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Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, Conferences at Malta and Yalta, 1945

Thursday, February 8, 1945


Contents

    • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 8, 1945, 10 a.m., Livadia Palace (Document 381)
      • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 8, 1945, noon, Vorontsov Villa (Documents 382–385)
        • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, February 8, 1945, noon, Livadia Palace (Documents 386–388)
          • Meeting of the American and Soviet Chiefs of Staff, February 8, 1945, 3 p.m., Yusupov Palace (Documents 389–392)
            • Roosevelt–Stalin Meeting, February 8, 1945, 3:30 p.m., Livadia Palace (Document 393)
              • Fifth plenary meeting, February 8, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 394–402)
                • Tripartite dinner meeting, February 8, 1945, 9 p.m., Yusupov Palace (Document 403)

                Contents

                • Preface
                • List of illustrations and maps
                • Introduction
                • List of abbreviations, symbols, and code names
                • List of persons mentioned
                • List of papers
                • I. Pre-conference documents
                  • 1. Arrangements for the Conferences (Documents 1–67)
                  • 2. Negotiations and recommendations on principal subjects (Documents 68–285)
                    • Establishment of the United Nations organization (Documents 69–97)
                    • Liberated Europe and spheres of influence (Documents 98–104)
                    • Relief activities in Eastern Europe (UNRRA) (Documents 105–106)
                    • Germany
                      • Agreements prepared in the European Advisory Commission (Documents 107–114)
                      • Political and economic policies toward Germany (Documents 115–136)
                      • The Bremen-Bremerhaven enclave (Documents 137–139)
                    • Poland: government and boundaries (Documents 140–166)
                    • The Balkans (Documents 167–172)
                    • Yugoslavia: the Tito-Subasic Agreement (Documents 173–180)
                    • The Italian Cabinet crisis (Documents 181–193)
                    • The role of France (Documents 194–216)
                    • Proposed United States loan to the Soviet Union (Documents 217–225)
                    • Post-war trade policy (Document 226)
                    • The Turkish Straits (Documents 227–228)
                    • Iran: oil concessions and Soviet pressure (Documents 229–241)
                    • China (Documents 242–246)
                    • Post-war status of Korea (Document 247)
                    • Entry of the Soviet Union into the war against Japan (Documents 248–267)
                    • War criminals (Documents 268–272)
                    • Liberated prisoners of war and civilians (Documents 273–278)
                    • Shipping (Documents 279–281)
                    • Agenda for military discussions (Documents 282–284)
                    • Subjects for the conference communiqué (Document 285)
                  • 3. The Stettinius “Record”, December 1, 1944–January 23, 1945 (Document 286)
                  • 4. Survey reports on Soviet attitudes and policies (Documents 287–288)
                • II. The Malta Conference: January 30–February 2, 1945
                  • 5. The President’s log at Malta (Documents 289–290)
                  • 6. Minutes and related documents
                    • Tuesday, January 30, 1945
                      • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, January 30, 1945, 10 a.m., Montgomery House (Document 291)
                      • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, January 30, 1945, noon, Montgomery House (Documents 292–294)
                      • Harriman–Churchill dinner meeting, January 30, 1945, evening, on board H.M.S. “Orion” in Grand Harbor (Document 295)
                    • Wednesday, January 31, 1945
                      • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, January 31, 1945, 10 a.m., Montgomery House (Document 296)
                      • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, January 31, 1945, 2:30 p.m., Montgomery House (Document 297)
                      • Interdelegation dinner meeting, January 31, 1945, evening, government house (Document 298)
                    • Thursday, February 1, 1945
                      • Stettinius–Eden conversation, February 1, 1945, morning (Document 299)
                      • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 1, 1945, 10 a.m., Montgomery House (Document 300)
                      • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 1, 1945, 10:30 a.m., on board H.M.S. “Sirius” in Grand Harbor (Documents 301–306)
                      • Foreign Ministers–Chiefs of Staff luncheon meeting, February 1, 1945, on board H.M.S. “Sirius” in Grand Harbor (Documents 307–308)
                      • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, February 1, 1945, 2:30 p.m., Montgomery House (Documents 309–311)
                      • Stettinius–Churchill–Eden dinner meeting, February 1, 1945, evening, on board H.M.S. “Orion” in Grand Harbor (Document 312)
                    • Friday, February 2, 1945
                      • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 2, 1945, 10 a.m., Montgomery House (Documents 313–318)
                      • Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, February 2, 1945, 1 p.m., on board the U.S.S. “Quincy” in Grand Harbor (Document 319)
                      • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, February 2, 1945, 6 p.m., on board the U.S.S. “Quincy” in Grand Harbor (Document 320)
                      • Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting, February 2, 1945, 8 p.m., on board the U.S.S. “Quincy” in Grand Harbor (Document 321)
                • III. The Yalta Conference: February 4–11, 1945
                  • 7. The President’s log at Yalta For a bibliographic note on the Log, see ante, p. 459. (Document 322)
                  • 8. Minutes and related documents
                    • Sunday, February 4, 1945
                      • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 4, 1945, 10 a.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 323–324)
                      • Meeting of the President with his advisers, February 4, 1945, 10:30 a.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 325–326)
                      • Informal discussions in the United States delegation, February 4, 1945 (Document 327)
                      • Roosevelt–Stalin meeting, February 4, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Document 328)
                      • First plenary meeting, February 4, 1945, 5 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 329–330)
                      • Tripartite dinner meeting, February 4, 1945, 8:30 p.m., Livadia Palace (Document 331)
                    • Monday, February 5, 1945
                      • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 5, 1945, 10 a.m., Livadia Palace (Document 332)
                      • First tripartite military meeting, February 5, 1945, noon, Yusupov Palace (Document 333)
                      • Luncheon meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 5, 1945, 1:30 p.m., Yusupov Palace (Document 334)
                      • Meeting of the President with certain of his advisers, February 5, 1945, 2:30 p.m., Livadia Palace (Document 335)
                      • Second plenary meeting, February 5, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 336–341)
                    • Tuesday, February 6, 1945
                      • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, February 6, 1945, 10 a.m., Vorontsov Villa (Documents 342–344)
                      • Second tripartite military meeting, February 6, 1945, noon, Yusupov Palace (Document 345)
                      • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 6, 1945, noon, Livadia Palace (Documents 346–351)
                      • Third plenary meeting, February 6, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 352–358)
                    • Wednesday, February 7, 1945
                      • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 7, 1945, 10 a.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 359–366)
                      • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 7, 1945, noon, Yusupov Palace (Documents 367–380)
                        • Fourth plenary meeting, February 7, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 373–380)
                      • Thursday, February 8, 1945
                        • Meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 8, 1945, 10 a.m., Livadia Palace (Document 381)
                        • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 8, 1945, noon, Vorontsov Villa (Documents 382–385)
                        • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, February 8, 1945, noon, Livadia Palace (Documents 386–388)
                        • Meeting of the American and Soviet Chiefs of Staff, February 8, 1945, 3 p.m., Yusupov Palace (Documents 389–392)
                        • Roosevelt–Stalin Meeting, February 8, 1945, 3:30 p.m., Livadia Palace (Document 393)
                        • Fifth plenary meeting, February 8, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 394–402)
                        • Tripartite dinner meeting, February 8, 1945, 9 p.m., Yusupov Palace (Document 403)
                      • Friday, February 9, 1945
                        • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, February 9, 1945, 11 a.m., Livadia Palace (Document 404)
                        • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 9, 1945, noon, Livadia Palace (Documents 405–417)
                        • Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt, February 9, 1945, noon, Livadia Palace (Documents 418–419)
                        • Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, February 9, 1945, 1:30 p.m., Livadia Palace (Document 420)
                        • Meeting of the American and Soviet Chiefs of Staff, February 9, 1945, 3:30 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 421–422)
                        • Sixth plenary meeting, February 9, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 423–430)
                        • Tripartite meeting on the draft agreement regarding liberated prisoners of war and civilians, February 9, 1945, 4:30 p.m., Vorontsov Villa (Document 431)
                        • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 9, 1945, 10:30 p.m., Yusupov Palace (Documents 432–435)
                      • Saturday, February 10, 1945
                        • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 10, 1945, noon, Vorontsov Villa (Documents 436–449)
                        • Conversations regarding the entry of the Soviet Union into the war against Japan, February 10, 1945, afternoon (Document 450)
                        • Seventh plenary meeting, February 10, 1945, 4 p.m., Livadia Palace (Documents 451–456)
                        • Tripartite dinner meeting, February 10, 1945, 9 p.m., Vorontsov Villa (Document 457)
                      • Sunday, February 11, 1945
                        • Eighth plenary meeting, February 11, 1945, noon, Livadia Palace (Documents 458–461)
                        • Tripartite luncheon meeting, February 11, 1945, 1 p.m., Livadia Palace (Document 462)
                        • Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, February 11, 1945, 4:20 p.m. (Documents 463–472)
                    • 9. Other conference documents (Documents 473–495)
                    • 10. Signed agreements
                      • Exchange of notes (Documents 496–499)
                      • Trilateral documents (Documents 500–503)
                      • Bilateral document (Document 504)
                    • 11. Post-conference documents (Documents 505–512)
                • Index

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