The Charter never came into force, in part because in 1950 the United States government announced that it would not submit the treaty to the United States Senate for ratification. While repeatedly submitted to the US Congress, the charter was never approved. The most usual argument against the new organization was that it would be involved into internal economic issues.P.B. Kenen, The International Economy, I, 376 On December 6, 1950 President Truman announced that he would no longer seek Congressional approval of the ITO Charter.P. van den Bossche, The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization, 80
