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Attlee and Byrnes shaking hands after Attlee's arrival in Washington

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (third from right foreground) shaking hands with Secretary of State James Byrnes (foreground, second from right) after arriving at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. In the right foreground is President Harry S. Truman's military aide, Harry Vaughan. In the foreground on the left is Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to the United States. Others are unidentified.

Attlee shaking hands with Byrnes after arriving in Washington

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (foreground, third from right) shaking hands with Secretary of State James Byrnes (foreground, second from right) after arriving at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. On the right is President Harry S. Truman's military aide, Harry Vaughan. Directly behind Mr. Attlee is the British Ambassador to the United States, Lord Halifax. Others are unidentified.