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During August 9-12, 1941 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill rendezvoused in a secret meeting in the North Atlantic for
the purpose of discussing the principles they saw as governing the
post-War world. This Conference resulted in the eight-point Atlantic
Charter, which was officially announced on August 14, 1941. |
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin
Roosevelt aboard the U.S. S. Augusta, off the coast of Newfoundland,
August 1941. NARA Photo. |
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This First Day Cover commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Atlantic
Charter. SSA History Archives |
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