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Here we reprint the 'Resolution on the accession of Greece and Turkey to the North Atlantic Treaty', signed in 1952.
Resolution on the accession of Greece and Turkey to the North Atlantic Treaty
Secret document C7-D/23 (final) (NATO Unclassified and Public Disclosed)
OR. ENG.
17th October 1951.
NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL DEPUTIES
SUPPLEANTS DU CONSEIL DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD
(Approved by the council at the meeting at 2.15 p.m. on 20th September, 1951 (c7-R/11, Item 1 )
THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL:
RECOMMENDS:
to the Governments which are parties to the Treaty:
AGREES:
That these purposes would be achieved and the requirements of the Treaty would be met by bringing into force a Protocol in accordance with the procedure set forth herein.
FURTHER RECOMMENDS:
That such a Protocol, prepared in English and French texts, be signed, as soon as possible, by the Members of the Council Deputies, duly authorized by their respective Governments.
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London, S. W.1
Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of Greece and Turkey
NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL DEPUTIES
SUPPLEANTS DU CONSEIL DE L 'ATLANTIQUE NORD
NATO UNCLASSIFIED and PUBLIC DISCLOSED
UNCLASSIFIED DOCUMENT D-D( 51 ) 280
OR. ENG
9th November, 1951.
PROTOCOL TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ON THE ACCESSION OF GREECE AHD TURKEY
Note by the Executive Secretary
There is attached a signature copy of Document
C7-D/27 (Final): Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Greece and Turkey.
(Signed) N.E.P. SUTTON.
13, Belgrave Square,
London. S .W. I.
PROTOCOL TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ON
THE ACCESSION OF GREECE AND TURKEY
PROTOCOLE AU TRAITE DE L’ATLANTIQUE NORD
SUR L’ACCESSION DE LA GRECE ET DE LA TURQUIE
The Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty, signed at Washington on 4th April, 1949,
Being satisfied that the security of the North Atlantic area will be enhanced by the accession of the Kingdom of Greece and the Republic of Turkey to that Treaty,
Agree as follows: -
ARTICLE I
Upon the entry into force of this Protocol, the Government of the United States of America shall, on behalf of all the Parties, communicate to the Government of the Kingdom of Greece and the Government of the Republic of Turkey an invitation to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty, as it may be modified by Article II of the present Protocol. Thereafter the Kingdom of Greece and the Republic of Turkey shall each become a Party on the date when it deposits its instrument of accession with the Government of the United States of America in accordance with Article 10 of the Treaty.
ARTICLE II
If the Republic of Turkey becomes a Party to the North Atlantic Treaty, Article 6 of the Treaty shall, as from the date of the deposit by the Government of the Republic of Turkey of its instrument of accession with the Government of the United States of America, be modified to read as follows:-
“For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack -
ARTICLE III
The present Protocol shall enter into force when each of the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty has notified the Government of the United States of America of its acceptance thereof. The Government of the United States of America shall inform all the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty of the date of the receipt of each such notification and of the date of the entry into force of the present Protocol.
ARTICLE IV
The present Protocol, of which the English and French texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the Archives of the Government of the United States of America. Duly certified copies thereof shall be transmitted by that Government to the Governments of all the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty.
PROTOCOLE AU TRAITE DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD SUR L'ACCESSION DE LA GRECE ET DE LA TURQUIE
Les Parties au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord, signé le 4 avril 1949 à Washington, Assurées que l'accession du Royaume de Grèce et de la République de Turquie au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord permettra d'augmenter la sécurité de la région de l'Atlantique Nord,
Conviennent de ce qui suit:
ARTICLE I
Dès la mise en vigueur de ce protocole, le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique enverra, au nom de toutes les Parties, au Gouvernement du Royaume de Grèce et au Gouvernement de la République de Turquie, une invitation à adhérer au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord tel qu'il serait modifié par l'Article II du présent protocole. Conformément à l'Article 10 du Traité, le Royaume de Grèce et la République de Turquie deviendront l'un et l'autre Parties à ce Traité à la date du dépôt de leur instrument d'accession auprès du Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
ARTICLE II
Si la République de Turquie devient Partie au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord, l'Article 6 du Traité sera, à compter de la date de dépôt par le Gouvernement de la République de Turquie de son instrument d'accession auprès du Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, modifié comme suit :
" Pour l’application de l'Article 5, est considérée comme une attaque armée contre une ou plusieurs des Parties une attaque armée
ARTICLE III
Le présent protocole entrera en vigueur lorsque toutes les Parties au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord auront notifié leur approbation au Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique informera toutes les Parties au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord de la date de réception de chacune de ces notifications et de la date d'entrée en vigueur du présent protocole.
ARTICLE IV
Le présent protocole, dont les textes en français et anglais font également foi, sera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique. Des copies certifiées conformes seront transmises par celui-ci aux Gouvernements de toutes les autres Parties au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord.
In witness whereof, the undersigned plenipotentiaries have signed the present Protocol.
Opened for signature at London
the 17th day of October, 1951.
En foi de quoi, les plénipotentiaires désignés ci-dessous ont signé le présent protocole.
Ouvert à la signature à Londres
le 17 octobre 1951.
For ihe Kingdom of Belgium:
Pour le Royaume de Belgique:
A. De STAERCKE,
17 octobre 1951.
For Canada:
Pour le Canada:
L. D. WILGRESS,
17th October, 1951.
For the Kingdom of Denmark:
Pour le Royaume de Danemark:
STEENSEN-LETH,
22nd October, 1951.
For France:
Pour la France:
HERVÉ ALPHAND,
22nd October, 1951.
For Iceland:
Pour l'Islande :
GUNNLAUGER PÉTURSSON,
17th October, 1951.
For Italy :
Pour l'Italie :
A. ROSSI-LONGHI,
22nd October, 1951.
For the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
Pour le Grand Dùché de Luxembourg:
A. CLASEN,
22nd October, 1951.
For the Kingdom of the Netherlands:
Pour le Royaume des Pays-Bas:
A. W. L. TJARDA VAN STARKENBORGH-STACHOUWER,
17th October, 1951.
For the Kingdom of Norway :
Pour le Royaume de Norvège:
DAG BRYN,
17th October, 1951.
For Portugal :
Pour le Portugal:
R. ENNES ULRICK,
17th. October, 1951.
For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Pour le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'1rlande du Nord:
F. R. NOYER MILLAR,
17th October, 1951.
For the United States of America:
Pour les Etats-Unis d'Amérique :
CHARLES M. SPOFFORD,
17th October, 1951.