UN Charter. ThrowbackThursday to 71 years ago and the original manuscript of the United Nations #Charter preamble, complete with handwritten notes.
On 26 June 1945, in the auditorium of the Veterans' Memorial Hall, the delegates filed up one by one to a huge round table on which the UN Charter lay.
In the dazzling brilliance of powerful spotlights, each delegate affixed their signature. China, first victim of aggression by an Axis power, had the honour of signing first.
"The Charter of the United Nations which you have just signed," said US President Truman "is a solid structure upon which we can build a better world. History will honor you for it . . . With this Charter the world can begin to look forward to the time when all worthy human beings may be permitted to live decently as free people."
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