What was the date of James F. Byrnes speech in Stuttgart?
James F. Byrnes delivered his speech in Stuttgart on the 6th of September 1946 to address fears regarding economic devastation and communism.
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James F. Byrnes delivered his speech in Stuttgart on the 6th of September 1946 to address fears regarding economic devastation and communism.
The speech had an immediate negative impact on US relations with Poland during 1946 by strengthening the position of Polish communists before upcoming elections.
Byrnes delivered the speech to repudiate the harsh economic policies of the Morgenthau Plan and win the German people away from communism.
The United States accepted the Western Neisse line as a provisional Polish border while leaving the final extent of land east of the Oder-Neisse line to be decided later.