Eden Supports Inter Allied Declaration
Eden promotes cooperation with governments resisting Axis aggression as the Atlantic Charter principles gain wider support.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
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1941
Eden Hosts Allied Diplomatic Consultations
British diplomacy helps bring together Allied representatives to discuss their adherence to the charter.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Explains Allied Political Objectives
Eden connects the common declaration with the political aims of the anti Axis coalition.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Advances European Liberation Principles
Eden supports restoration of national sovereignty to European countries occupied by Axis forces.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Coordinates Charter Diplomacy
The Foreign Office under Eden handles diplomatic discussion of the charter with other Allied governments.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
1942
Eden Develops Allied Postwar Planning
Eden works within the growing Allied diplomatic framework that is influenced by the charter's promises.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
1943
Eden Attends Opening Tehran Deliberations
Eden takes part in British diplomatic discussions during the opening day of the summit.
Role range: 1939-1945
Eden Joins Roosevelt Hosted Dinner Talks
Eden joins Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and senior diplomats for evening discussions after the opening plenary.
Role range: 1939-1945
Eden Joins Second Evening Political Discussions
Eden participates in late discussions covering political questions alongside military strategy.
Role range: 1939-1945
Questions Curzon Comparison
Eden challenges Molotov's claim that the 1939 Soviet frontier and the Curzon Line are identical, noting meaningful differences between them.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Alliance Agreement with A Balkan bloc
Tries to get Turkish alliance with a Balkan bloc, Russia disapproves & Eden withdraws
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945
Alliance Turkey and the Balkan bloc
Tries to get Turkish alliance with a Balkan bloc, Russia disapproves & Eden withdraws
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945
1944
Urges Polish Reconsideration
Eden urges Polish representatives not to reject the Soviet statement outright and argues that its reference to the Curzon Line leaves some room for adjustment.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Population Transfer Proposal
Eden explains Soviet assurances that Poles east of the proposed frontier and Ukrainians west of it could transfer across a Curzon-based settlement.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Trial
Draws up a list of 33 top German war criminals
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945
1945
Malta Foreign Ministers Preparations
Takes part in pre-Yalta foreign-minister discussions aboard HMS Sirius in Grand Harbor.
Role range: 1939-1945
Foreign Ministers Discuss German Treatment
Discusses Germany's postwar treatment and economic questions with Stettinius and Molotov.
Role range: 1939-1945
Dismemberment Referral Discussion
Discusses referring the question of German dismemberment to the European Advisory Commission.
Role range: 1939-1945
Discusses French German Occupation Zone
Reviews proposals for a French occupation zone and French membership on Germany's control machinery.
Role range: 1939-1945
British Revised Polish Formula
A British revised formula states that Poland's eastern frontier should follow the Curzon Line with local adjustments of five to eight kilometres in Poland's favour.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Discusses Iran at Foreign Ministers Meeting
Reviews Allied troops, oil concessions and diplomatic policy toward Iran with Stettinius and Molotov.
Role range: 1939-1945
Presents British Proposal on Iran
Advances a British proposal concerning Allied policy toward Iran during the foreign ministers' meeting.
Role range: 1939-1945
Reviews War Criminals Question
Participates in discussion of how major Axis war criminals should be treated after victory.
Role range: 1939-1945
Revises Polish Government Proposal
Advances a revised British proposal on the composition of the postwar Polish government.
Role range: 1939-1945
Proposes Declaration on Liberated Europe Amendment
Offers a British amendment to the draft Declaration on Liberated Europe.
Role range: 1939-1945
Raises Austrian-Yugoslav Frontier
Presents a British proposal concerning the future Austrian-Yugoslav frontier.
Role range: 1939-1945
Raises Venezia Giulia Question
Presents British proposals concerning Venezia Giulia and the Yugoslav-Italian frontier.
Role range: 1939-1945
Signs Yalta Protocol of Proceedings
Signs the final Protocol of Proceedings on behalf of the British government.
Role range: 1939-1945
Opposition
Leaves office after Labour's general election victory
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1923-1957
Eden Consults Allies Before Crimea
Eden takes part in diplomatic preparations for the coming Big Three meeting in Crimea.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Examines Polish Frontier Dispute
Eden works on British proposals addressing Poland's eastern boundary and the Curzon Line.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Negotiates Polish Government Language
Eden pursues wording on the reconstruction of the provisional Polish government and future elections.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Discusses Liberated Europe Declaration
Eden contributes to diplomatic negotiations over Allied responsibilities in European countries freed from Nazi rule.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Reviews German Occupation Questions
Eden participates in British discussions of Germany's postwar political and administrative arrangements.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Considers French Participation
Eden supports arrangements to give France an acknowledged role in the occupation of defeated Germany.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Works on Conference Conclusions
Eden and the diplomatic delegations help prepare formal language recording the principal agreements.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Eden Reports Diplomatic Implications
Eden returns to British policy discussions about the interpretation and execution of the Yalta agreements.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
1946
Opposition Foreign Policy
Acts as a senior Conservative spokesman on foreign affairs in opposition
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1947
Cold War Policy
Supports a firm anti-Communist foreign policy as the Cold War begins
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
1948
European Unity
Engages in Conservative debates over postwar European cooperation and security
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951
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