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Big Three at Potsdam

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.259.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0442 | Film ID: 403

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    Big Three at Potsdam
    Transcript
    The USS Augusta steams into Antwerp,
    where President Truman is greeted by General Eisenhower.
    With victory accomplished, the president
    is on his way to the Big Three meeting at Potsdam
    with Secretary of State Burns and other aides
    to work for peace and world prosperity.
    With little pomp for ceremony, Mr. Truman
    gets off to Brussels, the next stop on his journey.
    Following a flight to Germany, the presidential party
    rolls along the Autobahn to Berlin
    while the commander-in-chief reviews the might
    of the 2nd Armored Division.
    At the little White House in Potsdam,
    Generalissimo Stalin of Russia is one of the first
    to welcome the president as the meeting is recorded by Signal
    Corps and newsreel cameras.
    Next to join the group is Prime Minister Churchill, who
    meets an old conference friend.
    The Big Three meetings are held in Kaiser Wilhelm's
    former palace.
    President Truman is selected as chairman of the conference.
    Here, the fate of Germany and the end of Japanese aggression
    will be settled.
    Under the flag that flew over the White House
    when we declared war on the Axis,
    the president states our aims.
    Let's not forget that we are fighting for peace
    and for the welfare of mankind.
    We're not fighting for conquest.
    There's not one piece of territory
    or one thing of a monetary nature
    that we want out of this.
    War we want peace and prosperity for the world as a whole.
    Over the old German barracks in Berlin,
    the stars and stripes fly in victory.
    This historic banner has flown over much captured territory,
    Casablanca, Algiers, Rome, and Berlin.
    Let us pray it will not be long before it flies over Tokyo.

    Overview

    Description
    Universal Newsreel, Vol. 18, No. 418, Part 5. Release date, 07/23/1945.
    According to UN advance information: "Big Three Parley Begins." President Truman and his party are greeted by cheering crowds in Antwerp, after the USS Augusta docks them at this Belgian port. The US 2nd Armored Division stands at attention on the famed autobahn as the presidential party rolls into Berlin. After President Truman confers with Gen. Stalin at the "Little White House" in Berlin, all of the conferees adjourn to the Kaiser Wilhelm palace in Potsdam for the official opening of the Big Three Conference. Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Vyacheslav Molotov, Sec. of State Byrnes, Gen. Eisenhower, Admiral Leachy, and other dignitaries are prominently ntoed. At the old German Barracks in Berlin, the identical flag which flew over the US Capitol when America declared war on Germany, is raised in ceremony. President Truman speaks, advocating the basic principles of the United Nations Charter.
    Duration
    00:02:18
    Date
    Event:  1945 July 23
    Production:  1945
    Locale
    Antwerp, Belgium
    Berlin, Germany
    Potsdam, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: Universal News

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Newsreels.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Fair
    Time Code
    01:06:12:00 to 01:08:30:00
    Film Format
    • Master
      • Master 403 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 403 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 403 Video: One Inch - NTSC
      Master 403 Video: One Inch - NTSC

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    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

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    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    Permanent Collection
    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in December 1992. The footage was obtained as research for the Museum's Learning Center.
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2026
    Source Archive Number: 200 UN 18-418-5
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:41
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