Tehran Conference

28 Nov 1943 - 1 Dec 1943

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

The first summit meeting between the Anglo-American alliance and Stalin took place in the capital of Persia, at the time divided between British and Russian spheres of influence. Major issued discussed were:

Stalin confirmed Foreign Minister Molotov's earlier claim that three months after Germany's final defeat, Russia would declare war on Japan.
General plan and timing of the Anglo-American invasion of France: May 1944 date was agreed upon for such an invasion.
Postwar independence of Persia from British and Russian colonial rule.
Yugoslavian partisans would be supported by Allied powers to oppose Nazi rule.
The Allies would attempt to acquire Turkey as an ally against Germany to extend the Eastern Front. Stalin pledged material support to Turkish troops should they join the Allies.

The items above were confirmed by a public declaration: "We the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and the Premier of the Soviet Union, have met these four days past, in this, the Capital of our Ally, Iran, and have shaped and confirmed our common policy."

Sources: The Pacific Campaign, Wikipedia.

Tehran Conference Timeline

28 Nov 1943

The Teheran Conference began between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill.

Photographs

Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill on the portico of the Russian Embassy during the Tehran Conference, late Nov or early Dec 1943, photo 1 of 2

Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill on the portico of the Russian Embassy during the Tehran Conference, late Nov or early Dec 1943, photo 2 of 2

Joseph Stalin, Mohammad-Reza Shah, and Vyacheslav Molotov, Tehran, Iran, late Nov or early Dec 1943

Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Victorian Drawing Room of the British Legation in Tehran, Iran, 30 Nov 1943 in celebration of Churchill

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Visitor Submitted Comments

Student says:
28 Nov 2009 09:50:40 AM

I'm finding it difficult to unearth primary sources from the Tehran Conference for a project all I have are some comments from the time, in secondary source books. Any information about primary sources here would be invaluable

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