Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council, First Meeting, Palace of the National Assembly, Lisbon, February 20, 1952, 3 P.M.

present

  • Chairman
  • External Affairs Secretary Pearson (Canada)
  • belgium

    • Foreign Minister van Zeeland
    • Economic Affairs Minister Duvieusart
    • Defense Minister De Greef
    • Council Deputy De Staercke
  • canada

    • Defense Minister Claxton
    • Council Deputy Wilgress
  • denmark

    • Foreign Minister Bjørn Kraft
    • Finance Minister Kristensen
    • Council Deputy de Steensen-Leth
  • france

    • Foreign Minister Schuman
    • Defense Minister Bidault
    • Council Deputy Alphand
  • greece

    • Foreign Minister Venizelos
    • Defense Minister Sakellariou
    • Minister for Coordination Kartalis
  • iceland

    • Foreign Minister Benediktsson
    • Finance Minister Jonsson
    • Council Deputy Petursson
  • italy

    • Prime Minister De Gasperi
    • Budget Minister Pella
    • Defense Minister Pacciardi
    • Council Deputy Rossi Longhi
  • luxembourg

    • Foreign Minister Bech
    • Finance Minister Dupong
    • Economic Affairs Minister Rasquin
    • Council Deputy Clasen
  • netherlands

    • Foreign Minister Stikker
    • Finance Minister Lieftinck
    • Defense Minister Staf
    • Council Deputy Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
  • norway

    • Foreign Minister Lange
    • Defense Minister Langhelle
    • Commerce Minister Brofoss
    • Council Deputy Bryn
  • portugal

    • Minister of the Presidency Leite
    • Foreign Minister Cunha
    • Defense Minister Santos Costa
  • turkey

    • Foreign Minister Köprülü
  • united kingdom

    • Foreign Secretary Eden
    • Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Ismay
    • Council Deputy Hoyer Millar
  • united states

    • Secretary of State Acheson
    • Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
    • Secretary of Defense Lovett
    • Council Deputy Spofford
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Also Present

  • Temporary Council Committee Chairman Harriman
  • Military Committee Chairman Lt. Gen. Foulkes
  • Defense Production Board Chairman Gen. Kahn
  • Financial and Economic Board Chairman Leroy Beaulieu
  • SHAPE Chief of Staff Gen. Gruenther
  • NATO Executive Secretary Sutton

[63] The United States Delegation to the Department of State

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