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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.

Truman showing Churchill a photo of the Potsdam Conference

President Harry S. Truman (far right) showing Prime Minister Winston Churchill (second from left) a photograph of the Potsdam Conference. Churchill is signing the photo. Looking on are Anthony Eden, Foreign Minister of Britain (far left), and Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from right). The men are on the USS Williamsburg near Washington, D.C. during Churchill's visit to the United States. From: Robert Dennison.