Joining nations 1947-1990

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JOINING NAT I ONS

safety of welded constructions was a powerful factor in favour of the creation of the IIW. Equally, there were strong positive reasons for promoting international co-operation in the study of a process whose scientific implications were becoming clear. This is illustrated by the titles of the Commissions which the IIW initially set up , as will be presently apparent. Finally, in the uncertain post-war atmosphere previously evoked, people from different nations had an instinctive desire to work together, the reasons for which have already been noted.