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