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JANUARY
PREMIER
KUNIASHI KOISO'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS
January 1, 1945
THE
ANNUAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1942
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S ADDRESS IN COMMONS ON RELATIONS AMONG BRITAIN, THE
U. S. AND THE U.S.S.R.
January 18, 1945
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT ON CONTINUANCE OF THE COMBINED BRITISH-CANADIAN-AMERICAN
PRODUCTION, RAW MATERIALS AND FOOD BOARDS
January 19, 1945
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT'S FOURTH INAUGURAL ADDRESS
January 20, 1945
U.
S.-BRITISH-U.S.S.R. ARMISTICE WITH HUNGARY
January 20, 1945
CHANCELLOR
HITLER'S BROADCAST ON 12TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL SOCIALIST REGIME
January 30, 1945
FEBRUARY
GENERAL
DE GAULLE'S BROADCAST ON FRENCH POLICY IN WAR AND PEACE
February 2, 1945
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON BRETTON WOODS MONEY AND BANKING PROPOSALS
February 12, 1945
JOINT
COMMUNIQUÉ ON CRIMEA CONFERENCE
February 12, 1945
YALTA (CRIMEA)
CONFERENCE, February, 1945
MARSHAL
STALIN'S ORDER OF THE DAY ON THE 2 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RED ARMY AND
NAVY
February 23, 1945
COLOMBIA'S
RESOLUTION ON AGGRESSION INTRODUCED AT INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
February 23, 1945
CHANCELLOR
HITLER'S MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY'S PROGRAM
February 24, 1945
U.
S. ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL PROPOSALS MADE AT INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
February 26, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S ADDRESS IN COMMONS ON THE CRIMEA CONFERENCE
February 27, 1945
ADDRESS
BY GENERAL MACARTHUR ON THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
February 27, 1945
ADDRESS
BY PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMENA ON THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
February 27, 1945
U.
S. STATEMENT ON LEND-LEASE AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE
February 28, 1945
MARCH
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT'S REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE CRIMEA CONFERENCE
March 1, 19451
SPEECH
BY PRESIDENT CHIANG KAI-SHEK BEFORE THE PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR CONSTITUTIONAL
GOVERNMENT IN CHUNGKING
March 1, 1945
ACT OF CHAPULTEPEC
Declarations on Reciprocal Assistance and American Solidarity, March
3, 1945.
STATE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PROPOSED VOTING PROCEDURES IN THE
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION
March 5, 1945
ADDRESS
BY POPE PIUS XII IN ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN CITY, URGING A CHARITABLE
PEACE
March 18, 1945
ARGENTINA'S MESSAGE TO THE PAN AMERICAN UNION ON ITS DECLARATION OF WAR
AGAINST JAPAN AND GERMANY
March 28, 1945
GENERAL
EISENHOWER'S LETTER TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A GERMAN
SURRENDER
March 31, 1945
GENERAL
EISENHOWER'S INSTRUCTIONS TO GERMAN TROOPS, AND TO FOREIGN WORKERS, IN
PREPARATION FOR DEFEAT OF GERMANY
March 31, 1945
APRIL
STATEMENT
BY SECRETARY OF STATE STETTINIUS ON REPRESENTATION IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE
PROPOSED UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
April 3, 1945
U.S.S.R.
DENUNCIATION OF PACT WITH JAPAN (With text of original non-aggression
pact.)
April 5, 1945
DECLARATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
April 10, 1945
DECLARATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BYELORUSSIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
April 10, 1945
TREATY
BETWEEN U.S.S.R. AND YUGOSLAVIA
April 11, 1945
THE
WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
April 12, 1945
PRESIDENT
HARRY S. TRUMAN'S PROCLAMATION ON THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO
ROOSEVELT
April 13, 1945
PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT'S UNDELIVERED JEFFERSON DAY ADDRESS
April 13, 1945
FIRST
MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO THE CONGRESS
April 16, 1945
CHANCELLOR
HITLER'S ORDER FOR A LAST STAND IN THE EAST
April 16, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S BROADCAST TO THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES UPON HIS ASSUMPTION
OF OFFICE
April 17, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S EULOGY IN COMMONS FOR THE LATE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
April 17, 1945
TREATY
OF FRIENDSHIP, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND POSTWAR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
U.S.S.R. AND THE POLISH REPUBLIC
April 21, 1945
LETTER
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO SECRETARY OF STATE STETTINIUS CONCERNING ADMISSION
OF THE UKRAINIAN AND WHITE RUSSIAN REPUBLICS AS INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
April 22, 1945
CHANCELLOR
HITLER'S ORDER TO HIS WESTERN ARMIES CONCERNING GUERRILLA WARFARE
April 22, 1945
WARNING
TO GERMANY BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN, PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL, AND MARSHAL STALIN
April 23, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S ADDRESS TO OPENING SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION AT SAN FRANCISCO
April 25, 1945
SECRETARY
OF STATE STETTINIUS' ADDRESS AT FIRST PLENARY SESSION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
CONFERENCE
April 26, 1945
MINISTER
FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CHINA T. V. SOONG'S ADDRESS AT FIRST PLENARY SESSION
OF SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE
April 26, 1945
PEOPLE'S
COMMISSAR FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE U.S.S.R.: V. M. MOLOTOV'S ADDRESS
AT FIRST PLENARY SESSION OF SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE
April 26, 1945
SECRETARY
OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN, ANTHONY EDEN'S ADDRESS AT
FIRST PLENARY SESSION OF SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE
April 26, 1945
THE PRIVATE AND
POLITICAL TESTAMENTS OF HITLER, APRIL 29, 1945
MAY
ASSUMPTION OF POWER BY DOENITZ
May 1, 1945
MARSHAL
STALIN'S MAY DAY ORDER OF THE DAY
May 1, 1945
SPEECH
OF SOVIET FOREIGN COMMISSAR V. M. MOLOTOV OPPOSING ADMISSION OF ARGENTINA
TO THE SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE
May 1, 1945
BROADCAST
TO THE GERMAN PEOPLE BY FOREIGN MINISTER LUTZ SCHWERIN VON KROSIGK
May 7, 1945
GRAND
ADMIRAL KARL DOENITZ' BROADCAST INFORMING THE GERMAN PEOPLE OF THEIR UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER
May 8, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S BROADCAST ON SURRENDER OF GERMANY
May 8, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S ANNOUNCEMENT IN PARLIAMENT OF GERMANY'S UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER
May 8, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S SPEECH TO V-E CROWDS IN LONDON
May 8, 1945
KING
GEORGE VI'S V-E DAY ADDRESS
May 8, 1945
GENERAL
EISENHOWER'S VICTORY ORDER OF THE DAY, AND HIS PROCLAMATION ON GERMANY'S
DEFEAT
May 8, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S PRESS STATEMENT CONCERNING JAPAN
May 8, 1945
GENERAL
DE GAULLE'S V-E DAY BROADCAST TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE
May 8, 1945
THE GERMAN SURRENDER DOCUMENTS
- WWII:
MARSHAL
STALIN'S V-E ORDER OF THE DAY
May 9, 1945
MARSHAL
STALIN'S VICTORY ADDRESS
May 9, 1945
FINAL
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND
May 9, 1945
POPE
PIUS XII'S RADIO BROADCAST ON WAR'S END
May 9, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S BROADCAST ON "FIVE YEARS OF WAR"
May 13, 1945
GENERAL
DE GAULLE'S SPEECH BEFORE THE FRENCH CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY ON THE VICTORY
OVER GERMANY
May 15, 1945
MARSHAL
TITO'S REPLY TO NOTES FROM THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN PROTESTING YUGOSLAV
CLAIMS TO ISTRIA AND TRIESTE
May 19, 1945
TEXTS
OF ALLIED STATEMENTS ON TRIESTE DISPUTE WITH YUGOSLAVIA
May 19, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S LETTER TO DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE ON THE LABOUR
PARTY'S REFUSAL TO CONTINUE THE COALITION GOVERNMENT
May 22, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S STATEMENT TO CONGRESS ON REORGANIZING THE GOVERNMENT
May 24, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ASKING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
LEGISLATION
May 28, 1945
RADIO
REPORT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ON THE SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY
OF STATE EDWARD R. STETTINIUS, JR.
May 28, 1945
THE
U. S. NOTE TO THE FRENCH PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT ON THE LEVANT STATES
May 31, 1945
FOREIGN
SECRETARY EDEN'S STATEMENT ON THE LEVANT STATES
May 31, 1945
JUNE
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON DRIVING FOR VICTORY AGAINST JAPAN
June 1, 1945
ADDRESS
BY POPE PIUS XII TO THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
June 2, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S LEND-LEASE ESTIMATES SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS
June 4, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S SPEECH IN COMMONS ON SYRIA AND LEBANON
June 5, 1945
ALLIED
DECLARATION ON CONTROL OF GERMANY
June 5, 1945
JUSTICE
JACKSON'S REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ON ATROCITIES AND WAR CRIMES
June 7, 1945
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, BRITISH, AND YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENTS ON VENEZIA
GIULIA
June 9, 1945
EMPEROR
HIROHITO'S IMPERIAL RESCRIPT OPENING THE 87TH DIET
June 9, 1945
PREMIER
SUZUKI'S SPEECH BEFORE THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL DIET
June 9, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CHURCHILL'S REPLY IN COMMONS TO ALLEGATIONS MADE BY MARSHAL PÉTAIN
June 12, 1945
GENERAL
EISENHOWER'S ADDRESS BEFORE JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS
June 18, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
June 19, 1945
GENERAL
DE GAULLE'S ADDRESS BEFORE THE FRENCH CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY ON THE LEVANTINE
QUESTION
June 19, 1945
RESOLUTION
BY FRENCH CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY ON SYRIA AND LEBANON
June 19, 1945
THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS
June 26, 1945.
ADDRESSES
AT FINAL PLENARY SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
June 26, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S SPEECH TO HIS NEIGHBORS IN INDEPENDENCE, MO.
June 27, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S LETTER ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF EDWARD R. STETTINIUS, JR.
AS SECRETARY OF STATE
June 27, 1945
SENATOR
CONNALLY'S REPORT TO THE SENATE ON THE SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE
June 28, 1945
SENATOR
VANDENBERG'S REPORT TO THE SENATE ON THE SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE
June 29, 1945
CZECHOSLOVAK
CESSION OF THE CARPATHO UKRAINE [RUTHENIA] TO THE U.S.S.R.
June 29, 1945
JULY
PRIME
MINISTER FIERLINGER'S BROADCAST ON CZECH-POLISH DISCUSSIONS IN MOSCOW
July 2, 1945
ESTABLISHMENT
OF U. S. AND BRITISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE POLISH PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
July 5, 1945
STATEMENT
BY STETTINIUS BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE UNITED
NATIONS CHARTER
July 9, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S SPEECH AT AMERICAN FLAG RAISING EXERCISES IN BERLIN
July 20, 1945
THE POTSDAM PROCLAMATION
(United States, China, United Kingdom) A statement of terms for the
Unconditional Surrender of Japan, July 26, 1945.
AUGUST
THE POTSDAM DECLARATION
Tripartite Agreement by the United States, the United Kingdom and Soviet
Russia concerning Conquered Countries, August 2, 1945.
ATOMIC BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA,
AUGUST 6, 1945
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
August 6, 1945
STATEMENT
ON THE ATOMIC BOMB BY SECRETARY OF WAR STIMSON
August 6, 1945
STATEMENT
BY PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL ON THE ATOMIC
BOMB
August 6, 1945
DECLARATION
BY THE U.S.S.R. OF A STATE OF WAR WITH JAPAN
August 8, 1945
STATEMENT
BY. SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES ON THE SOVIET DECLARATION OF WAR ON JAPAN
August 8, 1945
AGREEMENT
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL MILITARY TRIBUNAL FOR WAR CRIMINALS
IN EUROPE
August 8, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S REPORT TO THE NATION ON THE POTSDAM CONFERENCE
August 9, 1945
OFFER
OF SURRENDER FROM JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
August 10, 1945
SECRETARY
OF STATE BYRNES' REPLY TO JAPANESE SURRENDER OFFER
August 11, 1945
STATEMENT
BY JUSTICE JACKSON ON WAR TRIALS AGREEMENT
August 12, 1945
JAPANESE
ACCEPTANCE OF POTSDAM DECLARATION ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN
August 14, 1945
SECRETARY
OF STATE BYRNES' SURRENDER INSTRUCTIONS TO JAPAN
August 14, 1945
EMPEROR
HIROHITO'S BROADCAST TO THE JAPANESE PEOPLE ON SURRENDER
August 14, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER ATTLEE'S BROADCAST ON JAPAN'S SURRENDER
August 14, 1945
ADDRESS
BY KING GEORGE VI ON OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
August 15, 1945
EXCHANGE
OF MESSAGES BETWEEN GENERAL MACARTHUR AND JAPANESE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
ON MANILA MEETING
August 15-19, 1945
GENERALISSIMO
CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S VICTORY MESSAGE
August 15, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER CLEMENT ATTLEE'S SPEECH ON THE KING'S ADDRESS
August 16, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S STATEMENT OF LABOR POLICY
August 16, 1945
EMPEROR HIROHITO'S SURRENDER RESCRIPT TO JAPANESE
TROOPS
August 17, 1945
WAR
MINISTER HIGASHI-KUNI'S SURRENDER ORDER TO JAPANESE TROOPS
August 17, 1945
SPEECH
OF PRINCE HIGASHI-KUNI TO THE JAPANESE PEOPLE UPON BECOMING PREMIER
August 17, 1945
STATEMENT
BY FOREIGN MINISTER SHIGEMITSU ON JAPAN'S OBSERVANCE OF POTSDAM DECLARATION
August 18, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON RECONVERSION
August 18, 1945
STATEMENT
BY GENERAL MACARTHUR AT THE CONCLUSION OF MANILA CONFERENCE WITH JAPANESE
SURRENDER ENVOYS
August 20, 1945
SPEECH
IN COMMONS BY FOREIGN SECRETARY BEVIN ON FOREIGN POLICY
August 20, 1945
WHITE
HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISCONTINUANCE OF LEND-LEASE
August 21, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER ATTLEE'S SPEECH IN COMMONS ON THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER
August 22, 1945
GENERAL
MACARTHUR'S INSTRUCTIONS TO JAPANESE ON OCCUPATION LANDINGS
August 23, 1945
STATEMENT
IN COMMONS BY PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE ON TERMINATION OF LEND-LEASE
August 24, 1945
STATEMENT
BY LEO F. CROWLEY, DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION, ON. TERMINATION
OF LEND-LEASE
August 24, 1945
SPEECH
BY GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK BEFORE KUOMINTANG EXECUTIVE ON CHINA'S
AIMS
August 24, 1945
JOINT
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN AND GENERAL DE GAULLE ON FRANCO-AMERICAN
COOPERATION
August 25, 1945
AGREEMENT
OF ALLIANCE AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE U.S.S.R. AND CHINA
August 26, 1945
PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S LETTER TO CONGRESS ON TERMINATION
OF LEND-LEASE
August 30, 1945
SEPTEMBER
THE JAPANESE SURRENDER DOCUMENTS
- WWII:
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S BROADCAST ON JAPANESE SURRENDER
September 1, 1945
MARSHAL
STALIN'S RADIO ADDRESS ON THE JAPANESE SURRENDER
September 2, 1945
EXCERPTS
FROM GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S VICTORY MESSAGE
September 3, 1945
PRIME
MINISTER ATTLEE'S ADDRESS ON BRITISH DEMOBILIZATION PLANS
September 3, 1945
RESCRIPT
READ BY EMPEROR HIROHITO BEFORE THE JAPANESE DIET
September 4, 1945
PREMIER
HIGASHI-KUNI'S ADDRESS BEFORE DIET ON REASONS FOR DEFEAT
September 5, 1945
MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN
September 6, 1945
STATEMENT
OF U. S. POLICY RELATING TO JAPAN, PREPARED JOINTLY BY STATE, WAR AND NAVY
DEPARTMENTS
September 6, 1945
STATEMENT
BY GENERAL MACARTHUR ON POLICY IN JAPAN
September 9, 1945
THE
NAMING OF WORLD WAR II, SEPTEMBER 11, 1945 (US)
September 11, 1945
STATEMENT
BY GENERAL MACARTHUR ON THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN
September 14, 1945
AGREEMENT
OF THE BIG-FOUR ESTABLISHING A CODE FOR THE CONTROL OF GERMANY
September 20, 1945
LETTER
FROM THE LATE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO U. S. AMBASSADOR ARMOUR ON AMERICAN
RELATIONS WITH SPAIN
Released to press September 26, 1945
PRESIDENT
TRUMAN'S PROCLAMATIONS ON U. S. POLICY CONCERNING NATURAL RESOURCES OF
SEA BED AND FISHERIES ON HIGH SEAS
September 28, 1945
LETTER
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN TO GENERAL EISENHOWER ENCLOSING THE HARRISON REPORT
ON THE TREATMENT OF DISPLACED JEWS IN THE U. S. ZONE
September 29, 1945
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