"On NATO "I am convinced that the present solution is only a partial one, aimed at guarding the heart. It must grow until the whole free world gets under one umbrella.""
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Diplomats of the United KingdomMilitary leaders from the United KingdomMilitary leaders of World War IISecretaries-General of NATOBritish Dominion and Commonwealth Secretaries
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As Secretary General of NATO (1952 - 1957). See Smith, Robert. The NATO International Staff/Secretariat, 1952-1957. London: Oxford University Press, 1967, p. 65
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Hastings Ismay
Hastings Lionel "Pug" Ismay (21 June 1887 – 17 December 1965) was a British soldier and diplomat, remembered primarily for his role as Winston Churchill's chief military assistant during the Second World War and his service as the first Secretary General of NATO from 1952 to 1957. He also helped oversee the partition of India as Lord Mountbatten of Burma's chief of staff.
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