232: “The NATO Treaty"
Interesting Things with JC #232: “The NATO Treaty" - On April 4th, 1949 the 14-article North Atlantic Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., by representatives of 12 countries, the United States, Britain, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Norway, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Portugal. According to the treaty’s preamble, NATO’s member countries were determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples by uniting their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security.
