The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles:
Conference Organization

Lansing Sketch

Secretary of State Robert Lansing spent some of his time at the Conference
making informal sketches of the diplomats. Here is one example.
Source: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division

Blue Bar

It is not surprising that the Conference numbered numerous smaller committees assigned to specific issues. Despite the bureaucratic structure of the Conference, most of the main decisions were made by just a few men meeting and discussing the issues alone.

The conference, meeting in Plenary Session, represented the full, authorized, legal, voting membership at the conference.

The Supreme Council of the Allies was the smaller directorate, or directing body, of the conference.

The conference had numerous committees.