First Quebec Conference

First Quebec Conference
Quadrant
Mackenzie King, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at the First Quebec Conference
Host countryCanada
DateAugust 17–24, 1943
Venue(s)Citadelle of Quebec
Château Frontenac
CitiesQuebec City, Quebec
Participants

The First Quebec Conference, codenamed Quadrant, was a highly secret military conference held during World War II by the governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. It took place in Quebec City on August 17–24, 1943, at both the Citadelle and the Château Frontenac. The chief representatives were Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, hosted by the Canadian prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.[1]

  1. ^ "Quebec City: 400 Years of History". Retrieved 2013-01-23. Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King hosted Churchill and Roosevelt, but did not participate in the conferences.