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Appointment of Vice-Admiral Lynde D. McCormick (United States)
to be the first Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT).
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Greece and Turkey accede to the North Atlantic Treaty.
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The North Atlantic Council meeting in Lisbon reorganises the structure
of the Alliance and NATO becomes a permanent organisation with its
headquarters in Paris.
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- NATO Ministerial
Communiqués: Final
Communiqué of the North Atlantic Council ("The
Lisbon Decisions" on the reorganisation of the Alliance and
the appointment of a Secretary General)
- High
resolution photos of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting
in Lisbon
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The Council establishes a Channel Command, and appoints Admiral
Sir Arthur John Power as the first Commander-in-Chief Channel (CINCHAN).
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Lord Ismay (United Kingdom) is appointed Vice-Chairman of the North
Atlantic Council and Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation.
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Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT) becomes operational, with headquarters
at Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
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NATO opens its provisional headquarters at the Palais de Chaillot,
Paris.
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First meeting of the North Atlantic Council in permanent session
in Paris.
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Signature in Paris of the Treaty setting up the European Defence
Community by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands
and the Federal Republic of Germany. (Following the decision of
the French National Assembly on 29 August 1954, the Treaty did not
come into force).
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Signature in Paris by member nations of the Alliance of a Protocol
on the Status of International Military Headquarters.
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