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

General view of Potsdam Conference table

General view of the conference room at the Potsdam Conference as President Harry S. Truman, Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin, and newly elected Great Britain Prime Minister Clement Attlee assemble for the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Truman has his back to the camera, adjusting his glasses. Stalin is standing, in white jacket. Attlee is on opposite side of table, lighting a pipe. From the album, number 2: "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Truman, Stalin, and Attlee assemble with photographers

President Harry S. Truman, Generalissimo Josef Stalin and the new Prime Minister of Great Britain, Clement Attlee, assemble in the conference room with photographers. Truman is near the center, wearing a bow tie; Attlee is the bald man standing behind Truman; General Stalin is off to the right, with stripes on the side of his pants. Others are unidentified. This was Mr. Attlee's first appearance at the Potsdam Conference in his capacity as Prime Minister. From the album, number 2; "President Truman's Trip to Potsdam."

Last meeting of the Potsdam Conference

Last meeting of the Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany. President Harry S. Truman is on the right, opposite the United States flag on the table. Seated to the right of President Truman are Secretary of State James Byrnes, Admiral William Leahy, and Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko. Soviet Prime Minister Josef Stalin is at the top, in the white uniform. Seated on the left of Stalin is Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee is seated in the left corner, opposite the British flag on the table.

The Big Three at Potsdam

Members of the Big Three and their advisers pose for a photograph outside Cecilienhof for the Potsdam Conference. Seated from left to right: Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, Marshal Joseph Stalin. Standing behind chairs, from left to right are: Fleet Admiral William Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes, and Vyacheslav Molotov. All others are unidentified.