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IN order that the Fourth Article of the Atlantic Charter (“. . . endeavour with due respect for their existing obligations, to further enjoyment by all States . .'. of access on equal terms to the trade and to the raw materials of the world which are necessary for their economic prosperity”) may be implemented, what preparatory work can usefully be undertaken? The terms of the clause are none too explicit, perhaps inevitably so. It is trite to say that the problems that arise in the international politico -economic field bristle with difficulties. But there are certain geological questions which, if the discussion of mineral resources is not to be entirely academic, should be borne in mind if we are to be prepared in any way for action when the time comes.
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BOSWELL, P. WORLD MINERAL RESOURCES: A SUGGESTED SURVEY*. Nature 150, 565–567 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150565a0
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