CONFERENCE OPENS IN POTSDAM
Potsdam, Germany (JFK+50) On July 17, 1945, Allied representatives arrived here in Potsdam* to begin discussions on policies concerning postwar Europe.
The "Big Three" representing their respective nations included... President Harry S Truman of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill** of Great Britain and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union.
The conference began with an aura of suspicion as each of the Allied nations representatives had their own special interests. Issues to be discussed included the postwar border of Poland, occupation of Austria and war reparations.
It is said that the conference convinced Mr. Truman that he would have to adopt a tough policy toward the Soviet Union. The conference, which issued the Potsdam Declaration***, ended on August 2, 1945.
*Potsdam is the capital & largest city of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
**Mr. Churchill was replaced on July 26 by PM Clement Attlee.
***The Potsdam Declaration was a statement regarding the surrender of Japan in WWII. It called for the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces.
The Big Three at Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany (JFK+50) On July 17, 1945, Allied representatives arrived here in Potsdam* to begin discussions on policies concerning postwar Europe.
The "Big Three" representing their respective nations included... President Harry S Truman of the United States, Prime Minister Winston Churchill** of Great Britain and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union.
The conference began with an aura of suspicion as each of the Allied nations representatives had their own special interests. Issues to be discussed included the postwar border of Poland, occupation of Austria and war reparations.
It is said that the conference convinced Mr. Truman that he would have to adopt a tough policy toward the Soviet Union. The conference, which issued the Potsdam Declaration***, ended on August 2, 1945.
*Potsdam is the capital & largest city of the German federal state of Brandenburg.
**Mr. Churchill was replaced on July 26 by PM Clement Attlee.
***The Potsdam Declaration was a statement regarding the surrender of Japan in WWII. It called for the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces.
The Big Three at Potsdam
Churchill-Truman-Stalin
