ISSUED BY UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION

NOVEMBER 1947

APPENDIX VI

CHRONOLOGY OF THE UNITED STATES IN

THE UNITED NATIONS

1941

August 14-The United States and the United Kingdom make known eight principles for a "better future for the world" in the Atlantic Charter.

1942

January 1-Twenty-six nations at Washington accept the principles of the Atlantic Charter and pledge united action in war in the Declaration by United Nations.

1943

October 30-The United States, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and China join at Moscow in four-nation declaration recognizing necessity of international organization for the maintenance of international peace and security. (Moscow Declaration announced November 1.)

1944

July 1-22-Forty-four nations in United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference draw up final act providing for International Monetary Fund and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, at Bretton Woods, N. H.

August 21-October 7-Dumbarton Oaks Conversations between representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, August 21September 28, and between representatives of the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, September 29-October 7, result in preliminary draft proposals outlining structure and powers of an international organization for the maintenance of peace and security.

1945

February 3-11-President Roosevelt, Marshal Stalin, and Prime Minister Churchill meet at Yalta and agree on the method of voting in the Security Council and on the invitations to the San Francisco conference.

April 25-June 26-Fifty nations meet at the United Nations Conference on International Organization at San Francisco, draft, and on June 26 sign the Charter of the United Nations.

July 28—United States Senate gives advice and consent to ratification of the Charter of the United Nations and annexed Statute of the International Court of Justice.

August 8-President Truman ratifies the Charter of the United Nations with the Statute of the International Court of Justice.

October 24-Charter of the United Nations comes into force as twenty-ninth nation deposits instrument of ratification with the United States and Secretary of State Byrnes signs Protocol of Deposit of Ratifications of the Charter of the United Nations.

December 20-President Truman signs United Nations Participation Act of 1945 providing for United States participation in the United Nations.

1946

January 10-February 15-First Part of First Session of General Assembly of the United Nations meets at London; elects members of the Security Council and of the Economic and Social Council and appoints the Secretary-General. January 17-Security Council meets for first time in London.

January 24-General Assembly establishes Atomic Energy Commission composed of the 11 members of the Security Council and Canada.

February 4-Military Staff Committee holds first meeting at London.

April 3-May 6-International Court of Justice holds its inaugural session at The Hague.

December 11-International Children's Emergency Fund is established by General Assembly.

1947

March 24-Commission for Conventional Armaments holds first meeting at Lake Success.

March 26-April 28-Trusteeship Council holds First Session at Lake Success. April 28-May 15-First Special Session of General Assembly meets at Flushing, N. Y., to discuss question of Palestine.

September 16-November 29-Second Regular Session of General Assembly. October 20-Committee of Good Offices on the Indonesian Question holds first meeting.

October 21-General Assembly calls upon Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia to do nothing which could assist the guerrillas in Greece and calls upon these three states and Greece to cooperate in the peaceful settlement of their disputes. October 31-General Assembly approves agreement between the United Nations and the United States on the headquarters of the United Nations.

November 6-December 4-Second Session of the General Conference of UNESCO meets in Mexico City.

November 13-General Assembly establishes the Interim Committee (Little Assembly).

November 14-General Assembly establishes the United Nations Temporary Commission on Korea to facilitate and expedite the participation of the Korean people in the work of their Government.

November 15-General Assembly approves separate agreements between the United Nations and the World Health Organization, Universal Postal Union, International Telecommunication Union, International Bank, and International Monetary Fund.

November 20-December 16-First Part of Second Session of Trusteeship Council. November 21-First meeting of United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans.

November 21-March 24-United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment drafts Charter for International Trade Organization.