USSR is allowed to join NATO

I heard that some time in the early 50s, I think just after Stalin's death, the USSR applied to join NATO. I think that there objective was to show that it was a conventional military alliance (directed against the Russians) rather than a true collective security arrangment.

If I recall correctly NATO said no.

Is there anything other than ASBs or a World run by the (Groucho) Marxists under which such an application would be accepted?
 
The USSR tried to join a orgnization which was there to stop the USSR invading Europe? I'm not sure if that is true.
 
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