Harry Truman: “It is my firm belief that the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 1952

It is my firm belief that the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty at this time to include Greece and Turkey--two countries which have been collaborating so effectively with the other members of the free world in building the structure of peace--is a requisite step in the furtherance of the Treaty's objectives.

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Harry Truman

Democratic · Missouri

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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Special Message to the Senate Transmitting Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Greece and Turkey

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Harry Truman: “It is my firm belief that the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty at this time to include Greece and Turkey--two…”

Editor's note · Context