Each of these permanent members was to hold a veto on decisions before the Security Council. Initial reaction to the Yalta agreements was celebratory. Roosevelt and many other Americans viewed it as proof that the spirit of U. This sentiment, however, was short lived. With the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, , Harry S. Truman became the thirty-third president of the United States. According to U. Poland was the first item on the Soviet agenda. Comporting with his prior statement, Stalin promised free elections in Poland despite the Soviet-sponsored provisional government recently installed in Polish territories occupied by the Red Army.
Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin during the Yalta Conference. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. Privacy Policy. Skip to main content. Search for:. Truman Library and Museum. Contributed by Will Hickox, Ph.
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