1941 Atlantic conference with Churchill and Roosevelt

Date: 25th August 1941

Location: UK

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

Gaumont British Ident

SLATE INFORMATION: Churchill Meets Roosevelt

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN: Unknown:

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AMERICAN NAVAL. Destroyer brings President Roosevelt to Prince of Wales..takes him back to U.S.S.Augusta. Ratings invade Battleship P.O.W.

CHURCHILL. WINSTON (1874-1965) Aboard Prince of Wales ..meets Roosevelt..sings w president and chats at Divine Service

DILL, Major General (Sir John) Aboard Prince of Wales (Chart Room) at Atlantic Conference

FREEMAN AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR W. in chart room of Prince of Wales for Atlantic Conference

KING ADMIRAL/(U.S). R.M. Aboard Prince of Wales at Atlantic Conference

LEACH J.C. Reads Divine Service aboard Prince of Wales at Atlantic Conference

MARSHALL, George C. General (U.S.) Aboard Prince of Wales at Atlantic Conference

NAVAL BRITISH. Battleship Prince of Wales takes Churchill to Conference w. Roosevelt..Premier & Captain and Gen. Sir John Dill, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, Air Chief Marshal Sir W. Freeman, in Chart Room..

NAVAL BRITISH. U.S. Naval Officers and Ratings swarm aboard..

NAVAL BRITISH. Beaverbrook, Pres. Roosevelt & Capt. Elliot Roosevelt aboard..for Divine Service..

POUND, A. Sir Dudley In Chart Room of Prince of Wales w.Churchill at Atlantic Conference

"PRINCE OF WALES" - Battleship Churchill travels to Atlantic Conference w Roosevelt in P.O.W. shots in Chartroom..waves over bows

ROOSEVELT, Franklin D (1882-1945) President Meets Churchill aboard Prince of Wales..and at Divine Service..sings

ROOSEVELT, Elliot (Son of Pres Roosevelt) (1914-1988) W Father aboard Prince of Wales at Atlantic Conference

TOVEY, Admiral of the Fleet John Cronyn, 1st Baron Tovey, GCB, KBE, DSO, DCL (March 7, 1885 - January 12, 1971)

LEACH, John Catterall "Jack" (1894-1941) Royal Navy officer

HOPKINS, Harry Lloyd (1890-1946) American politician

DILL, Field Marshal Sir John Greer, GCB, CMG, DSO (1881-1944)

STARK ADMIRAL. (U.S.). On board Prince of Wales at Atlantic Conference

KING, Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph GCB (1878-1956)

POUND, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers, GCB OM GCVO RN (1877-1943)

FREEMAN, Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, MC, RAF (1888-1953)

STARK, Harold Raynsford (1880-1972) American CNO

MARSHALL, George Catlett, Jr. (1880-1959) American Army Chief of Staff

AITKEN, Lord William Maxwell "Max" , 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt., PC (1879-1964)

WELLES, Benjamin Sumner (1892-1961) American politician

Personalities - Politicians; United States of America; Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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