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August 8, 1945: Truman ratifies United Nations Charter

August 8, 2009 # 1:56 pm # International Law, International Organizations # No Comment
Image believed to be of President Truman signing United Nations Charter, with Secretary of State James Byrnes

Image believed to be of President Truman signing United Nations Charter, with Secretary of State James Byrnes

President Truman ratified the United Nations Charter 64 years ago today. The Charter would enter into force on October 24, 1945, in accordance with Article 110 of the Charter once all the five permanent members and a majority of other signators had deposited their instruments of ratification.

(HT: Joe Grieboski)

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Anthony Clark Arend is Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service in the Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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