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 Declarations by United Nations
A Joint Declaration by the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland,
South Africa, Yugoslavia.
The Governments signatory hereto,
Having subscribed to a common program of purposes
and principles embodied in the Joint Declaration of the President of United States of America and the Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dated August 14, 1941, known as the Atlantic Charter.
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Being convinced that complete victory over their enemies is essential to defend life, liberty, independence and religious
freedom, and to preserve human rights and justice in their own lands as well as in other lands, and that they are now engaged
in a common struggle against savage and brutal forces seeking to subjugate the world,
DECLARE:
(1) Each Government
pledges itself to employ its full resources, military or economic, against those members of the Tripartite Pact and its adherents
with which such government is at war.
(2) Each Government pledges itself to cooperate with the Governments signatory
hereto and not to make a separate armistice or peace with the enemies.
The foregoing declaration may be adhered to
by other nations which are, or which may be, rendering material assistance and contributions in the struggle for victory over
Hitlerism.
DONE at Washington
January First, 1942
[The signatories to the Declaration by United Nations
are as listed above.
The adherents to the Declaration by the United Nations, together with the date of communication
of adherence, are as follows:
Mexico ......... June 5, 1942
Ecuador ........ Feb. 7, 1945
Philippines .... June
10, 1942
Peru ........... Feb. 11, 1945
Ethiopia ....... July 28, 1942
Chile .......... Feb. 12, 1945
Iraq ...........
Jan. 16, 1943
Paraguay ....... Feb. 12, 1945
Brazil ......... Feb. 8, 1943
Venezuela ...... Feb. 16, 1945
Bolivia
........ Apr. 27, 1943
Uruguay ........ Feb. 23, 1945
Iran ........... Sept. 10, 1943
Turkey ......... Feb. 24, 1945
Colombia
....... Dec. 22, 1943
Egypt .......... Feb. 27, 1945
Liberia ........ Feb. 26, 1944
Saudi Arabia ... Mar. 1, 1945
France
......... Dec. 26, 1944
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