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The Atlantic Charter

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August 10–12, 1941
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The Atlantic Charter conference.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Britain’s Winston Churchill are seated on the deck of the HMS Prince of Wales during a church service. Officials that are standing directly behind them are Admiral Ernest J. King, U.S Navy; General George C. Marshall, U.S. Army; Field Marshal Sir John Dill, British Army; Admiral Harold R. Stark, U.S. Navy; and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound of the Royal Navy. At the left, Harry Hopkins is talking with Averell Harriman. They are meeting in secret to draft the Atlantic Charter, a blueprint for the Allied war effort.