Dumbarton Oaks Conference
The
Dumbarton Oaks Conference (or
Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization) held beginning in August
1944 in a
Washington, DC mansion (Dumbarton Oaks), was where the
United Nations was formulated and negotiated. The conference was attended by representatives of the
United States, the
Soviet Union, the
United Kingdom, and the
Republic of China. Discussions included the formation of the
Security Council and the right of veto that would be given to its permanent members.
The conference was followed up by a San Francisco Conference, where the Security Council veto powers were established.
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