NATO INDEX of handbook uploaded March 25, 1993 Table OF CONTENTS paragraph 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