Casablanca Conference (1943)
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The Casablanca Conference (codenamed SYMBOL) was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, from January 14 to 24, 1943, to plan the European strategy of the Allies during World War II. Present were Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle.
Stalin had also been invited but declined to attend. De Gaulle had also initially refused to come but changed his mind when Churchill threatened to recognize Henri Giraud as head of the Free French in his place. Giraud was also present at Casablanca, and there was notable tension between the two men during the talks.
Agreements reached by the conference:
- The Allies demanded the unconditional surrender of the Axis.
- They agreed to aid the Soviet Union
- Agreed on the invasion of Sicily and Italy.
- Joint leadership of the Free French by De Gaulle and Giraud.
It was followed by Cairo Conference, Tehran Conference, Yalta Conference and Potsdam Conference.
See also
External links
- [Casablanca Conference of 1943]
- [Churchill, Roosevelt and the Casablanca Conference, January 1943]
- [United States Department of State Foreign relations of the United States. The Conferences at Washington, 1941-1942, and Casablanca, 1943]
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