The 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.

Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Secretary of State of the United States and Chairman of the Delegation from the United States, addresses the first plenary and opening session on the 25 April 1945.
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