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The President of the United States and the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, representing H.M.

Government in the United Kingdom, have met at sea. They have een accompanied y officials of

their t!o Governments, including high"ran#ing officers of their military, naval and air services.

The !hole prolem of the supply of munitions of !ar, as provided y the $ease"$end %ct, for the

armed forces of the United States and for those countries actively engaged in resisting aggression

has een further e&amined. $ord 'eaverroo#, Minister of Supply of the 'ritish Government, has

(oined in these conferences. He is going to proceed to )ashington to discuss further details !ith

appropriate officials of the United States Government.

These conferences !ill also cover the supply prolem of the Soviet Union. The President and the

Prime Minister have had several conferences. They have considered the dangers to !orld

civilisation arising from the policy of military domination y con*uest upon !hich the Hitlerite

Government of Germany and other Governments associated there!ith have emar#ed, and have

made clear the steps !hich their countries are respectively ta#ing for their safety in facing these

dangers.

They have agreed upon the follo!ing (oint declaration+ The President of the United States and the

Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, representing H. M. Government in the United Kingdom, eing met

together, deem it right to ma#e #no!n certain common principles in the national policies of their

respective countries on !hich they ase their hopes for a etter future for the !orld.

. Their countries see# no aggrandissement, territorial or other.

-. They desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord !ith the freely e&pressed !ishes of

the peoples concerned.

. They respect the right of all peoples to choose the form of Government under !hich they !ill

live/ and they !ish to see sovereign rights and self"government restored to those !ho have een

forcily deprived of them.

0. They !ill endeavour !ith due respect for their e&isting oligations, to further en(oyment y all

States, great or small, victor or van*uished, of access, on e*ual terms, to the trade and to the ra!

materials of the !orld !hich are needed for their economic prosperity.

1. They desire to ring aout the fullest collaoration et!een all nations in the economic field,

!ith the o(ect of securing for all improved laour standards, economic advancement, and social

security.

2. %fter the final destruction of 3a4i tyranny, they hope to see estalished a peace !hich !ill afford

to all nations the means of d!elling in safety !ithin their o!n oundaries, and !hich !ill afford

assurance that all the men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and !ant.

5. Such a peace should enale all men to traverse the high seas and oceans !ithout hindrance.

6. They elieve all of the nations of the !orld, for realistic as !ell spiritual reasons, must come to

the aandonment of the use of force. Since no future peace can e maintained if land, sea, or air

armaments continue to e employed y nations !hich threaten, or may threaten aggression outside

of their frontiers, they elieve, pending the estalishment of a !ider and permanent system of

general security, that the disarmament of such nations is essential. They !ill li#e!ise aid and

encourage all other practicale measures !hich !ill lighten for peace"loving peoples the crushing

urden of armament.