Secretary of the Treasury Henry J. Morgenthau Jr. persuaded Roosevelt to write to Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson saying that a US occupation policy which anticipated that " Germany is to be restored just as much as the Netherlands or Belgium " was excessively lenient . A better policy would have the Germans " fed three times a day with soup from Army soup kitchens " so " they will remember that experience the rest of their lives . " Morgenthau was the only Cabinet member invited to participate in the Quebec Conference , during which the Plan was agreed
Quebec Conference
Second Quebec Conference
Morgenthau Plan