral).
After the Warsaw Pact was disbanded in 1991, an adjunct to NATO, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC), was established.
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 NATO Basic Documents: The North Atlantic Treaty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
n order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
fter the Treaty has been in force for twenty years, any Party may cease to be a Party one year after its notice of denunciation has been given to the Government of the United States of America, which will inform the Governments of the other Parties of the deposit of each notice of denunciation
Following this statement the Council noted that insofar as the former Algerian Departments of France were concerned, the relevant clauses of this Treaty had become inapplicable as from July 3, 1962.
www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/kosovoaa/northatlantictreaty/treaty.htm   (917 words)

  
 THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
As amended by Article II of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Greece and Turkey.
On 16 January 1963, the Council noted that in so far as the former Algerian Departments of France were concerned, the relevant clauses of this Treaty had become inapplicable as from 3 July 1962.
The Treaty came into force on 24 August 1949, after the deposit of the ratifications of all signatory states.
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 The North Atlantic Treaty
on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France, on the territory of or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer;
After the Treaty has been in force for twenty years, any Party may cease to be a Party one year after its notice of denunciation has been given to the Government of the
This Treaty, of which the English and French texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the
web.utk.edu /~scheb/nato.htm   (686 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: The North Atlantic Treaty, 1949
In order more effectively to achieve the objectives of this Treaty, theParties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.
2 On 16th January 1963 the Council noted that insofar as the former Algerian Departments of France were concerned the relevant clauses of this Treaty had become inapplicable as from 3rd July 1962.
After the Treaty has been in force for ten years, or at any time 3 The Treaty came into force on 24 August 1949, after the deposition of the ratifications of all signatory states.
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 Featured Document: North Atlantic Treaty
On April 4, 1949, Secretary of State Dean Acheson and the foreign ministers of Canada and 10 Western European nations (Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal) gathered in Washington, DC, to sign the North Atlantic Treaty.
This alliance created a military and political complement to the Marshall Plan for European economic recovery by establishing a mutual defense pact against possible aggression from the Soviet Union.
Fact Sheet: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (The Department of State)
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 TCC - NATO: The treaty
On the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France[2], on the territory of Turkey or on the islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer;
[1] As amended by Article 2 of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of Greece and Turkey.
[3] The Treaty came into force on 24 August 1949, after the deposit of the ratifications of all signatory states.
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 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation information and related industry information from Hoover's
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was formed following the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949.
The aim of the organization is to ensure the safety and freedom of its 26 European and North American member nations through peaceful resolution of disputes and protection against aggression.
With the end of the Cold War (and dissolution of the Warsaw Pact) NATO has increased its role in crisis management and peacekeeping missions, both within and beyond Europe.
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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Belgium: Appendix C. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Greece: Appendix C. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Italy: Appendix C. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The treaty, one of the major Western countermeasures against the threat of aggression by the Soviet Union during the
, was aimed at safeguarding the freedom of the North Atlantic community.
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 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - PIMSWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4, 1949.
The core provision of the treaty is Article V, which states:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Official Website (http://www.nato.int)
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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Speech given to the Military Committee of the 48th Atlantic Treaty Association General Assembly meeting in Istanbul October 8-13, 2002.
Washington, Atlantic Council of the United States, 2002.
Fortress Europa: European Defense and the Future of the North Atlantic Alliance.
www.au.af.mil /au/aul/bibs/NATO2005.htm   (1466 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Timeline: Nato
1949 April - Twelve states - Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United States - sign the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington DC.
1990 - Nato and Warsaw Pact states sign the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty (CFE) and publish a joint declaration on non-aggression.
1991 - Warsaw Pact dissolved; Nato sets up the North Atlantic Cooperation Council as a forum for consultations between Nato members, East European states and the former Soviet republics.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1543000.stm   (782 words)

  
 British American Security Information Council
Founded in 1949 to guarantee the US presence in western Europe as a bulwark against the Soviet Union, the Atlantic Alliance has suffered something of an identity crisis since 1989.
Despite recognizing as early as 1991 that crisis management in small, regional wars would be its most important role, NATO leaders have been slow to act.
Reports for debate in the coming North Atlantic Assembly
www.basicint.org /europe/NATO/main.htm   (741 words)

  
 Remarks at The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters
Remarks at The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters
SECRETARY GENERAL SCHEFFER: Let me welcome you once again very warmly to NATO.
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 NATO Documents
This collection focuses on The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Memorandum, dated July 22, 1949, by Secretary of State Dean Acheson to President Harry S. Truman
Memorandum, dated July 25, 1949, by Charles I. Bevans, Deputy Assistant for Treaty Affairs, U.S. Department of State to unspecified recipient
trumanlibrary.org /whistlestop/study_collections/nato/large/nato.htm   (1979 words)

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