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International Materials Conference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The raw materials shortage, acute after the outbreak of the Korean war, became even more severe after the Chinese “volunteers” entered the conflict. The growing fear that inadequate supplies would be available in some of the countries participating in the defense effort, led to widespread requests on the part of nations for an international coordination of commodity problems.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: V. Other Functional Organizations
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International Organization , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , November 1951 , pp. 847 - 852
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1951

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1 For background of the international raw materials crisis and for summaries of measures taken and/or contemplated, see International Organization, OEEC, P.220, p. 401, p. 632; under ECOSOC, p. 335, o. 346, p. 55; under OAS, p. 406; under ECE, p. 569; and under the Council of Eurpoe, p. 628; also, see Department of State, Bulletin, XXV, p. 23Google Scholar

2 United States, Department of state Press Relese 23, January 12, 1951.

3 Department of State, Bulletin, XXIV, p. 510Google Scholar.

4 United States, Department of State Press Release 152, February 24, 1951.

5 International Financial News Survey, III, June 22, 1951.

6 Department of State, Bulletin, XXV, P. 194Google Scholar.

7 New york times, June 9, 1951.

8 At the time the committee met, the world position on wool supplies had taken a turn for the better. The united States Department of Defense had announced that its estimates of wool. necded for the armed services had been reduced 15 percent. The concomitant reduction of bidding by United states buyers caused wool prices in Australin to fall by 20 percent. On April 5, 1951, the Australian Minister of Commerce stated the his government had rejected a united States reqyest that Australia agree to allocation of wool, adding that it would not abandon the auction system short of a general war. (Current Developments in United States Fpreign Policy, April 951, p. 57.)

9 Department of State, Bulletin, XXv, P. 277Google Scholar.

10 Ibid., XXV, p. 29.

11 Ibid..

12 New york times, September 25, 1951.