United Nations Association, Dallas Chapter 1974 - 2003

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United Nations Association, Dallas Chapter 1974 - 2003

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United Nations Association, Dallas Chapter

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The United Nations officially formed October 24, 1945 after fifty countries, including China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, met to draw up a charter for a worldwide organization of member countries. According to the charter, the purpose or mission of the United Nations Association is to "maintain international peace and security," "develop friendly relations among nations," "achieve international cooperation in solving international problems," ...

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...