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FDR and Churchill meet for the first time as leaders of their respective nations on board naval vessels anchored in Placentia Bay, off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The document released as a result of the meeting is referred to as "The Atlantic Charter." It was not an official document, but rather a joint statement expressing the war aims of the two countries--one technically neutral and the other at war. More
USS_McDougal_(DD-358)_Atlantic Charter Conference, 10-12 August 1941: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS McDougal (DD-358) pulls alongside the Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales (53), to transfer U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the battleship for a meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The conference took place in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
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