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Presents the text of the United States' Lend-Lease Act of 1941. Definitions; Rights granted to the president for the promotion of American military power; Procedure for the sale and export of arms; Other provisions.

Presents the text of the Casablanca Communique, issued by the US Department of State on January 30, 1943. Attendance at a meeting between the United States and Great Britain; Purposes of the meeting; Involvement of Russia in the proceedings; Other statements.

The article presents the text of the Atlantic Charter, which was signed on August 14, 1941, by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill. The joint statement mentions eight foreign policy objectives for America and Great Britain. The first common principle discourages territorial expansion and any other form of aggrandizement. The third, fourth, and fifth principles mention the right to self-determination, the pursuit of economic prosperity, and labor standards. The eighth objective is disarmament.