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Printed in 1999 and 2003 (originally created 1951-1956, 1988, 1998). (Creation)
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- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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4.4 cm of textual records
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an organization developed to implement the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949, which sought to establish a military counterweight to a Soviet military presence in Europe. It is an alliance based on political and military cooperation among independent member countries., established in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. As stated in the preamble to the North Atlantic Treaty, alliance members are committed to safeguarding the freedom, common heritage and civilization of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. NATO members include Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Norway, Czech Republic, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, the United Kingdomand the United States.
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Fonds consists copies of decisions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee Standing Group during 1951-1956, as well as reproductions of finding aids for documents held at the NATO Archives in Brussels. Additionally, includes a NATO report on nuclear procedures, casualties and damage. There are 3 series:
- NATO Military Committee Standing Group Decisions
- NATO Archives Finding Aids
- NATO Nuclear Casualty and Damage Assessment Report
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Series 1 was received in 2003 from Paul Marsden, the NATO archivist in Brussels, Belgium. Series 2 was printed directly from the CD-ROM list of holdings at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Archives in Brussels, and brought to the Directorate of History and Heritage in September 1999. Series 3 was received on 27 September 2012 from Sgt Ryan Davidson of DHH6.
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- English
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Original records are held at the NATO Archives in Brussels, Belgium.
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Unclassified
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Associated materials
Numerous related materials can be found in the Kardex Collection under the headings “N.A.T.O. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)” and “N.A.T.O.”
Numerous related materials can be found in the Document Collection under the heading “North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”
The following associated material can be found at Library and Archives Canada:
R90938-0-3-E – North Atlantic Treaty Organization fonds
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Further accruals are expected.
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This is not a complete fonds, but rather selective portions to support official historical research at the Directorate of History and Heritage.
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This fonds contains some documents in French.