Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1. baron Ismay lub „Pug” Ismay, KG, GCB, CH, DSO – brytyjski wojskowy, dyplomata i malarz. Pierwszy sekretarz generalny NATO. Twórca powiedzenia, że NATO powstało, żeby „Rosjan trzymać z daleka, Amerykanów przy sobie, a Niemców pod kontrolą” . Wikipedia
“On the purpose of NATO: "To keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down."”
Presumably while Secretary General of NATO (1952-1957). See Nye, Joseph. The Paradox of American Power. London: Oxford University Press, 2002. p. 33
Attributed
As Secretary General of NATO (1952 - 1957). See Smith, Robert. The NATO International Staff/Secretariat, 1952-1957. London: Oxford University Press, 1967, p. 65
Colville, John. Winston Churchill and His Inner Circle. New York: Wyndham Books, 1981. p. 161
About
“On the Festival of Britain, "We are consciously and deliberately determined to make history."”
"Scope of 1951 Festival". The Times: p. 3a. 9 June 1949.