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The two discarded Atlantic Charter points remain uncertain

A final question asks what became of the two points omitted when competing ten-point drafts became an eight-point declaration.

Question

What were the two Atlantic Charter points that were deleted?

Short answer

No one is certain, because Britain and the United States had different proposed ten-point drafts and the final eight-point text was rapidly assembled.

Notes

Both governments appear to have proposed ten-point versions, but they did not necessarily propose the same ten ideas. The charter was assembled too quickly and informally to identify a single agreed pair of deleted clauses. The short declaration is therefore interpreted as minimal diplomatic cover for a meeting primarily concerned with military alliance and coordination.