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Delegates from Big Four' Powers at
Dumbarton Oaks, Offer Tentative Plan
Designed
E41ters Note; i the Interests of fU public .
- fcaewleace, Tae Oregon Statesman Herewith is pk-
lisUa the complete text ef the teaUUre ohieprint
for world peace as trams p y tolerates el the Big
Few at a conference at Dambartoa.Oaks earlier this
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'THERE should be established an international
"T. organization ' under the title of the United
Nations, the, charter of which should contain
provisions necessary togive effect to the pro-'
posals which follow: - i ;
Chapter I Purposes
The purposes of the Organization should be:
1. To maintain international peace and se
curity; and to that end to take effective collec
tive measures for the prevention and .removal ,
of threats to the peace and the suppression of
acts of aggression or other breaches of the
peace, and to bring about by peaceful means
adjustment or settlement of international dis
putes which may lead to a breach of the peace;
2. To develop friendly relations among na
tions and to take over appropriate measures to
strengthen universal peace;
1 3. To achieve international cooperation in
the solution of international economic, social
and other humanitarian problems; and '
4. To afford a center for harmonizing the
actions of nations in the achievement of these
common ends.
Chapter II Principles
; In pursuit of the purposes mentioned in Chap
ter I the organization and its members should
act in accordance with the following principles:
1. The Organization is based on the principle
of the sovereign equality of all peace-loving
states.
2. All members of the Organization under
take, in order to ensure to all of them the rights
and benefits resulting from membership in the
organization, to fulfill the obligations assumed
by them in accordance with the Charter.
3. All members of the Organization snail set
tle their disputes by peaceful means in such a
are not endangered.
. 4. All members of the Organization shall re
frain in their international relations from the
threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent
with the purposes of the Organization.
'. 5. All members of the Organization shall give
. every assistance to the Organization in any ac
tion undertaken by it In accordance with the
provisions of the Charter. - '
0. All members of the Organization shall re
frain from giving assistance io any state against
which preventive or enforcement action is be
ing undertaken by the Organization.
' The Organization should ensure that states
cordance with these principles so far as may
be necessary for the maintenance of interna
tional peace and security.
Chapter III Membership
, -1. Membership of the Organization should be
open to all peace-loving states.
Chapter IV Principal Organs .
v 1. The Organization should have as its princi
pal organs: v . i.
a. A General Assembly;
b. A Security Council;
c. An international court of justice; and
d. A Secretariat.
: 2. The Organization should have such sub
sidiary agencies as may be found necessary
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Chapter V The Seneral AsaemMr
Section A Composition
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-, ' All members of the Organization, should be .
members of the general assembly and should
Jiave a number of representatives to be specified
in the charter.
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Section B functions and Powers
; 1. The general . assembly should have the
right to consider the general principles of co
operation in the maintenance of international'
peace and security, including the principles gov
erning disarmament and the regulation of arma
ments; to discuss any questions relating to the 9
' maintenance of international peace and security
brought before it by any member or members
Jof the Organization or by the security council; '
and to make recommendations with regard to
.any . 'such principles or, questions. Any fiuch:
questlons oii which action is necessary should
J referred to the security council by the gen
reral assembly . either before or after discus
sion. The .general assembly should not on its
own initiative make recommendations on any ':
i matter relating to the maintenance of interna
tional peace and security which is being dealt
with by the security council. ' t
. 2. The general assembly should be empower
ed to admit new members to the organization
iupon recommendation of the security council.
; 3. The general assembly should, upon recom
, mendation of the security council, be empower
t ed to suspend from the exercise of any rights . I
' or privileges of membership any member of
the organization gainst which preventive or
enforcement action shall have been taken by;
. the security council. The exercise of the rights -
txA privileges thus "suspend may be restored
by decision of the security council. The general 4
'---Uy should cpFOWcred,Jupon' recom-ii ,
ncr-daticn cf tha security council, to expel" from
tha crsanizeticn any member cf the cr-aniza- -
to Assure Enduring Peace
contained in
in relation to
international
welfare.
of the organization. ,
Section C Voting j
. THE ANNOUNCEMENT
1 Official announcement of Department of '
- SUte, October 9, 1944:
The 'government of the United States has
now. received the report of its delegation to
the conversations held in Washington be-
tween August 21 October 7, 1944, with the1
delegations of the United Kingdom, the Union
of Soviet Socialist ; Republics and the ' Re- "
public of China on the subject of an interna
tional ' organization for the maintenance of ,
peace and security.
There is annexed , hereto statement of
- tentative proposals indicating in detail the .
wide range of subjects on which agreement
has been reached at the conversations. ,
' The governments which were represented .
in the discussions in Washington have agreed
that . after further study of these proposals
they will as soon as possible take the neces- -sary
steps with a view to the preparation of
complete proposals which could then serve '
as a basis of discussion at a full United Na
tions conference. . , " .'
tion which persistently violates the principles
the charter.
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4, The general assembly should elect the non
permanent members of the security council and
, the members of the economic' and social coun
cil provided for in Chapter IX. It should be em
powered to elect, upon recommendation of the
security, council, the secretary-general of the
organization. It should perform such functions
the election of the judges of the
court of justice as may be con
ferred upon it by the statute of the court.
5. The general assembly should apportion the
expenses among the members of the organiza
tion and should be empowered to approve the
budgets of the organization. - I
6. The general ' assembly should Initiate
studies and make recommendations for the pur
pose of promoting international cooperation in
political, economic and social fields and of ad
justing situations likely to impair the general
7. The general assembly should make recom
mendations for the coordination of the policies
of international economic, social, and other spe
cialized agencies brought into relation with the
organization in accordance with agreements
between such agencies and the organization.
8. The general assembly should receive and
consider annual and special ' reports from the
security council and-reports from other bodies
1. Each member of the Organization should
have one vote in the general assembly.
2. Important decisions of the general assem
bly, including recommendations with respect to
the maintenance of international peace and
security; election of members of the security
council; election of members of the economic
and social council; admission of members, sus
pension of the exercise of the rights and privi
leges of. members, and expulsion of members;
and budgetary questions, should be made by a
two-thirds majority of those present and voting.
On other questions, including the determina
tion of additional categories of questions to be
decided by a two-thirds majority, the decisions
of the general assembly should be made by a
simple majority vote. , - -i- ,
Section D Procedure
1. The general assembly should meet in regu
lar annual sessions and in such special sessions
as occasion may require. . t i
2. The' general assembly ; should adopt its
own rules of procedure and elect Its president
for each session. - !
3. The general assembly should be empower
ed to set up such bodies and agencies as it may
deem necessary for the performance of its func
tions. ' . I . .
Chapter VI The gecarity Coancil .
Section AComposition f - ,
The security council should consist of one rep
resentative of each of eleven members of the
organization. Representatives of the . United
States of America, the United Kingdom of Great
Britain "and Northern Ireland, the .Union of
Soviet 'Socialist Republics, the - Republic of
China, and, in due'. course France, should have
permanent "seats. The general assembly should
select six states to fiU the non-permanent seats.
These six states jshould be 'elected for a term
of two' years, three' retiring each" year, ; They
should not be immediately eligible for reelec
tion.1 In the first election of iht ! rion-per-manent
"members three should be chosen by
the general assembly ; for one-year terms and
three for two-year terms.
Section B Principal Functions and Powers .
- 1. In order to ensure prompt and effective ac
tion by the organization, members of the or
ganization should by the charter confer on the
security council primary responsibility for the
maintenance of international peace and se
curity and should agree that in carrying out
these duties under this responsibility it should
act on their behalf. V C
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. 2. In discharging these duties, the security
Council should act in accordance "with the pur
poses and principles of the organization.
3. The specific powers conferred ;ca tha cs-
curity council In order to carry out
these duties are laid down in
Chapter VOT. ;",
, 4. All members of the organiza
tion should obligate themselves to
accept the decisions of the securi
ty council and to carry them out
in accordance with the provisions
f the charter. ;
5. In order to promote the es
tablishment and maintenance of
international peace and security
with the least diversion of the
world's human and economic re
sources for ' armaments, the se
curity council, with tho assistance
of the military staff committee re
ferred to in Chapter VIII, Section
B, paragraph fir should have the
responsibility -for ? formulating
plans for; the establishment of a
system of regulation of arma
ments for submission to the mem
bers of he organization
SECTION C VOTING ;
(Note The question of voting
procedure in the security council
is still under consideration.);
SECTION D PROCEDURE
1. The security council should
be so organized as to be able to
function continuously , and each
state member of the security coun
cil should be "permanently repre
sented at the headquarters of the
organization. It may hold meet
ings at such other places as in its
judgment may best facilitate its
work. There should be periodic
meetings at which each , state
member, of the security; council
could if it so desired be repre
sented, by a member of the gov
ernment or some - other special
representative. ,
2. The security council, should
be empowered . to set up such
bodies or agencies as it may deem
necessary for the performance of
its functions including regional
subcommittees of the military staff
committee. , ' i
J. The security council should
adopt its own rules of procedure,
including the method' of selecting
ts president T, . -
4. Any member of the organiza
tion should participate in the dis
cussion of any question brought
before the security council when
ever the security council considers
that the interests of that member
of the organization are specially
affected. ,
5. Any member of the organi
zation not having a seat on the
security council and any state
not a member of the organization,
if it is a party to a dispute under
consideration ' by the security
council, should be invited to par
ticipate in the discussion relating
to the dispute.
Chapter Til Aa International
Court ef Justice I:
1. There should be an interna'
tional court of justice which
should constitute the principal
judicial organ of the' organiza
tion. 2. The court should be consti
tuted and should function in ac
cordance with a statute, which
should be annexed to and be a
part of the charter of the or-
gamzauon. . i ,
3. The statute of the court of in
ternational justice should be either
a) the statute of the permanent
court of international justice, con
tinued in force with such modi
fications as may. be desirable or
(b) a new statute in the prepara
tion of which the statute of the
permanent court of international
justice should be used as a basis.
4. All members of the organiza
tion should, ispo facto be parties to
the statute of the international
court of justice.
5. Conditions under which states
not members of the organization
may become parties to the statute
of the international court of jus
tice should be determined in each
case by the general assembly up
on recommendation of the security
council.
Chapter Yin Arrangements for
the Maintenance of Internation
al Peace and Security Including
Prevention and Spppression ef
Aggression
SECTION A PACIFIC SETTLE
MENT OP DISPUTES ;
1. The security council should
be empowered to investigate any
dispute," or any situation which
may lead to international friction
or give rise to a. dispute, in order
to determine , whether its : con
tinuance Is likely to endanger the
maintenance of international
peace and security.'.
2. Any state, .whether member
of the organization or not, may
bring any such , dispute or situa
tion to the attention of the gen
eral assembly or of the security
council.
3. The parties to any dispute the
continuance of which is likely to
endanger the maintenance of In
ternational ' peace and 5 security
should obligate themselves, first
of all, to seek a solution by ne
gotiation, mediation, conciliation
arbitration or judicial settlement,
or "other peaceful' means of their
own choice.-4 The . security council
should call upon the parties to set-
e their dispute by such means. V
4. If, nevertheless,; parUes to a
dispute of the nature referred to
in paragraph 3 above fall to settle
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paragraph, they should obligate
themselves to refer it to the .se
curity council. The security coun
cil should In each case decide
whether or not the continuance of
the particular dispute is In fact
likely, to endanger the mainte
nance of international peace and
security, and, accordingly, wheth
er the security council should deal
with the dispute, and, if so, wheth
er it should take action i undei
paragraph 5. .
8. The security council . should
be empowered, 'at any stage of a
dispute of the nature referred to
In paragraph S atrtve, to recom
mend appropriate procedures or
methods of adjustment
6. Justiciable disputes should
normally be referred to. the in
ternational court of justice. : The
security council should be em
powered to refer to the court, for
advice, legal questions connected
with" other disputes.
7. The provisions of paragraphs
to 6 of Section A should not ap
ply to situations or disputes aris
ing out of matters which by in
terna tional law are solely within
the domestic jurisdiction' of the
state concerned. -
SECTION B DETERMINATION
OF THREATS TO THE PEACE
OR ACTS OF AGGRESSION
AND ACTION WITH RESPECT
THERETO
1. Should the security council
deem that a failure to settle a dis
pute in accordance with procedures
indicated in paragraph 3 of Sec
tion A, or in accordance with its
recommendations made under
paragraph 5 of Section A, con
stitutes a threat to the maintenance
of International peace and security,
t should take any measures neces
sary for the maintenance of in
ternational peace and security In
accordance with the purposes and
principles of the organization.
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z. In general the security coun
cil should determine, the existence
of any threat to the peace, breach
of the peace or act of 'aggression
and 'should make ' . recommenda
tions or decide upon the measures
to be- taken to maintain or re
store peace and security.
3. The security' council should
be empowered to determine what
diplomatic, economic, or other
measures not Involving the use of
armed force should be employed
to give effect to its decisions, and
to call upon members of . the or
ganization to apply such measures.
Such raeasures may include com
plete tor partial r interruption of
ran, ' sea, air, postal, telegraphic,
radio " and 'other means of com
munication " and the .severance of
diplomatic' and economic relations.
4. Should the security council
consider such measures Ito be .in
adequate, it should be empowered
to take such' action by air, naval or
land forces u may be necessary
to T""1'"1" or restore Interna
tional, peace, and security. Such
action may include demonstrations,
blockade and other operations by
air, sea or land forces of mem
bers of the organization. ;. t
5. In order that all members of
the organization should contribute
to the maintenance of internation
al peace and security, they should
undertake to make available to the
security councuV on4ts call and in
accordance with a special agree
ment or agreements concluded
among themselves, "armed , forces,
facilities and assistance necessary
for the purpose tjf maintaining in
ternational , peace and security.
Such . agreement , or agreements
should govern the numbers and
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types of forces and the nature of
the facilities and assistance to be
provided. The special agreement
or agreements should be negotiat
ed as soon as possible and should
in each case be subject to approval
by the security council and to
ratification by the signatory states
in accordance with their constitu
tional processes.
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In " order to . enable urgent
military measures to be taken by
the organization ' there . should be
held immediately available by the
members of the organization na
tional air force contingents for
combined international enforce
ment action." The strength and
degree of readiness1 of these con
tingents and plans for their com
bined action should be determined
by the security council, with the
assistance of the military staff
committee within the limits laid
down in the special agreement or
agreements referred to in para
graph 5 above.
7. The action required to carry
out the decisions of the security
council for the maintenance of
international peace and security
should be taken by all the mem
bers of the organization in co
operation or by some of them as
the security council may determine.
This undertaking should be car
ried out by . the members of the
organization by their own action
and through action of the ap
propriate specialized organizations
and agencies of which they are
members. . !..
,8. Plans for the application of
armed force should be made by
the security council win the as
sistance of the military staff com
mittee referred . to in paragraph
9 below.
9. There should be established a
military staff committee the func
tions of which should be to advise
and assist the security council on
all questions relating to the se
curity council's military require
ments for the maintenance of in
ternational peace and security, to
the employment and command of
forces placed at its disposal,, to
the regulation of armaments, and
to possible disarmament It should
be responsible under the security
council for the strategic direction
of any armed forces placed at the
disposal ef the security council.
The committee should be composed
of the chiefs of staff of the per
manent members' of the security
council or their representatives.
Any member of the organization
not permanently : represented on
the committee should be invited
by the committee to be associated
with. It when; the efficient dis
charge of the committee's responsi
bilities requires that such a state
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Questions of command of s forces
should be worked out subsequent
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iO. The. members' of the organi
zation should join in affording mu
tual assistance in carrying out the
measures decided upon by - the
security council. 5
11. Any state, whether a mem
ber of the ' organization or not, 1
which finds itself confronted with
special economic problems arising
from the carrying out of meas
ures which have been decided up-!
on by the security council should
have the right to consult the se-j
curity council in rezard to a so
lution of those problems.
SECTION C REGIONAL r -
ARRANGEMENTS . .
1. Nothing in the Charter should
preclude the existence of regional
arrangements or agencies for deal
ing with such matters relating to
the maintenance of - international
peace and security, as are appro
priate for regional action, provided
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such arrangements or agencies and
their activities are consistent with
the purposes and principles of the
organization. The security coun
cil should encourage settlement of
local disputes through such region
al arrangements or by such region
al agencies, either on the Initiative
of the states concerned or by re
ference from' the security coun
cil. 2. The security council should,
where appropriate, utilize such ar
rangements ' or agencies for en
forcement action under Its au
thority, ' but no enforcement ' : ac
tion should be taken under re
gional arrangements or by region
al agencies without the authoriza
tion of the security council.
3. The security council should
at all times be kept fully informed
of activities undertaken or in con
templation under regional arrange
ments or by regional agencies for
the maintenance of International
peace and security.
Chapter IX Arrangements for
International Economic and
Social Cooperation 1
SECTION A PURPOSE AND
RELATIONSHIP
1. With a view to the creation
of conditions of stability and well
being which are necessary for
peaceful and friendly relations
among nations, the organization
should facilitate solutions of in
ternational economic, social and
other humanitarian problems and
promote respect for human rights
and ' fundamental freedoms. Re
sponsibility for the discharge of
this function should be vested in
the general assembly and, under
the authority of the general as
sembly, in an economic and social
councuV .
2. The. various specialized eco
nomic, social and other organiza
tions and agencies would have re
sponsibilities in their respective
fields as defined in their statutes.
Each such organization or agency
should be brought into relation
ship ; with the organization on
terms to be determined by agree
ment Detween the economic and
social council and the appropriate
authorities of the specialized or
ganization - or : agency, subject to
approval by the general assembly.
SECTION B COMPOSITION
AND VOTING
The economic and social coun
cil should, consist of representa
tives of eighteen members of the
organization. The states to be rep
resented for this purpose should
be elected by the general assembly
fo'' terms of three, years." Each
such state, should have one repre
sentative,, who should have -one
vote."; Decisions of the economic
and social council should be taken
by simple majority vote of those
present and voting." V .
SECTION FUNCTIONS - AND
POWERS OF. THE ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL COUNCII. .
1. ' The economic and social
council should be empowered: - ' v
' ;"a. to carry out within the
scope of its functions, recom
mendations of the general as
sembly;.
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b. to make recommendations,
on its own : initiative, with re
spect to international economic,
social- and other, humanitarian
matters; . . "
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e. to receive and consider re
ports from the economic, social
and . , other - organizations or
agencies brought into relation
ship with the organization, and
to .' coordinate ' their activities
through consultations with, and
' recommendations .: to, such " or
ganizations or agencies; -
-. d. to examine the administra
tive budgets of such specialized
organizations or agencies with a
view, to making : recommenda-
tions to th e .organizations . or
agencies 'concerned;
; e. to enable the r secretary
general to provide information
to the security council;
' to assist the security coun
cu upon ius t-equebi,, sou
g. to perform such9 other funtS
tions within the general scope !
of its competence as may be as- !
signed to it by the general as
sembly. . . ..
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SECTION D ORGANIZATION
AND PROCEDURE
1. The economic and : social
council should set up an economio
commission, : a social commission,
and such . other commissions ai
sions should consist of experts.
There should be a permanent staff
which should constitute a part of
the secretariat of the organiza
tion. !i
2. The economic and social coun
cil should make suitable arrange
ments for representatives of the
specialized organizations or
agencies to participate without vote
in its deliberations and in those
of the commissions established by
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3. The economic and social coun
cil should adopt its own rules of
procedure and the method ef se
lecting its president
Chapter X The; Secretariat ,
1. There should be a secretariat
comprising a secretary-general and
such staff as may be required. The
secretary-general should be the
chief administrative officer of the
organization. He should Je elected
mendation of the security coun
cil, for such term and under such
conditions as are specified in the
charter. ...
2. The secretary-general should
act in that capacity in all meet
ings of the; general assembly, of
the security council, and of the
economic and social council and
should make an annual report to
the general assembly on the work
of the organization.
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3. The secretary-general should
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have the right to bring to the
attention of the, security, council
any matter which' In his opinion
may threaten international peace
and security, i
Chapter XI Amendments j
Amendments should come into
force for all members of the or
ganization, when they have been
adopted by a vote of two-thirds
of the members of the general as
sembly and ratified in accordance
with their respective constitution
al processes by the members of
the organization having perma- .
nent membership on the security
council and by a majority of the
other members of the organiza
tion. ! "
Chapter XII Transitional
Arrangements
1. Pending the coming into force
of the special agreement or agree
ments referred to in Chapter VIII,
Section B, paragraph 5. and in ac
cordance with the provisions of
paragraph 5 of , the Four-Nation
declaration, signed at Moscow, Oc
tober 30, 1943, the states parties
to triat declaration should consult
with one another and as occasion -
arises with other members of the
organization with a view to such
joint action oh behalf of the. or
ganization as may be necessary for
the purpose of maintaining inter
national 4 peace and security.
2. No provision of the charter
should preclude action taken or
authorized in relation to enemy
states as a result of the present
war by the governments having
responsibility for such action, i
NOTE: In addition to the Ques
tion of voting procedure in the
security council referred to in
Chapter VI. several other cum.
tions are Still under considers- 1
Washington D. C- October ', 7,
1944. -
Dumbarton Oaks!
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blueprint for peace have not
served to acquaint the public
fully with the ramifications of
the Big Four's discussions. The
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publishing the Dumbarton Oaks
report in full. . '
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