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The San Francisco Conference met in 1945 to finalize the UN charter. In this picture, representatives from countries known as the “Big Three”—the United Kingdom, Russia, and the United States— discuss details.

Social Council, the Secretariat, and the International Court of Justice.) The purpose of the Trusteeship Council was to guide the Trust Territories toward self-government. Ideally, this purpose would be quickly fulfilled and the Council would no longer be needed. The members of the Trusteeship Council are the same as the five permanent members of the Security Council—although the individual representatives are different people. These members are China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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