The President of the United States and the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, representing H.M.

Government in the United Kingdom, have met at sea. They have een accompanied y officials of their t!o Governments, including high"ran#ing officers of their military, naval and air services. The !hole pro lem of the supply of munitions of !ar, as provided y the $ease"$end %ct, for the armed forces of the United States and for those countries actively engaged in resisting aggression has een further e&amined. $ord 'eaver roo#, Minister of Supply of the 'ritish Government, has (oined in these conferences. He is going to proceed to )ashington to discuss further details !ith appropriate officials of the United States Government. These conferences !ill also cover the supply pro lem of the Soviet Union. The President and the Prime Minister have had several conferences. They have considered the dangers to !orld civilisation arising from the policy of military domination y con*uest upon !hich the Hitlerite Government of Germany and other Governments associated there!ith have em ar#ed, and have made clear the steps !hich their countries are respectively ta#ing for their safety in facing these dangers. They have agreed upon the follo!ing (oint declaration+ The President of the United States and the Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, representing H. M. Government in the United Kingdom, eing met together, deem it right to ma#e #no!n certain common principles in the national policies of their respective countries on !hich they ase their hopes for a etter future for the !orld. ,. Their countries see# no aggrandissement, territorial or other. -. They desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord !ith the freely e&pressed !ishes of the peoples concerned. .. They respect the right of all peoples to choose the form of Government under !hich they !ill live/ and they !ish to see sovereign rights and self"government restored to those !ho have een forci ly deprived of them. 0. They !ill endeavour !ith due respect for their e&isting o ligations, to further en(oyment y all States, great or small, victor or van*uished, of access, on e*ual terms, to the trade and to the ra! materials of the !orld !hich are needed for their economic prosperity. 1. They desire to ring a out the fullest colla oration et!een all nations in the economic field, !ith the o (ect of securing for all improved la our standards, economic advancement, and social security. 2. %fter the final destruction of 3a4i tyranny, they hope to see esta lished a peace !hich !ill afford to all nations the means of d!elling in safety !ithin their o!n oundaries, and !hich !ill afford assurance that all the men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and !ant. 5. Such a peace should ena le all men to traverse the high seas and oceans !ithout hindrance. 6. They elieve all of the nations of the !orld, for realistic as !ell spiritual reasons, must come to the a andonment of the use of force. Since no future peace can e maintained if land, sea, or air armaments continue to e employed y nations !hich threaten, or may threaten aggression outside of their frontiers, they elieve, pending the esta lishment of a !ider and permanent system of general security, that the disarmament of such nations is essential. They !ill li#e!ise aid and encourage all other practica le measures !hich !ill lighten for peace"loving peoples the crushing urden of armament.