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British War Cabinet record of a meeting, July 24, 1941
Throughout 1940 and 1941 Churchill attempted to win the confidence of Americans by demonstrating his trust in them. As this secret record shows, he invited presidential advisors Averell Harriman and Harry Hopkins to meet with Britain's highest military leaders. Outlining his views on strategy, with an eye toward securing as much American participation as possible, Churchill reassured his guests "that the Japanese would not enter the war until they were sure that we were beaten. They did not want to fight the United States and the British Empire together."
Object Details:
British War Cabinet. Mimeograph paper. W. Averell Harriman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (124)© Crown copyright 1941
Related Theme:
World War II
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