London preparatory meetings on International Trade Organization

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The London preparatory meetings on the International Trade Organization were early post-World War II negotiations among allied nations to draft plans for a new global trade body that would later inform the Havana Charter.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international economic conference
multilateral trade negotiation
post–World War II diplomatic meeting
aimedToCreate International Trade Organization as a specialized agency of the United Nations
comprehensive institutional framework for world trade
country United Kingdom
field international economics
international relations
international trade law
followedBy Havana Conference on Trade and Employment
hasHistoricalSignificance early attempt to establish a formal world trade organization before the WTO
hasPurpose to draft proposals for a new global trade body
to elaborate rules for postwar international trade
to prepare plans for an International Trade Organization
historicalContext aftermath of World War II
influenced design of postwar multilateral trading system
substantive provisions of the Havana Charter
informed Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization
language English
location London
organizedBy United Kingdom government
United States government
governments of allied nations
organizedUnderAuspicesOf United Nations
participants Canada
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States
other allied countries
partOf formation process of the International Trade Organization
post–World War II economic reconstruction
preceded negotiation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
preparatoryFor Havana Conference on Trade and Employment
United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment
relatedTo General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Havana Charter
International Trade Organization
resultedIn draft texts for an International Trade Organization charter
recommendations for a world trade organization structure
statusOfOutcome plans not fully realized due to failure of ITO ratification
timePeriod post–World War II era
topic balance-of-payments safeguards
dispute settlement in international trade
employment and economic development
multilateral trade rules
quantitative restrictions in trade
state trading
tariff reduction

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
International Trade Organization ("Charter for an International Trade Organization")
documentName
Havana Charter negotiations
precededBy

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