Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. NATO CONFERENCE, PARIS, FRANCE

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. NATO CONFERENCE, PARIS, FRANCE

1953

HS, Palais de Chaillot seen from Eiffel Tower, Autos drive over bridge in foreground, Eiffel Tower shadow is cast on the bridge, river boat passes underneath. LS, autos ride the Palais driveway toward the camera and turn off. LS, large group of civilian photogs watch as Gen Omar Bradley and US Navy officer stride past at the Palais entrance. VS, water fountains adorning Palais grounds, NATO servicemen go by. RV, autos drive up Palais entrance ramp, two men with brief cases walk up; gendarmes stand at intervals along driveway. LS, Premier Alcide De Gasperi, Italy is photographed by newsmen on arrival. Autos pull away from entrance after discharging delegates. Tilt-down on Eiffel Tower to fountains and autos driving on ramp. Int, diplomats chat in the Palais anteroom; Eiffel is visible through the window-wall in background. Diplomats stand at conference room entrance. Among those seen chatting and entering the area are Rene Plevan, France; Sir Harold Alexander, Britain; R.A. Butler, British Chancellor of Exchequer. US Sec State John Foster Dulles enters conference room. DeGasperi in foreground shakes hands with friends. Bradley walks into the room. Gen Matthew B. Ridgway shows his pass. Ss, UK, Turkey, Portugal, Italy delegate members seated at table. LSs, conference room (underexposed). Ambassador to NATO, William Draper chats with diplomats in anteroom

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SNAC Resource ID: 6430202

National Archives at College Park

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Pleven, René, 1901-1993

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Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959

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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959), was the fifty-third Secretary of State of the United States for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had a long and distinguished public career with significant impact upon the formulation of United States foreign policies. He was especially involved with efforts to establish world peace after World War I, the role of the United States in world governance, and Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Dulles was born on February 25, 1888 ...

Ridgway, Matthew B. (Matthew Bunker), 1895-1993

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General Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895 – July 26, 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). He fought with distinction during World War II, where he was the Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division, leading it in action in Sicily, Italy and Normandy, before taking command of the newly formed XVIII Airborne Corps in August 1944. He held the latter...