The foreign secretaries of the three governments—James F. Byrnes, V. M. Molotov, and Anthony Eden and Ernest Bevin—as well as other advisers, also participated in the Conference. From July 17 to July 25, nine meetings were held. After that, the Conference was interrupted for two days, as the results of the British general election were announced. By July 28, Clement Attlee had defeated Winston Churchill and replaced him as Britain’s representative, with Britain's new Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ernest Bevin, replacing Anthony Eden. Four days of further discussion followed. During the Conference, there were meetings of the three heads of government with their foreign secretaries, as well as meetings of the foreign secretaries only. Committees that were appointed by the latter for precursory consideration of questions before the Conference also met daily. Important decisions and agreements were reached, and views exchanged, on a plethora of other questions. However, consideration of these matters was continued by the Council of Foreign Ministers subsequently established by the Conference. The Conference ended with a stronger relationship between the three governments as a consequence of their collaboration. This renewed confidence that, together with the other United Nations, they would insure the creation of a just and enduring peace.