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As Paul-Henri Spaak prepared to declare the conference closed, Dwight Eisenhower asked permission to speak. Said he: "In order to ensure that the actions we are taking meet with the approval of our peoples and of a still higher authority, I suggest that all of you join me in bowing our heads in 30 seconds of silent prayer."
And so, in prayer, the leaders of the Atlantic world ended their meeting.