Senator Henry M. Jackson standing with General Alfred M. Gruenther during a ceremony recognizing General Guenther's retirement as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Paris France, November 20, 1956
  | |
Created Date | 1956 |
Description | Typewritten on verso: NATO Unclassified. 20 NOV 56. At an impressive ceremony held today (20 November 1956) at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe near Paris (France) General Alfred M. Gruenther, who is retiring from active military service, today turned over command to General Lauris Norstad, USAF, who has succeeded General Gruenther as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Among the members of the NATO Council, Marshal of France Alponse Juin and General Ely, Chairman of the Combined French Chiefs of Staff. |
Creator | North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe |
Partner | University of Washington |
Contributing Institution | University of Washington |
Subjects | Legislators--United States; Generals--United States--France--Paris Jackson, Henry M., Henry Martin, 1912-1983; Gruenther, Alfred M. (Alfred Maximilian), 1899-1983 |
Location | France - Paris |
Type | image |
Format | Photograph image 8 x 10 in. Silver gelatin, b/w Scanned from a photographic print or color slide using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007 |
URL | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/jackson/id/164 |
Rights | For information on permissions for use and reproductions please visit UW Libraries Special Collections Use Permissions page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/permission-for-use |