Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967

CBS Radio coverage of the official announcement of the surrender of Japan, finally ending World War II. CBS correspondent Bill Henry reports from Washington, DC, and Bob Trout reports from New York. The reporters describe the activities of President Harry S. Truman giving a press conference and First Lady Bess Truman coming out of the White House, but contains no sound recordings of the Trumans directly. They report that British Prime Minister Attlee has already made an announcement, and that Japanese Emperor Hirohito will make an announcement from Tokyo.

Interview by Monte Poen with Baron Eric Roll. Among other positions, Baron Roll was a member of the British Food Mission to North America. Roll talks about the food mission during wartime Washington, and the procedures in detail. He talks about the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the British National Health Plan. Individuals mentioned include: Clement Attlee and Dwight D. Eisenhower.