Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, Western Europe, Volume IV

Editorial Note

The Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949 was signed by President Truman on October 6. For text and accompanying statement by the President, see Department of State Bulletin, October 24, 1949, pages 603–608.

For information concerning the early development and global aspects of the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP), see Foreign Relations, 1949, Volume I, and 1950, Volume I, the compilations on National Security Policy.

For a comprehensive description of the central and field organization of the MDAP from its inception on October 6, 1949, to April 6, 1950, see House Document No. 613, 81st Cong., 2d session.