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The Development of Shape: 1950–1953

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

Colonel Andrew J. Goodpaster
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graduated from West Point and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in international relations. His military service has included staff assignments in the Pentagon and at SHAPE. Currently he is on duty at the White House, serving as Staff Secretary to the President and as the President's liaison officer in defense matters.
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The author's first connection with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) came on the 16th of December, 1950. It was at a time when the world situation seemed to be deteriorating rapidly. The Chinese had just entered the war in Korea and the Council of NATO was to meet in Brussels on December 18th to consider urgent action to strengthen and organize defenses against aggression, should it occur in Europe.

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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1955

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