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FDR and Churchill meet for the first time as leaders of their respective nations on August 9, 1941, for a 3 day meeting 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
