Proposes Preliminary Foreign Ministers Meeting
Suggests an advance meeting of the three foreign ministers before the Big Three conference.
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1945 in Great Britain
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January
Requests Malta Chiefs of Staff Meeting
Emphasizes the importance of Combined Chiefs of Staff discussions at Malta before travelling to Yalta.
Birth of Rod Stewart
Birth of Rod Stewart
Birth of Roderick David Stewart
Birth of Roderick David Stewart, later a major British rock and pop singer.
Proposes Eden-Stettinius Malta Talks
Proposes short talks between Anthony Eden and Edward Stettinius during the Malta preparations.
Birth of Anthony John Selvidge
Birth of Anthony John Selvidge, later known as Tony Kaye, original Yes keyboard player.
Reviews Turkish Straits Passage
Raises practical questions about Allied ships passing through the Turkish Straits on the journey toward Crimea.
Sets Malta and Yalta Arrival Timetable
Confirms expected arrival dates for the preliminary Malta talks and the subsequent Crimea conference.
Death of Archibald James Murray
Death of Archibald James Murray
Proposes Press Exclusion at Yalta
Proposes excluding the press from the conference to protect secrecy and reduce logistical pressure.
Requests Eisenhower and Alexander Attendance
Suggests that Generals Eisenhower and Alexander attend Yalta as well as the Malta military discussions.
Birth of Jacqueline du Pre
Birth of Jacqueline du Pre
February
Malta Foreign Ministers Preparations
Takes part in pre-Yalta foreign-minister discussions aboard HMS Sirius in Grand Harbor.
Malta Combined Chiefs Session
Reviews Allied military planning with Roosevelt and the Combined Chiefs of Staff before Yalta.
Opening of Yalta Conference
Joins Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin as the Yalta Conference opens in Crimea.
Tripartite Dinner on Smaller Powers
Discusses how smaller states should be represented in the postwar international organization during the evening dinner.
Argues for French Role in Germany
Supports a significant French role in postwar German occupation and control arrangements.
Foreign Ministers Discuss German Treatment
Discusses Germany's postwar treatment and economic questions with Stettinius and Molotov.
Reviews German Forces in Norway
Participates in tripartite military discussion of German forces in Norway and future Allied operations.
Dismemberment Referral Discussion
Discusses referring the question of German dismemberment to the European Advisory Commission.
Reaffirms Curzon Support
Churchill states that Britain has consistently supported the Curzon Line, including leaving Lwow to the Soviet Union, while requesting a gesture toward Poland.
Tripartite Bomb-Line Coordination
Discusses bomb-line arrangements and coordination between Western and Soviet forces advancing into Germany.
Discusses French German Occupation Zone
Reviews proposals for a French occupation zone and French membership on Germany's control machinery.
Fourth Plenary Poland Discussion
Participates in renewed debate over the composition and frontiers of postwar Poland.
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.
Discusses Iran at Foreign Ministers Meeting
Reviews Allied troops, oil concessions and diplomatic policy toward Iran with Stettinius and Molotov.
Discusses Periodic Foreign Ministers Meetings
Agrees that the three foreign ministers should meet periodically after the conference.
Operation Veritable Opens Rhineland Offensive
21st Army Group opens Operation Veritable to clear German forces from the northern Rhineland.
Discusses Yugoslav Settlement Amendments
Supports British amendments concerning the proposed Yugoslav political settlement.
Presents British Proposal on Iran
Advances a British proposal concerning Allied policy toward Iran during the foreign ministers' meeting.
Reviews War Criminals Question
Participates in discussion of how major Axis war criminals should be treated after victory.
Revises Polish Government Proposal
Advances a revised British proposal on the composition of the postwar Polish government.
Proposes Declaration on Liberated Europe Amendment
Offers a British amendment to the draft Declaration on Liberated Europe.
Raises Austrian-Yugoslav Frontier
Presents a British proposal concerning the future Austrian-Yugoslav frontier.
Raises Venezia Giulia Question
Presents British proposals concerning Venezia Giulia and the Yugoslav-Italian frontier.
Reopens Reparations at Final Dinner
Takes part in an evening reconsideration of German reparations with Roosevelt and Stalin.
Secures French Place on German Control Council
Supports French participation in the Allied Control Council and a French occupation zone in Germany.
Supports Message to Yugoslav Leaders
Agrees to send a joint message to Tito and Subasic concerning the formation of a Yugoslav government.
Approves French German Occupation Role
Approves inviting France to occupy a German zone and join the Allied Control Council.
Signs German Reparations Protocol
Signs the tripartite protocol governing the initial Allied approach to German reparations.
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