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North Atlantic Treaty

Treaties and International Agreements

The founding treaty of NATO, signed by twelve founding members, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, on 4 April 1949 at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, D.C., committing signatories to collective defence under Article 5.

Facts
Year
1949 1
Key Provision
Signed in Washington on 4 April 1949, it established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization among the United States, Canada and ten Western European states. Article 5 declares that an armed attack against one or more of the parties in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all, committing each to take such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain security; Article 4 provides for consultation among members whenever any party's territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened. It has been invoked under Article 5 only once, after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States. 1
Classification
Document Type
Treaty 1
Original Language
English 2
Original Language
French 2
Dates
Signed
1949-04-04 1
Connections

Associated With

France, Countries

This source names France directly: "members, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, on 4 April 1949 at the Departmental Auditorium in..."

Source Founding Treaty (NATO)
Italy, Countries

This source names Italy directly: "Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, on 4 April 1949 at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, D.C."

Source Founding Treaty (NATO)
Marshall Plan, Documents

Together the military alliance this treaty founded and the economic aid the Marshall Plan provided formed the two pillars of early US Cold War strategy toward Western Europe.

Source Founding Treaty (NATO)
NATO, Institutions
Source Founding Treaty (NATO)
United Kingdom, Countries

This source names United Kingdom directly: "the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, on 4 April 1949 at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, D.C., committing signatories to collective defence under..."

Source Founding Treaty (NATO)
United States, Countries

This source names United States directly: "Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, on 4 April 1949 at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, D.C., committing signatories to collective defence under Article 5."

Source Founding Treaty (NATO)
Sources
1. Founding Treaty (NATO)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Document type, description
    The founding treaty of NATO, signed by twelve founding members, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States, on 4 April 1949 at the Departmental Auditorium in Washington, D.C., committing signatories to collective defence under Article 5.
  • Part Of: NATO
  • Associated With: NATO
  • Associated With: Marshall Plan
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2. North Atlantic Treaty (Wikipedia)
In Group: Treaties and Agreements of 1946 to 1989, Lead paragraph
Quote, In Group: Treaties and Agreements of 1946 to 1989, Lead paragraph
The treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., on 4 April 1949.
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Wikidata: North Atlantic Treaty
Wikidata Q877399, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
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