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The Second Quebec Conference (codenamed "OCTAGON") was a high level military conference held during World War II between the British, Canadian and American governments. The conference was held in Quebec City, September 12, 1944 - September 16, 1944, and was the second conference to be held in Quebec, after "QUADRANT" in August 1943. The chief representatives were Winston Churchill, William Lyon Mackenzie King and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Agreements were reached on the following topics: Allied occupation zones in defeated Germany, the Morgenthau Plan, continued U.S. economic aid to the United Kingdom, and UK naval participation in the conflict against Japan. It helped the Allied powers devise a plan to win the war.
See also
Further reading
- John L. Chase "The Development of the Morgenthau Plan Through the Quebec Conference" The Journal of Politics, Vol. 16, No. 2 (May, 1954), pp. 324-359
Gallery
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Prime Minister's Reception at the Chateau Frontenac
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Eleanor Roosevelt, Princess Alice, and Mrs. Clementine Churchill during the Octagon Conference.
External links
Categories:- World War II conferences
- History of Quebec City
- Diplomatic conferences in Canada
- 1944 conferences
- 1944 in Canada
- 1944 in international relations
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