The Big Three then decided to prepare a plan for the post-war world order. Representatives from each country, namely British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, US Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov, met in Moscow from October 19-30, 1943 to work on draft proposals (Rich, 2003: 276). Chaired by Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, the Moscow Conference greatly bolstered the Soviet Union’s diplomatic reputation after its military victories against the Germans in Stalingrad and Kursk (Bell, 2011:155). It was here that the Soviets gave priority to securing a firm Western commitment to opening a second front in France. The three foreign ministers also agreed about the need to punish the Germans and separate Austria from Germany.