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The beginnings of NATO's military structure Editorial Note Contents   1. Birth of the Alliance to the fall of the Berlin Wall   2. The Issue of "Command"  3. Building the military structure  4. The military commitee adapts its work  5. End of one era, transition to another Editorial Note   Important publisher and editorial information about this document Other Formats English PDF (~2040Kb) Printable version with colour illustrations Order a hardcopy version using the online order form. More than five decades since NATO's founding, it is hard to imagine that the Organisation did not always have the complex military and political structures that have long been key features of its decision-making process. When the Alliance was created by the Washington Treaty of 4 April 1949, it possessed very little in the way of political structures and virtually no military establishments. NATO Briefings address topical Alliance issues. They are published under the authority of the Secretary General and do not necessarily reflect official opinion or policy of member governments or of NATO.

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