The UNSC was colonial in its intent and structure. In the process of creating the UN, the Big Three (the US, the UK, and the then USSR) either wanted to maintain their colonies or make the issue a bargaining chip. As a result, the discussion of colonies was omitted from the Dumbarton Oaks agenda. The San Francisco Conference also ended without giving any meaningful power to the Trusteeship Council. In the ensuing periods, while the SC avoided discussing colonial issues, the GA took up the matter. In the process, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence was adopted, followed by formation of the Committee on Decolonization, serving as the primary international tool for decolonization. In the aftermath of decolonization, African states encountered security problems, resulting in deployments of peacekeeping missions. In this regard, though there were few successes, failures and incomplete peace operations are greater.