Following his arrival for the tripartite congress, president truman is accompanied by secretary of state byrnes. He rides down the autobahn to berlin, where men and vehicles are lined up for the president ial inspection. On july 18, the president and mr. Burns are guests of premier stalin and the commissar at headquarters. Premier stalin had come at a request below the balcony and the group proceeds to the garden of the villa. The sessions of the congress get underway with president truman presiding over the meetings. Premier stalin exchanges handshakes with Prime Minister churchill and British Foreign secretary anthony eden. Both are to be replaced at the conference. Now shaking hands with the russian premier becomes englands Prime Minister by virtue of his labour partys victory in july 26 elections. After daily sessions for eight days, the conference recessed until the Election Results became known. Between sessions, president truman talked with general eisenhower and omar bradley. A