Combined Development Trust
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The Combined Development Trust was a World War II-era Anglo-American organization established to secure and manage global uranium and other strategic raw materials for the Allied atomic bomb program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Combined Development Trust canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2702276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combined Development Trust Context triple: [Quebec Agreement, createdBody, Combined Development Trust]
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A.
Clowes Developments
Clowes Developments is a British property development company best known in sport for its ownership of Derby County Football Club.
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B.
London Legacy Development Corporation
The London Legacy Development Corporation is a public body responsible for regenerating and managing the area around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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C.
Woodbine Development Corporation
Woodbine Development Corporation is a Dallas-based real estate development firm known for creating prominent commercial and hospitality projects, including iconic landmarks in the city’s skyline.
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D.
Thermae Development Company
Thermae Development Company is the private firm behind the modern redevelopment and operation of the historic Thermae Bath Spa complex in Bath, England.
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E.
Natural Resources Development Corporation
The Natural Resources Development Corporation is a government-owned corporation in the Philippines that undertakes the commercial development, management, and marketing of the country’s natural resources under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combined Development Trust Target entity description: The Combined Development Trust was a World War II-era Anglo-American organization established to secure and manage global uranium and other strategic raw materials for the Allied atomic bomb program.
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A.
Clowes Developments
Clowes Developments is a British property development company best known in sport for its ownership of Derby County Football Club.
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B.
London Legacy Development Corporation
The London Legacy Development Corporation is a public body responsible for regenerating and managing the area around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London following the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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C.
Woodbine Development Corporation
Woodbine Development Corporation is a Dallas-based real estate development firm known for creating prominent commercial and hospitality projects, including iconic landmarks in the city’s skyline.
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D.
Thermae Development Company
Thermae Development Company is the private firm behind the modern redevelopment and operation of the historic Thermae Bath Spa complex in Bath, England.
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E.
Natural Resources Development Corporation
The Natural Resources Development Corporation is a government-owned corporation in the Philippines that undertakes the commercial development, management, and marketing of the country’s natural resources under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-American organization
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World War II organization ⓘ wartime international organization ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| followedBy | postwar bilateral nuclear materials agreements between the US, UK, and Canada ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian government
United States government ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalRole | laid foundations for postwar Western control of uranium markets ⓘ |
| inception | 1944 ⓘ |
| industry | nuclear materials procurement ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
C. D. Howe
ⓘ
James B. Conant ⓘ Leslie R. Groves Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Leslie R. Groves
Sir John Anderson ⓘ Vannevar Bush ⓘ |
| mainOrgan | Combined Policy Committee ⓘ |
| notableWork |
securing uranium for the Hiroshima bomb
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securing uranium for the Nagasaki bomb ⓘ securing uranium for the Trinity test ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Belgian Congo (as associated territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Congo
Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ India ⓘ Portugal ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied atomic bomb program
Quebec Agreement ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-American-Canadian nuclear cooperation
|
| product |
other strategic raw materials
ⓘ
thorium ore ⓘ uranium ore ⓘ |
| purpose |
controlling global uranium resources
ⓘ
denial of uranium and strategic materials to Axis powers ⓘ securing strategic raw materials for the Manhattan Project ⓘ securing uranium supplies for the Allied atomic bomb program ⓘ |
| significantProject |
acquisition of global uranium stockpiles
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long-term contracts with Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited ⓘ procurement of uranium from Shinkolobwe mine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Combined Development Trust Description of subject: The Combined Development Trust was a World War II-era Anglo-American organization established to secure and manage global uranium and other strategic raw materials for the Allied atomic bomb program.
Referenced by (1)
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