The British election
The conference adjourned on 25 July so the British delegation could hear the result. Churchill and Eden did not come back; Attlee and Bevin returned in their place.
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- 25 July 1945Churchill Departs
Indeed, Churchill’s coalition government had successfully led Great Britain through the war against Nazi Germany, but the Labour Party’s decision to pull out of the national wartime government on May 23rd forced a general election to take place. And on account of the approximately 1.2 million absentee ballots – primarily from soldiers stationed abroad – that still had to be counted, the outcome of the election could only be announced three weeks afterwards.
Read it in place → - 28 July 1945The New Big Three
The outcome of the elections spawned a historic shock as it was, instead, Attlee’s Labour Party that claimed a landslide victory. The Conservative majority in the House of Commons disappeared as their number of seats plummeted from 585 to 213. Labour, with 393 seats, now emerged as the dominant party, meaning that Clement Attlee would return to Potsdam as the new Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Read it in place → - 1 August 1945The Long Last Day
As a result of his years of volunteer work and living in London’s impoverished East End, Prime Minister Attlee also acknowledged that keeping the Germans near the margin of hunger was a grave mistake. He understood that the best way to get the wheels in motion for the time being – in order to bring some kind of initial relief to the beleaguered Berliners – was to lean on the newly established ACC for assistance. He spoke up at today’s plenary session and said:
Read it in place → - 2 August 1945The Conference Ends
“How far west?” asked Byrnes. “Immediately west,” suggested Bevin. “Immediately west will satisfy us,” Stalin affirmed. “That’s all right,” said Truman. “Agreed,” said Attlee.
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