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Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967

Attlee shaking hands with Byrnes after arriving in Washington

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (foreground, third from right) shaking hands with Secretary of State James Byrnes (foreground, second from right) after arriving at the National Airport in Washington, D.C. On the right is President Harry S. Truman's military aide, Harry Vaughan. Directly behind Mr. Attlee is the British Ambassador to the United States, Lord Halifax. Others are unidentified.

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference

General view of the conference table at the Potsdam Conference. Josef Stalin can be seen at the center of the table in the white uniform. Others from his left are: unidentified Soviet military official; Andre Gromyko; Admiral William Leahy; Secretary of State James Byrnes; President Harry S. Truman; Charles Bohlen; Joseph E. Davies; Sir Alexander Cadogan; Clement R. Attlee; Major Birse of Britain; unidentified Soviet official; Andre I. Vishinsky, Soviet Vice Commissar for Foreign Affairs; Soviet Foreign Minister Vyashaslav Molotov. The Soviet official between Vishinsky and Molotov is A. B.

Big Three - Berlin conference - final meeting

Big Three with staffs around the Conference table. President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Premier Joseph Stalin. Stalin is in white uniform; Truman and Attlee are seated in chairs with decorative carvings on the corners of the back. Others: Vyacheslav Molotov to the left of Stalin. Andrei Gromyko, James Byrnes, and Admiral William D. Leahy to Truman's right. Ernest Bevin in front foreground, back turned. Same as 63-1457-21.

Big Three meeting at Potsdam

Introductions and informal conversation are in progress prior to the opening of the Big Three meeting in the Potsdam area of Germany. President Harry S. Truman, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (standing behind Mr. Truman) and Russian Premier Joseph Stalin are shown with a battery of photographers and aids.

The Big Three at Potsdam

The Big Three and their foreign ministers in the palace garden of the Potsdam conference area. Seated, from left to right: Clement R. Attlee, Harry S. Truman, Josef Stalin. Standing are: Admiral William D. Leahy, Ernest Bevin, James F. Byrnes and Vyacheslav Molotov.