San Francisco Conference, 25 April - 26 June 1945

Delegates of fifty nations met at San Francisco between April 25 and June 26, 1945. Working on the Dumbarton Oaks proposals, the Yalta Agreement, and amendments proposed by various Governments, the Conference agreed upon the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the New International Court of Justice. The Charter was passed unanimously and signed by all the representatives. It came into force on October 24, 1945.

A view of a cocktail party at the Colonial Room of the St. Francis given by Madame and T.V. Soong on 1 June 1945. On that day T.V. Soong became Premier of China. T.V. Soong (right) greets A. A. Gromyko of the U.S.S.R. during the party.