Motion Picture MP2002-402
Administrative Information
Harry S. Truman recalls when Josef Stalin offered a toast during the Potsdam Conference to the firing squad that would execute 50,000 war criminals. Mr. Truman states that Winston Churchill said the British would not be a party to mass murder and left the hall. Film with sound.
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Shot List
- Reel 1
| 0:00 | Harry S. Truman standing at a screen that shows Josef Stalin's picture, and later Winston Churchill's picture. | |
| Mr. Truman is speaking about when Russian Premier Stalin offered a toast during the Potsdam Conference to the firing squad that would execute 50,000 war criminals. Prime Minister Churchill said Britain would never be a party to a mass murder program and left the hall. |