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INTRODUCTION.

Contents

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PART I

The Beginning of Preparation, 1939–1941

I. INITIAL EFFORT TOWARD PREPARATION, DECEMBER

1939 .

American Efforts Toward Peace

Implementation of Neutrality, September 1939.

Advisory Committee on Problems of Foreign Relations

II. PROGRAM OF PREPARATION, 1940

Subcommittee Work and Diplomatic Soundings

"Consequences to the United States of a Possible German Victory"

End of the First Preparatory Effort.

III. NEW MEASUREMENT AND NEW ORGANIZATION, 1941.

How to Proceed?

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PART II

The Advisory Committee on Post-War Foreign

Policy, 1942-Summer 1943

IV. ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS OF THE FULL COM-

MITTEE

First Meeting and Organization of Subcommittees

Organizing Meetings of Subcommittees

Second, Third, and Final Meetings of the Full Committee

The Subcommittee on Political Problems

✓ The Special Subcommittee on International Organization

The Two Economic Subcommittees and the Committee on Post-War

Foreign Economic Policy

The Initial Research Organization, 1941-1942

The Divisions of Political Studies and Economic Studies, 1943

VII. SUSPENSION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Policy and Post-War Programs Committees

An "Advisory Council on Post-War Foreign Policy"

Reorganization of the Staff

The Executive Committee on Economic Foreign Policy

Processes of Integrated Recommendation

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CONFERENCES,

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Policy Address of April 9, 1944 .

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Conferences on Economic and Social Problems

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The Second Quebec Conference. .

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XII. PROPOSALS FOR GENERAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZA-

TION AND AN "INFORMAL CONFERENCE"

XIV. THE AMERICAN GROUP FOR MAJOR POWER CONVER-

SATIONS.

Pre-Conversations Briefing and Review

XV. DUMBARTON OAKS CONVERSATIONS AND POLITICAL

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XVIII. REMAINING PREPARATION ON TERRITORIAL PROB-

LEMS. . .

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XXI. END OF PREPARATION FOR GENERAL INTERNATIONAL

ORGANIZATION .

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APPENDIXES

Appendix

1 Division for the Study of Problems of

Peace and Reconstruction

2 Subcommittee on Economic Problems of

the Intradepartmental Committee on

Peace and Reconstruction: Program of

Work . .

3 Subcommittee on Economic Problems of

the Advisory Committee on Problems

of Foreign Relations

4 [Memorandum, Pasvolsky to the Secre-

tary (Hull)]. .

5 Memorandum [by Hugh R. Wilson]

Arising From Conversations in Mr.

Welles' Office, April 19 and 26 . .

6 Interdepartmental Group To Consider

Post-War Economic Problems and

Policies. .

7 Memorandum, Pasvolsky to Under

Secretary Welles]

8 A. [Draft of Article VII of a "Lend-

Lease" Agreement Approved by the

President for Discussion with the Brit-

ish Government; Handed by Assistant

Secretary Dean Acheson to

John

Maynard Keynes July 28, 1941]. . . July 28, 1941

B. [Text of Article VII of the Mutual

Aid Agreement between the Govern-

ments of the United States and the

United Kingdom, signed and sealed at

Washington, February 23, 1942. Iden-

tical text in subsequent agreements

made under the Lend-Lease Act of

March 11, 1941]. . .

9 Proposal for the Organization of Work

for the Formulation of Post-War For-

eign Policies

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February 23, 1942

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September 12, 1941.

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Agenda for the Meeting of May 8, 1943. May 8, 1943.

Memorandum For the President

March 17, 1943.

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10 [Memorandum (Notter) to the Secretary

marcation Line of September 28, 1939. January 12, 1943 .

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