CNHS - North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 - Ottawa, Ontario
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The North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 has been designated a National Historic Event on 28 October 1999. There is no plaque but recommendations are that a plaque be placed at the Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMD9NF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/10/2011
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"In the early years of the Cold War, Canada strongly advocated a mutual defence pact to counter the Soviet threat to Western Europe. Canadian ministers Louis St. Laurent and Lester B. Pearson, working with officials from the Department of External Affairs, played crucial roles in shaping an alliance with other Western nations that was consistent with the United Nations Charter while guaranteeing collective security and promoting democratic values and human welfare. Canada's first formal peacetime alliance, signed in 1949, became the foundation of this country's post-war external and defence policies."
Coordinates provided are for the Lester B. Pearson Building, 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario.
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