The Prime Minister held talks with President Truman on world security and attended an Armistice Day wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, alongside the US President and the Prime Minister of Canada.
Read the transcript for the film below:
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Flying from London, Prime Minister Attlee arrives in Washington, where he receives a hearty welcome from Secretary of State Byrnes and American and British officials. During his stay, the British prime minister will discuss the atomic-bomb situation and other matters concerning world security with President Truman and Canada’s Mackenzie King. Arriving at the White House, Mr Attlee is warmly greeted. Britain’s ambassador, Lord Halifax, is in the welcoming group. At an Armistice Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, President Truman and Prime Ministers Attlee and King honour the nation’s heroic dead. It’s a solemn occasion, coming so soon after the war’s end. Mr Attlee places a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier as a token from our British comrades in arms. Prime Minister King represents Canada at the ceremony on this first peacetime Armistice Day in four years. In remembrance of those who died to make victory possible.
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