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dated March 19, 1955: Churchill on Yalta papers

The British Premier, Sir Winston Churchill, told the House of Commons in London on March 17 that the hitherto secret records of the Yalta conference, published in Washington on March 16, were "in no sense an agreed official record of the powers concerned." The Prime Minister had been asked why the British Government had declined to agree to the publication of the official record of the Yalta conference. Sir Winston said the British Government did not decline to agree to the publication which the U.S. Government wished to make. "It is of course the American version and in no sense an agreed official record of the powers concerned. I have not myself expressed any opinion on the subject. I have not seen anything, except the extracts which now appear in the Press. Even those disclose some serious mistakes. On general grounds, the British Government informed the U.S. that in their view it was undesirable that detailed records of important international discussions should be published so soon after the event. If this became an established practice, it might hamper the free exchange of views at future conferences. In any case, it would seem a good thing to consult together on the text of any publication during the lifetime of the individuals concerned."

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