“PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH” AIM OF ATLANTIC POWERS
(11 a.m.) LONDON, April 1. The United States Defence Secretary, Mr. Louis Johnson, laid down the main objects of the North Atlantic Treaty as: 1. To deter aggression. 2. To defend ourselves.
3. To defeat an aggressor if he forces war upon us.” Thi3 is reported by the Associated Press correspondent at The Hague. Mr. Johnson was presiding at the third session of the Atlantic Pact nations’ Defence Ministers 'which was working out the overall defence plan. Mr. Johnson said that real and very encouraging progress had been made in preparing Western Europe’s defences. “This work is proceeding with determination but without any spirit of threat or bluster,” he said. “We are exercising the right of all men to prepare and defend themselves. Let us work for peace through strength The best guatantee for Drfftction of our freedom is cur way of life.’ The Ministers unanimously agreed on a unified military defence plan under the North Atlantic Treiiy
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23219, 3 April 1950, Page 7
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