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Wartime Documents Looking Toward Peace <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade01.asp">The Four Freedoms - Annual Message of the President to Congress, January 6, 1941 (Exceprts)</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/wwii/atlantic.asp">The Atlantic Charter, August 14, 1941</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade03.asp">Declaration by the United Nations, January 1, 1942</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade04.asp">Master Lend-Lease Agreement</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/wwii/casablan.asp">The Casablanca Conference, January 14-24, 1943</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade06.asp">The Quebec Conference, August 17-24, 1943</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade07.asp">Address by the President Before the Canadian Parliament at Ottawa, August 25, 1943 (Excerpts)</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade08.asp">Fulbright Resolution</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/wwii/moscow.asp">The Moscow Conference, October 13-30, 1943</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade10.asp">Connally Resolution, November 5, 1943</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/unrra001.asp">United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), November 9, 1943</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/unrra002.asp">United States Participation in UNRRA, March 28, 1944</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/wwii/cairo.asp">The Cairo Conference, November 22-26, 1943</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/wwii/tehran.asp">The Tehran Conference November 28-December 1, 1943</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade15.asp">ILO - Declaration Concerning Aims and Purposes, May 10, 1944</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/wwii/yalta.asp">The Crimea (Yalta) Conference, February 4-11, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade17.asp">The Berlin (Potsdam) Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945</A></LI> Part II. Conferences on the Peace Settlement <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade18.asp">First Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, London</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade19.asp">Interim Meeting of Foreign Ministers, Moscow</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade20.asp">Second Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Paris</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade21.asp">Paris Peace Conference, July 29 to October 15, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade22.asp">Third Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, New York</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade23.asp">Fourth Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Moscow</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade24.asp">Fifth Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, London</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decade25.asp">Sixth Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, Paris</A></LI> Part III. United Nations: Basic Organization <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/un/unchart.asp">The Charter of the United Nations, June 26, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad026.asp">Statute of the International Court of Justice, June 26, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad029.asp">Proclamation of United Nations Charter and Statute of the International Court of Justice</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad030.asp">Acceptance of Compulsory Jurisdiction of International Court of Justice, August 2, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad031.asp">United Nations Participation Act, December 20, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad032.asp">Amendment of United Nations Participation Act, October 10, 1949</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad034.asp">International Organizations Immunities Act, December 9, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad035.asp">Convention on the Priviledges and Immunities of the United Nations, February 13, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad036.asp">Headquarters of the United Nations</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad037.asp">United Nations Flag</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad038.asp">United Nations Day</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad039.asp">Establishment of an Interim Committee of the General Assembly</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad040.asp">Vandenberg Resolution</A></LI> Part IV. United Nations: Specialized Agencies <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad041.asp">Convention on Universal Postal Union, Revision of July 5,1947 (Excerpts)</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad047.asp">The Bretton Woods Agreements</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad048.asp">Convention on International Civil Aviation, December 7, 1944 (Excerpts)</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad049.asp">Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, November 16, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad050.asp">Participation in UNESCO, July 30, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad051.asp">Constitution of the World Health Organization, July 22, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad052.asp">Participation in WHO, June 14, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad053.asp">Constitution of the International Refugee Organization, December 15, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad054.asp">Participation in IRO, July 1, 1947</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad055.asp">Convention of the World Meteorlogical Organization, October 11, 1947</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad056.asp">Convention of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, March 6, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad057.asp">Charter of International Trade Organization, March 24, 1948 (Excerpts)</A></LI> Part V. The Inter-American System<A<A HREF="#1" NAME="b1">(1)</A> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad058.asp">Havana Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics, July 21-30,1940</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad059.asp">Rio De Janiero Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics, January 15-28, 1942</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/chapul.asp">Act of Chapultepec; March 6, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad061.asp">Rio De Janeiro Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security, (The Rio Treaty) August 15-September 2, 1947</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad062.asp">Bogota Conference of American States, Charter of the Organization of American States; March 30-May 2, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad063.asp">Waging Peace in the Americas : Address by Secretary Acheson; September 19, 1949</A></LI> Part VI. Defeated and Occupied Areas Part VII. Other Areas of Special Interest to the United States <DD><LI>Palestine</LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad161.asp">Attitude of American Government Toward Palestine - Letter From President Roosevelt to King Ibn Saud, April 5, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="angtoc.asp">Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry</A> (Only excerpts were printed in the source document. The Avalon Project has provided the full text.)</LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad163.asp">Immigration into Palestine - Statement by President Truman, October 4, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad164.asp">United States Position on Palestine Question - Statement by Herschel V. Johnson, United States Deputy Representative to the United Nations, October 11, 1947</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/res181.asp">Partition of Palestine : Resolution of the General Assembly; November 29, 1947</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad166.asp">United States Position on the Palestine Problem - Statement by Ambassador Warren R. Austin, United States Representative in the Security Council, March 19, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad167.asp">United States Proposal for Temporary United Nations Trusteeship for Palestine - Statement by President Truman, March 25, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/gres186.asp">Appointment of United Nations Mediator in Palestine</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad169.asp">Independence of Israel - Letter From the Agent of the Provisional Government of Israel to the President of the United States, May 15, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad170.asp">Conclusions From Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, September 16, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad171.asp">Creation of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine - Resolution of the General Assembly, December 11, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad172.asp">Report on Status of the Armistice Negotiations and Truce in Palestine, July 21, 1949 (Excerpts)</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad173.asp">U.S Congressionsal Joint Resolution, March 24, 1949 - For the authorization of a special contribution by the United States for the relief of Palestine refugees</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad174.asp">Assistance to Palestine Refugees - Resolution of the General Assembly, December 8, 1949</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad175.asp">International Regime for the Jerusalem Area and Protection of the Holy Places - Resolution of the General Assembly, December 9, 1949</A></LI> <A NAME="atomic"></A><DD><LI>International Control of Atomic Energy</LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad240.asp">General Findings and Recommendations Approved by the Atomic Energy Commission and Incorporated in its First Report to the Security Council, December 31, 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad241.asp">Second Report of the Atomic Energy Commission to the Security Council, September 11, 1947</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad242.asp">Third Report of the Atomic Energy Commission to the Security Council, May 17, 1948</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad243.asp">Reports of Atomic Energy Commission</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad244.asp">Atomic Explosion in the U. S. S. R.</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad245.asp">International Control of Atomic Energy</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad246.asp">Soviet Misinterpretaton of U. S. Position</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad247.asp">Continuing Effort to Reach Agreement on Atomic Energy Control</A></LI> <DD><LI>Regulation and Reduction of Armaments</LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad248.asp">Principles Governing the General Regulation and Reduction of Armaments</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad249.asp">Implementation of General Assembly Resolutions on the Principles Governing the General Regulation and Reduction of Armaments and Information on Armed Forces</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad250.asp">Plan of Work Adopted by the Commission for Conventional Armaments, July 8, 1947</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad251.asp">United States Position on Regulation of Conventional Armaments</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad252.asp">Formulation of Proposals for Regulation and Reduction of Armaments and Armed Forces</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad253.asp">Definition of Armaments</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad254.asp">Arms Census</A></LI> <DD><LI>Armed Forces for the United Nations</LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/decad255.asp">Work of the Military Staff Committee : Speech by Herschel V. Johnson, Deputy United States Representative, June 4, 1947 (Excerpt)</A></LI> Part VIII. Current International Interests <DD><LI>War Criminals</LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/imt/proc/imtconst.asp">International Military Tribunal for Germany, August 8, 1945</A></LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="imtfech.asp">International Military Tribunal for the Far East, January 19. 1946</A></LI> <DD><LI>Collective Self-Defense</LI> <DD><LI><A HREF="../20th_century/nato.asp">North Atlantic Treaty, April 4, 1949</A></LI> </DL> <A NAME="1">1</A> For documents on the earlier evolution of the Inter-American Regional System, see Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The International Conferences of American States, 1889-1928 and First Supplement 1933-1940, New York, 1931,1940; see also the following Pan American Union pamphlets: The Basic Principles of the Inter-American System, Washington, 1943, and The Inter-American System, Washington, 1947. <A<A HREF="#b1">Back</A> <div align="center"> <table class="sourcetable"> <tr> <td class="sourcecell"> Source: A Decade of American Foriegn Policy : Basic Documents, 1941-49 Prepared at the request of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations By the Staff of the Committe and the Department of State. 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