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NATO INDEX of handbook uploaded March 25, 1993


Table OF CONTENTS

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What is NATO?                                          1
The Fundamental Tasks of the Alliance                  2
Origins of the Alliance                                3
NATO Today                                             4

PART I - HOW NATO WORKS

Machinery of Cooperation                               5
Fundamental Operating Principles                       6
Joint Decision-Making                                  7
Political Consultation                                 8
Crisis Management                                      9
The Defence Dimension                                 10
Consultations on Nuclear Issues                       11
Economic Cooperation                                  12
Public Information                                    13
The Common Infrastructure Programme                   14
Logistic Support                                      15
Armaments Cooperation                                 16
Armaments Planning                                    17
Standardization                                       18
Communications and Information Systems                19
Air Defence                                           20
Civil Emergency Planning                              21
Civil and Military Coordination of Air Traffic
Management                                            22
Scientific Cooperation and Environmental Challenges   23

PART II - THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE ALLIANCE

An Era of Political Change                            24
The New Security Architecture                         25
A Broad Approach to Security                          26
The Alliance's Strategic Concept                      27
Dialogue, Partnership and Cooperation                 28
The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe  29
Europe's Security Identity and Defence Role           30
Arms Control                                          31


PART III - ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURES

NATO Headquarters                                     32
Permanent Representatives and National Delegations    33
The International Staff                               34
The Secretary General                                 35
Office of the Secretary General                       36
Executive Secretariat                                 37
Office of Information and Press                       38
NATO Office of Security                               39
Division of Political Affairs                         40
Political Affairs Directorate                         41
Economics Directorate                                 42
Division of Defence Planning and Policy               43
Directorate of Force Planning and Policy              44
Nuclear Planning Directorate                          45
Division of Defence Support                           46
Directorate of Armaments and Defence Research         47
Directorate of Command Control and
Communications                                        48
Directorate of Air Defence Systems                    49
Directorate of Cooperation, Planning and
Standardization                                       50
Division of Infrastructure, Logistics and Civil
Emergency Planning                                    51
Infrastructure Directorate                            52
Logistics Directorate                                 53
Civil Emergency Planning Directorate                  54
Scientific Affairs Division                           55
Office of Management                                  56
Office of the Financial Controller                    57
Office of the Chairman of the Budget Committees       58
International Board of Auditors                       59
Production and Logistics Organisations                60
National Military Representatives                     61
The Military Committee                                62
International Military Staff                          63
Organisation of the International Military Staff      64
The Role of Allied Military Forces                    65
The Integrated Military Command Structure             66
Allied Command Europe (ACE)                           67
The Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR)         68
Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT)                      69
The Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT)      70
Allied Command Channel (ACCHAN)                       71
The Commander-in-Chief Channel (CINCHAN)              72
Canada-United States Regional Planning Group          73
Forces Available to NATO                              74
ACE Mobile Force (AMF)                                75
Standing Naval Forces                                 76
Reserve Forces                                        77
Military Agencies and Organisations                   78
Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and
Development (AGARD)                                   79
Military Agency for Standardization (MAS)             80
NATO Electronic Warfare Advisory Committee
(NEWAC)                                               81
EURO/NATO Training Group                              82
Military Committee Meteorological Group (MCMG)        83
Military Telecommunications and CIS Agencies          84
SHAPE Technical Centre                                85
SACLANT Undersea Research Centre                      86
NATO Defense College                                  87

PART IV - INTERLOCKING INSTITUTIONS

The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
(CSCE)                                                88
The European Community (EC)                           89
The Western European Union (WEU)                      90
The Council of Europe                                 91

PART V - OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

North Atlantic Assembly (NAA)                         92
Atlantic Treaty Association (ATA)                     93
Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR)  94
The Eurogroup                                         95
Independent European Programme Group (IEPG)           96


APPENDICES

APPENDIX I   THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY               97
APPENDIX II  THE ALLIANCE'S STRATEGIC CONCEPT        98
APPENDIX III MEMBERS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL   99
APPENDIX IV  MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY COMMITTEE      100
APPENDIX V   MAJOR NATO COMMANDERS                  101
APPENDIX VI  PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL STAFF                                 102
APPENDIX VII PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY STAFF                        103
APPENDIX VIII PRINCIPAL NATO AGENCIES               104
APPENDIX IX  ABBREVIATIONS IN COMMON USE            105
APPENDIX X   CHRONOLOGY                             106