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whereas political problems may be best dealt with on a
 
regional basis, there is need for a world organization to
 
secure international action on economic and social affairs,
 
including the problems of the non-self-governing territories.
 
     Non-self-governing territories.
 
       The supervision of a progressive internationaliation of the 
 
position of Colonies, Protectorates and Mandates.
 
The progress of internationaization might take the
 
following form:
 
     The existing Colonial powers might agree either,
 
in the case of colonies already far advanced towards
 
self-government to grant complete fiscal autonomy and
 
thereafter to expedite the progress towards self-
 
government, or, in the case of less advanced colonies,
 
might agree
 
(i) immediately to institute an 'open door' regime 
for trade and for economic opportunities,
including contracts, in their colonies.
 
(ii) that a commission, established by the World 
Organization, should Supervise the "openness of
the door";
 
(iii) undertake to treat such colonies and protector-
ates as mandates and submit reports to the
proposed commission;
 
(iv) accept the principle that the World 
Organization should through its commission 
undertake a progressively increasing degree of 
responsibility for the government of non-self-
governing territories.
 
     The effect of such a policy would be immediately 
 
to secure to all countries equality of economic 
 
opportunities in non-self-governing territories.
 
     It would also assure to all nations that the respon-
 
sibilities to be borne on behalf of, and benefits to be
 
derived from, the non-self-governing territories should
 
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