Geneva Round (1955–1956)

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GATT negotiation round multilateral trade negotiation trade liberalization round

The Geneva Round (1955–1956) was a major postwar negotiation under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that further reduced global trade barriers and expanded multilateral trade rules.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Geneva Round	2
Geneva Round of GATT	2
Geneva Round (1955–1956) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Geneva Round (1955–1956)
Context triple: [Torquay Round (1950–1951), followedBy, Geneva Round (1955–1956)]

A. Geneva Round (1947)
The Geneva Round (1947) was one of the early multilateral trade negotiation rounds under the GATT that significantly expanded tariff reductions and helped shape the postwar global trading system.
B. Geneva Conference of 1954
The Geneva Conference of 1954 was an international meeting that ended the First Indochina War and led to the temporary partition of Vietnam, reshaping the political landscape of Southeast Asia.
C. Annecy Round of GATT
Annecy Round of GATT was the 1949 multilateral trade negotiation under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that focused on reducing tariffs among participating countries.
D. Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
The Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 was the international meeting at which states adopted the four Geneva Conventions that form the core of modern international humanitarian law protecting victims of armed conflict.
E. San Remo Conference
The San Remo Conference was a 1920 meeting of the Allied Powers after World War I that determined the postwar division of former Ottoman territories, including assigning Britain the mandate over Palestine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Geneva Round (1955–1956)
Target entity description: The Geneva Round (1955–1956) was a major postwar negotiation under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) that further reduced global trade barriers and expanded multilateral trade rules.

A. Geneva Round (1947)
The Geneva Round (1947) was one of the early multilateral trade negotiation rounds under the GATT that significantly expanded tariff reductions and helped shape the postwar global trading system.
B. Geneva Conference of 1954
The Geneva Conference of 1954 was an international meeting that ended the First Indochina War and led to the temporary partition of Vietnam, reshaping the political landscape of Southeast Asia.
C. Annecy Round of GATT
Annecy Round of GATT was the 1949 multilateral trade negotiation under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade that focused on reducing tariffs among participating countries.
D. Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949
The Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 was the international meeting at which states adopted the four Geneva Conventions that form the core of modern international humanitarian law protecting victims of armed conflict.
E. San Remo Conference
The San Remo Conference was a 1920 meeting of the Allied Powers after World War I that determined the postwar division of former Ottoman territories, including assigning Britain the mandate over Palestine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	GATT negotiation round ⓘ multilateral trade negotiation ⓘ trade liberalization round ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	multilateral trading system ⓘ
chronologyWithin	postwar GATT rounds ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
endTime	1956 ⓘ
facetOf	GATT rounds of negotiations ⓘ
field	international trade ⓘ trade policy ⓘ
followedBy	Dillon Round ⓘ
follows	Annecy Round ⓘ Torquay Round (1950–1951) ⓘ surface form: Torquay Round previous GATT tariff negotiations ⓘ
hasEffect	expansion of world trade ⓘ reduction of customs duties ⓘ strengthening of GATT rules ⓘ
hasOutcome	consolidation of previous tariff reductions ⓘ tariff concessions among GATT members ⓘ
hasParticipant	GATT contracting parties ⓘ developing countries ⓘ industrialized countries ⓘ
hasPurpose	expansion of multilateral trade rules ⓘ liberalization of international trade ⓘ reduction of global trade barriers ⓘ reduction of tariffs ⓘ
hasSignificance	major postwar GATT negotiation ⓘ step toward deeper multilateral trade liberalization ⓘ
historicalPeriod	post–World War II era ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
namedAfter	Geneva ⓘ
partOf	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ
precededBy	early GATT tariff negotiations ⓘ
regulates	international trade in goods ⓘ
shortName	Geneva Round (1955–1956) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Geneva Round
startTime	1955 ⓘ
temporalContext	Cold War ⓘ
underAuspicesOf	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ surface form: GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Torquay Round (1950–1951) → followedBy → Geneva Round (1955–1956) ⓘ

Annecy Round of GATT → follows → Geneva Round (1955–1956) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Round of GATT

Geneva Round (1955–1956) → shortName → Geneva Round (1955–1956) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geneva Round

Torquay Round of GATT → followedBy → Geneva Round (1955–1956) ⓘ