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King George and President Truman nmeet. Harry S. Truman (right), President of the United States, watches as Fleet Admiral William S. Leahy (left), Chief of State to the President, salutes King George of England following the meeting of President Truman and King George on board the U.S.S. Augusta in Plymouth Harbor, England, August 2, 1945. King George boarded the U.S. cruiser to bid farewell to the President and his party after their initial meeting aboard the H.M.S. Renown. President Truman arrived in England on his way home from the Allied three-power conference at Potsdam, Germany. Second from left is James F. Byrnes, U.S. Secretary of State.