Title:NATO COUNCIL MEETING, LISBON, 22 FEBRUARY 1952 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1171
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Exterior and interior shots of the Instituto Technico, Lisbon, Portugal, the site of the NATO Council Meeting. The NATO Council Meeting in session at the Instituto Technico, Lisbon.
Description:Shots of NATO signage, Portuguese Military Police, and of Rear-Admiral Ramlau-Hasen of Denmark with Lord Ismay. Among those seen at the meeting in session are Lester Pearson, Robert Schuman, Dean Acheson, General Gruenther, Colonel Williams, Lieutenant-General Foulkes, Charles M Spofford, Sutton, Greek delegates (thought to be former Prime Minister Venizelos, plus Kartalis, Sakell Ariou), Italian delegates (Alcide de Gasperi, Professor Pella), Icelandic delegates (Benediktsson, M E Jonsson), Belgian delegates (Paul van Zeeland, Colonel De Greef), Luxembourgeois delegates (Joseph Bech, Pierre Dupong), Danish delegates (Ole Bjørn Kraft, Kristensen), Canadian delegates (Clareton), Turkish delegates (Kaporiles), British delegates (Anthony Eden, Lord Ismay), Norwegian delegates (Brof, Lange), US delegates (Dean Acheson, Lovett, Snyder) and Dutch delegates (Staf, Dirk Stikker). Lester Pearson holds press conference assisted by Theodore Newton. NATO delegates, including military officers from Norway, the Netherlands, Greece and Great Britain, enter the Instituto Technico in Lisbon (sign says "Instituto Superior Technico") and attend a military council meeting.
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
