Memorandum, Establishment of a Four-Power Council or a Council of the United Nations

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ESTABLISHMENT OF A FOUR-POWER COUNCIL OR Bes X A COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS IX I. Pending the formation of a Council of the United Nations, the United States, Great Britain, the U.S.S.R., and China should establish at the earliest practicable date a Four-Power Council for the discussion of questions connected with the Four-Power Declaration. II. The Council shall maintain a Permanent Standing Committee in Washington. The Committee may, as occasion arises, hold meetings in London, Chungking, or Moscow. III. The Council is charged with the duty of organizing a Council of the United Nations. IV. As regards the organization of the Council of the United Nations, the Chinese Government endorses the proposed scheme of the Government of the United States: viz., Eleven of he United Nations shall form an executive body, with the United States, Great Britain, the U.S.S.R., and China acting as a Presidium. ARCHIVES CHATIONAL