2.The expansion of the world economy requires us to continue the process of removing barriers to trade, and to do so in the multilateral negotiations in the GATT.
3.It joined the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT).
4.As a successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), established in the wake of the Second World War, it is to help world trade flow freely, fairly and predictably.