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TRUMAN Monday, July 25, 1949: es ASCHIVES BERVICE* RECORDS AND 10.00 am The Vice President C.S. The Speaker Sen. Scott Lueas, Ill. Cong. John W. McCormack, Blass. 11.00 am The President signed the Instrument of Ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty. The following people were present: The Vice President, Honorable Alben Barkley The Speaker of the louse, lionorable Sam Raybum The Secretary of State, Honorable Dean Acheson The Secretary of Defense, Honorable Louis Johnson Senator Scott W. Lucas, Illinois Senator Tom Connally, Texas Senator Walter F. George, Georgia Senator Elbert D. Thomas, Utah Senator Hillard E. Tydings, Maryland (unable to attend) Senator Claude Pepper, Florida Senator Theodore Francis Green, Rhode Island Senator J. William Fulbright, Arkansas Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, *ichigan Senator Alexander Wiley, Wisconsin Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Iowa Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Nassachusetts Congressman John W. NcCormack, Hass. Congressman Kee, West Virginia Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Mass. (unable to attend) Dr. Francis o, Wilcox, Sec. of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate Hon. Dean Rusk Hon. Ernest Oross Mr. Lucius Battle Mr. Time Calloway Mr. John Foley Mr. Charles Sprucks lion, Stanley Woodward 11.15 am General George C. Marshall 11.30 am Congressman Richard Bolling, Missouri (Phoned Mr. Connelly last woek and asked for this) 11.45 am Congressman Charles A. Plumley, Vermont (Requested this thru Mr. Hassett) 11.50 am Mrs. India Edwards 12.00 Senator Dennis Chaves, N. Mex. (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange as he wished to discuss with the President a matter pertaining to the present Attorney General of New Nexico)