American Association for International Conciliation

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American Association for International Conciliation (AAIC) was an American publisher and organization focused on international peace. It was the U.S. branch of the Association for International Conciliation. [1]

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History

The AAIC was organized in 1907 and incorporated in 1909, with its headquarters in New York City. [2] It was not organized on a membership basis, but had a mailing list of some 18,000 subscribers to its monthly publication, International Conciliation. [3] [4]

Objectives

The particular objects of the Association were, "to record, preserve and disseminate the history of organized efforts for promoting international peace and relations of comity and good fellowship between nations; to print and circulate documents and otherwise to aid individual citizens, the newspaper press, and organizations of various kinds to obtain accurate information and just views upon these subjects; and to promote in all practicable ways mutual understanding and good feeling between the American people and those of other nations." [2]

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References

  1. "American Association for International Conciliation - UIA Yearbook Profile". uia.org. Union of International Associations. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 Preuss, Arthur (1924). A Dictionary of Secret and Other Societies ... B. Herder Book Company. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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  4. archive.org

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