At the Second Quebec Conference , a high-level military conference held in Quebec City , 12 – 16 September 1944 , Churchill and Roosevelt reached agreement on a number of matters , including a plan for Germany based on Henry Morgenthau Jr. 's original proposal . The memorandum drafted by Churchill provided for " eliminating the warmaking industries in the Ruhr and the Saar ... looking forward to converting Germany into a country primarily agricultural and pastoral in its character . " However , it no longer included a plan to partition the country into several independent states . On 10 May 1945 , President Truman signed the U.S. occupation directive JCS 1067 , which was in effect for over two years , and was enthusiastically supported by Stalin . It directed the U.S. forces of occupation to " ... take no steps looking toward the economic rehabilitation of Germany "
Second Quebec Conference
Second Quebec Conference
Cold War