Chapter 60

The purpose of the Government’s suit was to bring about the abrogation of the illegal contracts, to secure a perpetual injunction against ICI from violating the American Antitrust Acts, and to require du Pont and ICI to take further steps to prevent future use of joint companies. * * * * * On May 1, 1944, the Department of Justice filed a complaint charging the maintenance of an international cartel in the manufacture and distribution of matches, in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, by…