Harry S. Truman: Conversation, July 24, 1945

In the decision year of page 416, Truman explained as follows. "On July 24, I told Stalin that I had a new weapon with casual destructive power, the Russian Prime Minister did not show any special interest, which he is very happy to hear about him It is only that we are hoping that we can use it for "fighting Japan". "

In his frank speech, Barnes provided information on the following dialogue, p. 263: "At the end of the afternoon's Big Three meeting on July 24th, the President walked a big roundtable to talk with Stalin, he to Stalin, after a long experiment, than other known bombs He said that he also developed a destructive new bomb.The surrender Stalin's only answer is that he is very satisfied to hear the bombs and he said that we used it I hope I can do it. "

Leahy's statement is as follows (I am there, page 429): "Truman went to Stalin at the General Assembly on 24th July and we have developed a powerful weapon superior to war Stalin's reply showed no particular interest after the president said that Jenalarimo did not know what Truman said, it is another weapon and we can do it effectively I wanted to be available to.

Churchill was also a witness to the conversation and provided the following information (Triumph and Tragedy, pp. 669-670): "On July 24 of the following day, after our general meeting, we Everyone stood up from a round table meeting Two to three people stood before the scattering, I saw the President walking in front of Stalin, the two were just talking with interpreters. It is very important to measure the impact on Stalin Yesterday I can see it He seems very happy ... When we were waiting for the bus, I was near Truman, "What happened? I asked," he did not ask, "he replied.

After Stalin introduced the situation to President Harry Truman at the Potsdam Conference on July 24, 1945, the Soviet Union officially notified the Manhattan Plan eight days after the first test of nuclear weapons succeeded. Despite their military alliance during the war, the United States and the United Kingdom did not have enough confidence in the Soviet understanding of the German plan for German spies: as a alliance the Soviet Union has introduced new technology weapons There is also concern that it requests and expects.

In July 1945, the victorious leaders met again in Potsdam. Franklin Roosevelt died in April 1945 was replaced by Vice President Harry S. Truman. During the conference, the result of the general election in the UK was announced. The overwhelming victory of the Labor Party means that Clement Attlee has replaced Winston Churchill as a major UK negotiator. Germany was defeated, but the United States and Britain were still engaged in war with Japan. In Yalta, the Allies tried to persuade Stalin to participate in the war with Japan. When the Potsdam Conference was held, they raised questions about this strategy. Especially Churchill was concerned that the participation of the Soviet Union leads to an increase in influence on the Far East.

At the Potsdam Conference from July to August 1945, President of the United States President Harry Truman (Roosevelt appointed after the death of April), Churchill and Stalin, a continuing war with Japan and a peaceful resolution with Germany We talked. After the war, Germany is divided into four occupied territories under the rule of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, France. Regarding the future division of Eastern Europe, Churchill and Truman kill Stalin. Because they need the cooperation of the Soviet Union in the war with Japan.