Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1950 - 1966 (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-series
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The STAND chronological sub-series contains messages sent by the Standing Group (SG) via its secretariat. The STAND documents are messages concerning high-level policies, addressed to the NATO commands, the representative of the SG Liaison Office in London and then Paris, the SG agencies and national Defence Ministries. STAND documents were always approved by the SG or the Steering Committee (SG/SC). After 1954, all messages sent by the SG concerning a policy were STAND documents. Many STAND documents were replies to messages from the SG Liaison Office (LOSTAN and LOM). The SG received two kinds of messages in reply to STAND documents: -from SACEUR or SHAPE - these were known as SHAPTO -from SACLANT - these were known as LANTO
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
STAND documents are mainly of an administrative nature and were produced from 1950 to 1966. STAND messages dealt with policy. Their purpose was to communicate:
- SG decisions
- SG directives
- SG instructions
- SG requests for information
to the following recipients: - NATO Commands
- SG Liaison Office
- SG agencies
- national Defence Ministries.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
STAND messages are arranged in numerical order. Their reference is the acronym followed by a publication number (e.g. STAND-152).
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
NATO publicly disclosed information is available for research and education purposes. Any commercial use requires the written permission of NATO. Please credit the NATO Archives should any documents be used for publication. Guidelines for the proper citation of NATO publicly disclosed information can be found on the NATO Archives website (http://www.nato.int/archives).
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
STAND documents were issued in English and, exceptionally, in French.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
For more information, see also the notices of LOSTAN and LOM.