NATO Basic Texts Other languages English French Czech Danish Dutch German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Italian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Spanish Turkish The North Atlantic Treaty Washington D.C. - 4 April 1949 The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments.

97-717 F July 17, 1997 NATO: Article V and Collective Defense CRS Report for Congress Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress By Paul E. Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Congressional Research Service Library of Congress Summary Article V Collective Security: Precursor to Collective Defense Collective Defense: Evolution of an Idea ...