Britain in NATO

To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty, we have produced a documentary history which highlights the debates and policy initiatives undertaken by the Alliance during its first six decades. Rather than attempting to provide a comprehensive narrative of events, we have focused on the main anniversary years, all of which proved to be turning points in the development of NATO.

The outcome of this publication is a series of snapshots which chart the evolution of the Alliance, and its main preoccupations, as it moved from one decade to the next. Each section comprises a short narrative followed by a selection of documents which reflect and augment the main issues brought out within the chapter.

The full text of the NATO communiqués, declarations and press releases referred to in the footnotes can be accessed via the NATO website.

Britain in NATO [PDF, 4.71MB, 199 pages]