Correction please. It was at a separate conference in Moscow, 1944 between Churchill and Stalin. Churchill wrote out the recommendations he wanted for determining the influence each nation had over Greece, Yugoslavia, and Romania, and slid it over to Stalin. After a brief translation, Stalin took a blue pencil and put a check on the paper and slid it back. Churchill saw that it was a rather callous way of going about the determination of so many people, and wanted to burn it. But Stalin said, "No, you keep it."
Never heard it referred to as that before; I know it as the 'Percentages Deal.' Churchill (my hero) does seem rather hypocritical March 5 1946 speech at Fulton when he decries the Iron Curtain falling pretty much where he had given Stalin his written approval. Like Juliet I just came across your blog. I teach history at an IB school here in Peking and I think this is a great site for students!
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I believe it was Yalta, but no promises. ;)
Correction please. It was at a separate conference in Moscow, 1944 between Churchill and Stalin. Churchill wrote out the recommendations he wanted for determining the influence each nation had over Greece, Yugoslavia, and Romania, and slid it over to Stalin. After a brief translation, Stalin took a blue pencil and put a check on the paper and slid it back. Churchill saw that it was a rather callous way of going about the determination of so many people, and wanted to burn it. But Stalin said, "No, you keep it."
Hope this helps.
Never heard it referred to as that before; I know it as the 'Percentages Deal.'
Churchill (my hero) does seem rather hypocritical March 5 1946 speech at Fulton when he decries the Iron Curtain falling pretty much where he had given Stalin his written approval.
Like Juliet I just came across your blog. I teach history at an IB school here in Peking and I think this is a great site for students!
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