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Egypt / China: Franlin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek) at the Cairo Conference, 25 November 1943

Egypt / China: Franlin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek) at the Cairo Conference, 25 November 1943

The Cairo Conference of November 22–26, 1943, held in Cairo, Egypt, outlined the Allied position against Japan during World War II and made decisions about postwar Asia. The meeting was attended by President of the United States Franklin Roosevelt, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China.

The Cairo Declaration was issued on 27 November 1943 and released in a Cairo Communiqué through radio on 1 December 1943, stating the Allies' intentions to continue deploying military force until Japan's unconditional surrender.

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