9 August 1941
Atlantic Charter
Attends the Atlantic Conference as commander of the United States Atlantic Fleet.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Placentia Bay in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Attends the Atlantic Conference as commander of the United States Atlantic Fleet.
Contributes to naval discussions surrounding Atlantic security and cooperation.
Begins the Atlantic Conference while the United States remains formally neutral.
Meets Churchill in Newfoundland to discuss war aims and the postwar order.
Represents United States Army planning during talks with British chiefs.
Takes part in military discussions at the Atlantic Conference.
Discusses Anglo-American maritime strategy with British naval leaders.
Participates in naval discussions during the Atlantic Conference.
Participates in the conference as Roosevelt's close wartime adviser.
Supports Anglo-American coordination during the Newfoundland meetings.
Advises Roosevelt during political discussions with the British delegation.
Participates in the Atlantic Conference as the State Department representative.
Links postwar security with social welfare and economic advancement.
Places rejection of territorial expansion among the charter's common principles.
Places unhindered maritime movement within the charter's international vision.
Promotes political self-determination within the charter's postwar vision.
Supports an eight-point framework for wartime aims and postwar peace.
Supports establishment of a wider permanent system of general security.
Supports freedom of the seas as a central postwar principle.
Supports international economic cooperation and improved labour standards.
Supports restoration of sovereign rights and self-government after Axis occupation.
Supports the principle that neither country seeks territorial aggrandizement.
The principle anticipates later work toward the United Nations.
Works with Churchill on a statement of common international principles.
Attends discussions concerning Anglo-American wartime cooperation and supply.
Supports coordination of American material assistance to Britain.
Concludes the Atlantic Conference after four days of meetings.
Leaves Newfoundland with agreement on common principles and strategic cooperation.
Provenance
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