Editing Tehran Conference (section)

=== Political decisions ===
Stalin and Churchill discussed the future borders of Poland, stating a variant of the so-called [[Curzon Line]] for the eastern border, supporting the annexation of the rest by the USSR, proposing annexation of German territories in the north and west to Poland instead. Roosevelt had asked to be excused from any discussion of Poland, stating it as matter for the effects of any decision on Polish voters in the US and the upcoming [[1944 United States presidential election|1944 election]]. The decisions were not officially ratified until the [[Yalta Conference]] and [[Potsdam Conference]] in 1945. Soon before the conference, the USSR unilaterally withdrew recognition of the [[Polish government-in-exile]], still recognized by the UK and the US and the negotiations were made covertly without their involvement.

During the negotiations, Roosevelt had demanded that the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia would be deemed as part of the Soviet Union only after the citizens 'voted' on the action. Roosevelt secured formal 'agreement', however, Stalin would not consent to any international control over the elections and stated that all issues would have to be resolved 'in accordance with the Soviet Constitution'. In the end, after Soviet occupation, the areas were subjected in accordance with Soviet plans. The US, for example in principle never officially recognised.