Secretary of State under Truman, he negotiated the treaty that led to the formation of NATO in 1949
In the late 1940s Acheson came under heavy attack 
over Truman's policy toward China, and for Acheson's defense of State... [DOC] [TLE] Creation of nato - North Atlantic Treaty Organization [PAR] The establishment of NATO in April 1949 rested upon a European and in ... of 
World War II, American policymakers, and in particular Secretary of State James 
Byrnes, ...