ROOSEVELT TO CHURCH ill OCTOBER 1943 · bollir.er&nt stopa A5alnat Italy and the ch1or 1tranr.th of...
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ROOSEVELT TO CHURCH i ll OCTOBER 1943
Transcript of ROOSEVELT TO CHURCH ill OCTOBER 1943 · bollir.er&nt stopa A5alnat Italy and the ch1or 1tranr.th of...
ROOSEVELT TO CHURCHill
OCTOBER 1943
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PltiORITY
!'rom: Opnav Tos Aluana, Londcm
Number S66 troo the Preaident to the :Poreor Na•al Per t on, -
and personal . ·-I ha'fo aent tJ\e followinr; to U. J . rer;ardint; &iaenhowor •s N,a.P 4 26t
"The Allied Suprome Commander in the ~oditorrano•n Area , Eitenhower,
haa reconaencled Ule fol lowin& cha.nge1 in the 'lnat~ont ot Surrender of
Italy 1 2
" l. Chango tho title to 'Additiono.l conditions or tho armht1oo
With Italy . •
"2. Chango the last aontonco of tho preamble to read •and have
been acc•ptod uncond1t1an&lly by UArthal Pietro Ba.doglio, H•a.d of the
Italian Oovorrunent•.
"3. Omit tho statement of unconditional aurronder in perat,raph
one .
"Gonoral ~iaonhower and lll of hie aenior oo=mandoro oonour in thia
reoo~ndatioo aa highly a~ntagoou1 to our protroas in dofeatin~ tho
GorJt.M rorooa in Italy in thot it will holp to alip! tho Italit.n ArtAy ,
Navy, a.nd o1 vil population on our side.
"Riaonhower ursently requests that pendi:nc .. deeiaiOQ on theae
r·ocommendations aoorocy in roga.rd to the Tormo of Surrender doc\lll'lll')nt
la •absolutely "'ital to our aueeesa in Italy' • •
"I hopo tha. t theae reo ommenda.ti ona or Gonera.l Eiaeohower will bo
approTOd by the Allied Powert becauao they are hithly a.d•a.ntagooua to our
war effort and can be ot no diaadYantat• to ua.
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"Your cor.ourrenoe is requested by toler.raph at the earliest
praottcable date.•
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CHE~ d_ Lt. Colonel, General St&tt.
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PRESIDEIIT TO PRIME <# 3~ {p •
oaj''-</ ~\oft>ef" l, 1943
I have sent tho following to u.J. regarding
Eisenhower•• NAP 426:
"The Allied Supremo Commander 1n the Uediterranean Area
Eisenhower baa reco~ended the following changes in the
"Instrument of Surrender of Italy":
"l. Change the title to "Additional conditions of the armistice
with Italy".
"2. Chango the last sentence of the preamble to read "and
have been accepted unconditionally by Marshal Pietro
Badoglio, Head of the Italian Governmont• .
"3. Omit the statement of unconditional surrender 1n para~raph
one.
"General Eisenhower and all of his senior commanders
concur in this recommendation as highly advantageous to our
progress in dafeat1ni the Garman forces in Italy in that it
will help to align the Italian Army, Navy, and civil population
on our side.
"Eisenhower urgently requests that pending a decision
on these recommendations aeoreoy in regard to the Terms of
Surrender document is "absolutely vital to our aucceaa in Italy" .
"I~ that theae recommendations or General llA.U.
Eisenhowe~be approved by the Allied Powere becauae they are
highly advantageous to our war effort and can be ot no disadvantage
to ua.
"Your concurrcnoe is requeeted by telegraph at the
earliest practicable date."
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Frcat OpnaT Toa Alu.ana, london
T'he Pruideot to tho Former N&ve.l Peraon, ..... d personal,
Number 367.
Your 427 and 428. Italy haa not yet made a declar&tion ot war
I IUfi~Oat tha.t you tn<lMTOt to obtain tr<m Stal1n approval or
your text of proposed joint ate.tet:~ent by all throe ot ua to be made
public. 1uod1a.tely followiJi g o declaration of wa.r O(.A1nst Germa.ny
by Italy,
Yo\)r text o.oot,a with a:t approTal.
ROOSSVELT
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CHESTER llAJ4110ND, • Lt. Colonel, General Starr.
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PRESIDEIIT :!:!!, fll!:1! *' 3 (., 7
Your 427 and 428 Italy has not
yet made a decl aration of war aga1nat Germany,
I suggest that you endeavor to
obta1n from St alin approval ot your text of
pr opoaed joint s tatement by all three of us
to be made public immediately following a
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From; Opna• To Aluana, London
Nvmb$1' 368 from tho Prea1dent to tho Former Kaval Poraon,
and personal.
I ha'V'O juat roco1vod the followin, coa,.st h-01111 U.J,
"Today I hno roc.otnd your 1teaa~e ot September 27th.
•t aharo your opinion n'udln& tho de alrab1Uty ot the Secretary
or Stet. ur . HUll'• prOIODCt at the torthooain& oooferonco or tho,. ••
prosentati voa ot tho throe r;ovorruno~h .
"At the samo time J have to inform you •bout ~roat diffioultioa
which could ha•o appeared 1D case of chango or tho doo1t1on, prevJoutly
agr eed gpon, rot ardin' ~oacow as tho place ot tho torthco:1ng con•
feroneo .
•!'he tact h that in eaao tho coateronco WOU:ld not 'be hold 1n
l!oaeow but in Brtth,q, •• yO\l J)ropoao , atr. v . 11. !tolotOT could not
ha~e como to the contoroneo at tho appointed tice , whoao presence at
the oonferonce I oona1der to be nooeeaary. ~. v . W. ¥oloto••• dop1rturo
from the USSR , •t hut in the nelU" tut\lro, 1a t.baolutoly impoadblt ,
because &a you know, Wr. A. Y. Vlahinlky, th• Deputy Co~iat.r tor For•1~
Affaire, will Tery aoon so to Alcl era .
•s.e1de1, •• 1t 1• known, the proee 1n the United State• &ad 1D
Brltian baa a lrea4f widely publ ished the 1nto~t1on that the torthc~n,
conteronoe Will tate pl&co not ela.where but in Woaoow, and, therefore,
t he choice or • n.W place tor the conference cou ld h•ve eauaed undo-
t1rable perplox1t1oa. IJIOLASSlFil:!l If Deputy Archiviet. of che u.s.
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ey have no objoctlona •&ainet Oct ober 15th • • the deto ot tho
oonferenee .
"It is assumed th~t by thot timo the queat1ont to bo diaouaaod
will be ~~oided by tho Govornmenta.ft
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f"RO:': Opnav TO : Al u:~na , London
Personal tt"cr.r~ tho Predd ent to +.he forw-'r tl1.,.,l Person Nl.t'lber 369.
Your .r.Sl in re~ard to Stona, I ua 1nfoi"'JlocS tht t he with h\a son
sno\ Cti.rlos Alu,.ia eeoc~ to ~.rrhe by airplane at ?ro3t-rick , Scotland ,
Ceeob1r thirt Gnroute to ~rrakoch .
I hope you can orrsctl~ly indootrln~ to hiD rlu r ing hi3 a top in
U. K.
1 tl-.11 thh dl\tt c ondh& the followlnr. to Ehenhowert
"IntOY'll B&dogl1o that i t h the v1or or thia Govgr~~nt thtt
a.ceepteble . Sve n tbouth Gr.ndi was _?'trhopa chiot t'lgure in depoal tion
or ~ussol1n1 , ho had boon $0 c l otsl1 &SIOOittod with Fe~ci~ thnt to
pl ace hiiQ tl0\'1 in 8 r Jndhi Govor nutMt WOJ ld cauaf'l much t.dvorso co::rr.Dnt
~n~ mis intorprotatlon . Fir :t ncc retSona to ~adorlio 1ovenun,nt ahould
bo men of unoqui voclll li':un·al and dome;c ratto 'O rlnoiple . I t is only
throUf'.h the uao or auch men 1.n r&spond'bl~t ,oat t1 ons t.."'flt this :;ovtT"\Mnt
. !ho !inr. '• polltlon on the question or docla.r&tian of war ..
atAted in PA~ 428 i e uniU?rossive . Germany haa already taken active
bollir.er&nt stopa A5alnat Italy and the ch1or 1tranr.th of 9ado~lio'a
Governcont ia S t 1 announced determinat ion to ri d ltl\ly by force or tho
Gorman invader . An tn=cdiate decl aration of war by tho Itel ian Govern=tnt
on Jermany 11 neouaary if Italy h to be r.i'Von the atatu.a or a coboll\~ortnt ."
rteleated f'ro=. at 1220, s .• T.
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Lteutont\nt ( " • fit • ) • fi . S .U. R.
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PRESIDENT 'lO PRIME ~ ..JC.. 'J Your 4~1 in regard to Sforza, I am informed that
he with his son and Carlos Almagia expects to arrive by airplane
at Prestwick, Scotland October third enroute to Marrakech.
I hope you can effectively indoctrinate him during
his stop 1n U.K.
I am this date sending the following to Eisenhower:
~Inform Badoglio that it is the view of
this Government that Grandi's presence in Badoglio Government
at this time would not be acceptable. Even though Grandi
was perhaps chief figure in deposition of L~ssolini, he
had been ao closely associated with Fascism that to place
him now 1n Brindisi Government would cause much adverse
comment and misinterpretation. First accretions to Badoglio
Government should be men of unequivocal liberal and
democratic principle. It is only through the use of such men
1n responsible positions that this Government can feel
justified in supporting the present Italian Government.
~The K1ng 1 s position on the question ot
declaration of war as stated in NAF 428 is unimpressive .
Germany has already taken active belligerent steps against
Italy and the chief strength of Badogl1o•s Government ia ita
announced determination to rid Italy by force of the German
invader. An immediate declaration of war by the Italian
Government on Germany ia necessary it Italy is to be given the
status of a cobelligerent . ~
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Fr om : To :
Opna.v . Aluana, London
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4 OCTOBER 194 3
Nu:.r.tber 370 fro~ the President to the Former tiaval Person. Pereonal
And
.. Ref'oronce Para 3 of my 362 to you , dated Se-pt·ember 27, 1943, I aug~est
following moasfts~ be Mnt to t.!olotov to cluify Rue sian position with
respect to two commissions ncrN being set up i n the ~~edJ terrne..oan Area.
' uessae;e begins. To M. Molotov from tho Seoret&.ry of State.
Reference Pe.ra 3 of ywr message to mo dated 26 September 1943.
Thoro appears to be no oonfUct betYieon the 1~11tary-P¢liticd
Coomiesion envisa.ged by tho three &overnments of Grea.t Britain , the
United States , and the Soviet Union, and the Control Commission sot up
by Para 37 of the lont: term Italian t~urrender document o.grecd to by the
three r,ovet'nmonts .
The Control Co~ssion acta directly undor the Supre~e Allied Com
mander to deal ~th epee1f1e problems arisinr, in area~ of Italy libar ated
by Angl o- llmer ico.n armies . These are problene ariaint in any activo
mil tt&ry area undor direct eupervtsi on of the Sunreme Comander Pnd so
tho corr:niseion must act under hie direct control .
On the contrary , the W.lita.ry- Politioal Commission f'or the t!ed-
i terranean Basin will have the purpose, as Uarahal ~talin Gays, of'
"<~onaidering the quetJtione oonoernin,; the negotiations with the rttrf'erent
p;ovornmenta diee.uoob.tin.r; theoeelve$ with Germany" . Thus it rill deal
w1 th the broa~ oven.ll picture in this o.rea.. It will not have plenary
pmrera. Ita members will study tho probl en.s aod e.dv1B~~rnmonte .
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The r.overr.ments will thon conault each other and ro• ch a decision . It
auch decision t.tteota tho Supremo Allied Commander , he ,.li 11 be infor med
of lt th rough tho Com1>1nod Ch!ofs of Stott.
,. Uow that the membora of' this !.!ilitary-Political CO!"o.mhdon hAve been
e.ppoirttod and it Will meet soon , I reel the polit'ioa of' our three r.o•em
monts in tho Uoditerraneen ~•• ~11 be harmoni ced moro oftectivoly and
quickly than heretofore . EM :eaaase.
I wHL awt\!t y<>Jr roply before ook!nr. the Soor otary of Stat& to
eend -bove meaeate . 1 heJ. it important to etraithten out this ma.tter
now as it will s ot tho prceodent f or all such futuro activities in tho
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Lt . Colonel , Oenoral Starr .
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PRFS IDSN'l' !!). P!! DIE "* 3 7 0
Reference Para 3 of my 362 to you, dated September 27,
1943, I suggest f ollow1na message be sent to Molo tov to clarity
Ruaalan position with reepeot to two commission& now being sat up in
the Mediterranean Aroa .
1943.
~assage begins . To u. Molotov from the Secretary o~State.
Reference Para 3 of your message to me dated 26 September
There appears to be no conflict between the Military
Political Commission enviaaged by tho three governments of Great
Britain, the United states , and the Soviet Union, and the Control
Commiss i on aet up by Para 37 of the long term Italian surrender
dooumont agreed to bJ the three governcents.
The Control Commlsaion acta directly under the Supreme
Allied Commander to deal with specific problema aris i ng 1n areas of
Italy liberated by Anglo- American armies . These oro problems arising
in any active military area under direct supervision of the Suprema
ommander and so the oommlaai on must act under his direct control.
On tho contrary, the Military- Politi cal Commiss i on for
he Mediterranean 8aa1n will have the purpose, as Marshal Stalin aaya ,
t "considering the quaatione concerning the negotiations with the
irrorent governments diaasaooiating thamaalvaa with Germany". Thua
t will deal with the broad overall picture in thia area. It will
ot have plenary powers . Ita members will study the problems and
:advise their governments . The governments will then consult aaoh :; :;;:
other and reach a decis i on . If auoh deoiaion arfeota the Supreme
Allied commander , he will be informed or it through the Combined
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as. ' PRESIDENT !Q ~ (C,ont•d) October 4, 1943,
Chiefs or Starr.
!low that the members or this 11111tary- Po11tioal
Commission have been appointed and it will meet soon, I fe4l
t ho polici es of our three governments in tho Medi terranean area
will be harmonized more effectively and quiokly than heretofore ,
End moaaage ,
I wlll await your repl y 1'
before <l'~e..;;z the Secretary
of Sta te t o send above message . I feel it important to atra1ghten
out th1a matter now no it will set tho precedent for all suoh
tuture activities 1n the war.
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Fr om 1 OprHlV Tot Aluane., London
.... Numb~r 371 , pe r sonal Ill£···· t'ro:n tho Pree1dent to the Fonner
Urt.vl.l Person•
Peply to your 430 .
Tho newspapers here, bor,lnninr. with the Rearat , UeCorntc~ crowd,
had a N.eld day O\'er Genort.l l.:arsha.ll ' l duties . The.d.r Ul!!s wore beaten
rather loudly by the rest or the preaa for a tow dayt but it 11 pretty
It seeos to a:.o that it we are fbreod into :u.lcing public att.to.t:4enta
about our lllil!tary coc=ande we will find. oursel••• with tho tiO"Wepa.pora
r unning the war . I , therefore , hope that nothin~ will be said about t ho
bua1nooa until it 1& actually aecompl11hod .
1 t r:».y bo that the s1 tut.tion , other than nowepaper cri ticlc by
our poli1~1ca.l onom.leG , vO 11 wa.rre.nt a joint announcomont sooner than I
ha..-o an tleipatod , but at the ao:mcnt I et.rnestly urg,e thnt we at.y nothin&•
I agree with you that at the appropriate t11to we mu.at cako a.t1 O'f'orall
ata.tomnnt relotivo to c OMMds and I tully appr·6oiato your pos i t ion a t
ho::.e , but I do not think t!\at the d1tt1cult1es about secondary o~da
throu~hout tho worU ar& adequate ree.aona for makln5 the ot.jor announc.omeDt
in rer.ard t o Yar ahall.
I will do .tle.t 1 ean about ~untb&tten beeauae 1 realh.e that tee.
of our preaa M•" been treat1nr, him •ery bfldly, a .Lthour;h , on tho Whole,
DIOLAB8tnml Br Deputy Arebt• ltt or t be u.s.
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.. he has come out or it ~ory well . ror tainly American public opinion
thorouAhly approve• or hle appoin~ent.
1 a. ~~;ree w:lth you tha t vre should r.ot permit o.ny undue op t imiem About
th1. t: ce.mpa1r)1 oithor ut home or o.b r oa.d . !ievorthol oaa thoro i s &. very
prope r feel inr. thet Uountb&tten Will proeecute vi~oroualy anything ho 11
assl~ed to do.
J hope nry IIUch tht.t you wil l auoo that etaUD~Jnt about Uarehall
need not be mado ot pr esen t .
The anavror wo .sot f rom Unclo Joe r Ah,tS ve to the Moscow mooting
waa not unoxpoo tod e it eeems thoro 18 nothinp; to do but to.ko the
t rip there and we &.ro or gan1%iog accordintly .
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Lt. Colonel , General Storr.
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Fro:m: Opno.v To : Alueno. , London
?eraone.l a.nd ~ t'ro:ll the Pretldont to tho Fon:er Ne'f&l PorteD
NW!:ber 372.
the ·f'ollow1nr. m.osu.~.o haa been rece1•od from UaJ . and is forwarded
for your 1nformtt1on. Eiaenhower haa been informed.
"To approval by the: United Ste.toa Md OrAe.t Bri t nin of
Gene~l &1aonhower•s proposal to keep aocret for the present
tho proviaiona of the long term surrender docuoent after 1 t
is &1&nod by tho Italla.n Govo~oot , 1 have no objection. "
ROOSEVELT
D!CLASSiriiil ot u.s.
Releeued •t 1330,
from ~~ '·hlt.o Rouae !Lap R0011
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R•leaaed at 18,5,
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Number $73, personal and tor tho Forr:ter Naval Penon trOJQ
tho President.
On the front par,e of the Wathln,ston Poat, dated Saturda.y .ornln,,
Oetobor 2, there appeared a atory headlined aa followa: •stAtUI SAJD TO
!!AVE I!EJ'F!CTBO LCiiOON AS MSETUTG PLACE."
The article stated in a~batanoe thnt Rusoia had politoly rejected
a pronose.l ~do by me personally to chango tho location of tho throe
power oonforonoo froc ~oscow to London beoauto tho health of the Sec
rotary ot State , Cordell Rull, made tho longer jou.rney undotirablo. In
order to tppear in thls edition or tho newapaper , the etory had to be
roleaaod aotually many hours betoro J had personally recoi~od Stalin'•
reply ttatins that h(l did not care to chan&• tho location .
Thio art1o1o , written by Frodoriok Kub and copyrighted by tho Chioa~o
Sun, appeared under a t.ondon date line. Since the Chicago Sun ia a hlr;hly
reputable paper and friendly to thie a~iniatration it aeema reasonable to
conclude that the dateline was not faked and ao the story did in taot
ori~nate 1n London . ?o r:ay ;drtd tho aero raot Ul•t thla story .,ot 1rtto
the nowtpapere in tha tirat place 1nd1o•tea a dan~erous leak eo=owhere,
and rurthor moro , indicates a bad m1et•ke on the part or some ooneor tor
paaoin~ the atory ror publication ae he muat ho.vo in this oaeo .
Don• t you think 1>orhops it wou~d be benel'i olol to us both if thil
leU could bo run do·wn and 10 a'f'eid another one in tho 1\lture whon there
is ~ol'"o at etak••
trom the ll"hlte HoUle Kap Roo:aaJ.J _ ~ R~ S!lf, 4 Ootobor 19'3. (ClT~ !"' .
ROBERT R. WYERS, Lt , (J•& ), U.S .N.R.
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DRA:"'T OF USSSAGB FRO'..: 'IHB PR!lSIDENT TO '\'l!S PRlll!l lmllS'IHR :x/37 j
on th& front pt.r;& o!' the 7/aahirl(, tOn Poet , ~--~
datA>d Saturda~, October
2, thoro appotrod n .. tory headlined a• follow• a "STALIN SAID fO '!lAVE
!>EJECTED LO~lDOll AS "I' i:TTJIG PLACE . "
The artlole atated in •ubotance thnt l!uula had poll t .ely
rejecUd a propoaal Mdo by me pera<mally to ehi.D(;$ the location
of the throo .. power om terence tro.m Plosoow to London becuaae the
hefLlth or the Seore~tary of State, Cordell Hull , m&do tho longer
journey undoti rt.bl& . In order to appoar 1n thie edi t1on ot the
news-paper, tho a tory hcui to be rol tHLOOd aotue.lly many hoUrs boforo
I he.d pereonally recei"Vad Stalirt'a reply statio& tbat he did not
care to eha.n,;e tho location .
This article , writteD by Frederlclc tub and copyrlshtod by ~·
Chicago Sun, appeared under a London date 11no. Since tho Chioaso
Sun lo • hi GhlY roputablo paper and frlondly to thla adminlatrotlon
it seome roaaonable to conclude thA t tho datfJl1ne was not takod ll.nd
so tho etory did in taet or1r;1ne.to in Londm. To ury cd.nd ttle l'tore
root that tl\11 story got into th e nowapopera in the firat plaoo In-
cdsta.lce on ~· part ot &o::lO ~censor tor paaairt~ the atory tor pub-
lication aa he muat have in thia case.
Don't you think porhapa 1t would bo benet1oie.l to ua both it
this leak oot&ld bo run down and ao avoid another one in tho t\1turo
when there ia r.aoro at atake .
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Fromr Opna., Too .Aluena, Londa1
Pr01!dont to For"l:36r Naval Person, No . ~74 , personal And
I think yovr idea of enticin, Unol• Joo to the Ued1terranean
with the offer ot the use of a ah i o 11 •~oellent , but I a not
aure whether or not 1 he•e told you thil . In any case, I hope
that your ettorta meet with succeu tor reasons you well lcnow:
Please l ot mo lmow lf you have any newa on this matter.
Released frcr.~ tho V'i"hito HCJIIlse U&p Room at 1846, EIYT , 4 Ootobor 1943,
ROOSEVELT
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Ltoutonont {j. r;. ) , u.s.r .R.
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I thJ.nlc your td .. of ent1dn&; rnole Jo• to Uolo ~tdSte-rnr.ee.n
with the otter or tho uu or • ship ia excellent, but 1 am not.
auro whether or not 1 have told you th1 a. In a.ny ouo . I hope
that your effort• moot ~th auooeaa for raeaono you •el l know.
Ph630 let mo lcnow 1 r you hrwe any ncnrrs on thh r:atttl'.
ROCSBWI.f
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Pro:n 1 Opn&" T01 Alvan&, London
SST'"T !& -u
October 6, 1943
Proal dent to For- or Htwal P•raon , t!o. 3715, personal and
1. Jn ac<"Ordence r.! t h our •'..reo· . .,nt at Quo'beo i nitial entry of
tho rnited Stette~ into t t o Azores Ydll be bj• two or more t'nited States
escort voa aals from UOS- 22 , ~a111nt on 25 OetoOor , 1943. and two nircr$ft
fro~ a CVE. In addition t"o the convoy escorts, th~re will be at least
two other • over a!id above th ose norWly provided . tho conYOY will be
routl)d eo &a to po.ss the AzorO$ on & I) Jroximately 6 Vov'lrllber and the
carri~r will be within near aircraft ranre of La~ona Field, Torcoira
IslArd, the afternoon ot 6 ''o·to~bor and the oorninr of 7 •*o.,.ozbor .
2. two escort voaeols ~11 proceed to ~crt& , Fayal, at ti~o to
be d!ls11?1etar1 by the ronvoy C'o:oander , for tho purooso of ruolJnr. fro:'lll
a P.ri t i e'l oj)~r stati or:e "' there; to J"e':ai n not loDI':er ti-M 2.4 hours e.nd
to rejoin con?Oy or carr1ot ~ro•l'D arter 1\Jelin"' •
~. At tho di SC'rOti on of the convoy Co--'!landor , UI> to throo More
escorte 'Ifill be tueleo1 at ~ontt. Dol '~-oda., sa.o "'~ruo). ~is tluttUntJ, will
be depender t upon the tub::tarinc '' tuation a:s exitth\7. at tho tl a e and
the convoy ro:'lmandor 1 a opinion whot~cr tho oseor ta rna.y bo sp&Ntd long
enour,.t, to aoeor.pBah tJ o tuclint• It h erpeetel'1 thh 1\J.olinr; wlll bo
aeeoe:pliahed l.IJ"'lese ttlero h tood reaaon to tto contrary.
4 . 1)opcndont upon wca.thct conditions ., tltO carrier- bor ne a1rora.rt
will ba tlpwn off tho oarrtor "II on noAr Lc.-ens Field the afternoon or
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5 . ~~~ ro,tin"' ot t"'e ocr'lvoy &tJd oarr!er, w1 t" "uct re.-ard to the
reuible .
practicable in re,.ar4 to ,...ct.tona to their pr-.tenoe ar4 taolllt1es
obaervecl . !he conToy Co::Tan4u 1lri 11 tor-ward it.:. ot .. l\le 1r radio
7 , CO"":' IUtdor h C'h1of, 1lnitod Statee. At le.ntto Yloot, will be
ohar~od "1th t.he tur-U!or d.ovolopoont and e eeutton or t.hh plan.
ROOSP:Vt!T
oetee.u<! fro= U. "''':lt.e f'ovae l'a;t YO«":
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Br De
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-TME JOIHT CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON
6 October 1943.
KEWORANDU!.! FOR TilE PRESIDENT:
Subject: Initial Entry into the Azores.
The Joint Chiers ot Statt have considered
the scope ot our initial entry into the Azores 1n
the light ot their understanding ot your arr angement
with the Prime Minister . It ia reeo~ended that a
message be sent to the Primo Winiator along the
linea or t he dra!'t message attached hereto.
Encl.
For the Joint Chiers or Start:
WI IALI D. LEAHY, Admiral, u.s. Navy,
Chief or starr to the Commander in Chiot ot the Army and Navy.
Draft loleaaage.
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DRAFT IIESSAGE
.11375" From tho President to t h e Prime Minister
Plan of entry of the U. s. into tho Azoroo.
),.... O.t.t~J. ~ ~ 6-W\1 ~ .,;t Q)•t t.<L
1. Initial ontr1 of tho United States into the
Azores will be by two or more United Statea eacort vessels
from UGS-22, sailing on 25 October, 1943, and two aircraft
tro~ a CVE. In addition to the convoy eaoorts , there wi l l
be at least two othora over and above thoae normally provided.
The convoy will be routed ao as to paaa the Azores on
approximatel)' 6 November and the carrier will 'bo within
noar aircratt range ot Lagoi2B Piold, Torcoira leland, tho
afternoon o~ 6 November and the morn1na; or 7 Kov61:1lber.
2. Two oaoort vessels will proceed to Horta, Pa)'&l,
at t ime to bo designated by t he Convoy Commander, f or tho
purpose of fueling from a British oiler etationod there ;
to re~a1n not longer than 24 hours and to rejoin convoy or
carrier group after fueling.
3. At tho d.ioorotion of tho Convo)' Commander, up
to three more eacorta will be fueled at Ponta Delgada,
Sao ~iguol. Thia tuoling will bo dopondent upon tho
submarino aituation as ex1at1ng at tho time and the convo1 DICLASSIFIIO
By th!lf'llt .. . \r,•htvto • o f 'b" V .$
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?PUT Commander's opinion whether the eacorts may be spared
long enough to acco~pliah the fUeling. It ie expected
this fUeling wil l be acco~plishod unless thoro is good
raa&on to the contrary.
4. Dependent upon weather cond.1t1ona, two carrier-
borne a!rcrait will be flown orr the carrier when near
Lagens Field the atternoon ot 6 November, to remain there
overnight, and attor fueling, rejoin tho oarrior the
fol lowing day. This date may be del ayed it required by
weather conditions.
s. The routing of the convoy and oe.rrior, with due
regard to the s ubmarine situation, will be auch aa to make
\he above operations feasible.
6 . Collllll&Dding Officers of ships and planes will have
plausible reasons for ontry. They will obtain such intelli
gence information as practicable in regard to reactions t o
t heir preeenco and facilities observed. Tho Convoy Com
mander will forward itema of value if radio oilence is broken
tor other roaeona or upon &rr1 vel. in port .
7 . Commander in Chiot, United Statee .ttlantic ?loot,
will be chargee! with tho further development and execution
ot thia pl an.
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SERIAL 375 DATE 6 Oct 43
tlATB/'l'Il!l OR FILE !lUMBER 061638 liCR 4687
~T=OR~~~~R=OO~M~~0~71~1~4=5 __________ --.,-VlA-----A-,ruu---ro_l __ w_oh __ y __________ __
SUBJECT Aircra£t ~eling in Azores.
ACTION
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ACTIOII COIIPIJITED 1 I FILE!): • ~roo-PI! Folder
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Cpnav Aluena , London October 6 , 1945
President to P'or:~8r l'aval Person, ro . ~· p~r aono.l a~ ••••
I have ,1ust rooeh·od ~e f ollowinp; reoo"l'l!!!ondatt.on fro:n. the Joint
!'h!efs of starr <tuoto,
The Joint Chlo ta or Staff -dealre to convoy to you their serious
conc~rn rer.ard1nr. tho ai t-·ation which has de veloped with respoot to tho
us e of' the AZ.or.o a .
The l~portanoo of tho central Atl antic &ir transport and terry
route to the Hn1ted ~ations war atfort C&n 'I'IOt btt ov&r-e11phe.si£od . Br ier-
ly sur..!rAr i ud, 1 t r epr eaonta 1
a . Pot:ontiel aaYint over the aiJ" aonthe period (!\ovnber
1943 - April 19•4) or appr od oe.tely t'ltty-ono end one- half oillion
gallons of hir.h octane aviation f\tol; auf'f1o1ont to aunoort !; ,400
heavy bo~bor aortioa par ~onth for tho aa~o per iod or the rou~h equi valent
of one month 1 a oone\lnptlon by th& comb1ned Ol)erati ona of the RAP and
to tte rnitetl rsnr,dClft , &1J/f!cJent .. 0 perait •• x or :- ore additio·ne.l
c. The releaao ot a npr ox!mately 150 transport air c r a f t, w~ioh
oota l d thus become a val le.blo tor aorvico in Vo lnd1.a.- Bunua-Ch1na. aroa
whore t hey aro 10 ur,.ontly noodod.
d . Some 16, 000 traj ned trou~d '
peraonne1 r·e leased tor dut y
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fhia t._aeol1ne eor.sumptlon t'O(\\Iirod by 'tt.O 10rlf)8t' aou.t-herO TOUte la
~t the d1r~ct expense of the T'. S . Ar.Dy Air Forc'!a 'trainin~ Pro:o;raa • h1cb
haa juet be~n to~orarily curtailed duo to tuol ehorta~o. n~loas im·
modleto actiot1 h tal-en to or feet t. u.vJ "-' " the flow of replaC'err.ent oom.·
bat Ot'8YJ8 to th~aters o!' operation '1'1111 IIOOn bo r oduoad . Alterno t1vely ,
th& resor vG lOV$ls of reeoline r.o~ MO\nta! n~d in tho~ters of oper~t1ona
will have to be lo,..,.r ed .
Tho present ~rithh-PortUr,\IUO er.rftOJI'II)nt ooverir-& ra.cil1t.1ea Sn
the hh.nda does not J)r ov1do rad.UtS•• tor air t ranspor t e.nd e.ir ferry
inc. operations . tro have e.d•hocl t,..e 0 r Jt1 th Chi•t• of staff or our ro
ctu!re.::onte end of additional atepe 'Wbloh we tool ahould he taken . but"
have little eonf idonco that the Br itt a~ ~11 provide raollitios tor a
oontul Atlantic air routo ln tlm.e to be or value to the OVERLORD 'bu1ld·
up durinr, the comint winter months .
V'l'e consider this matter to bfl eo aert ous tha t we are sug~;ctstinr, that
you ltrln~ it to the atton tion of th• Primo ~:inic ter, e:nphasidnc. the ~rave
impUcationa of del ay in aecur tnr, rao1lities tor air fer ryin7, and air
t ransport operations . OUr aur,MoatSon it ~at a anocif1~ request be made
to the PM · e ''Jnister to ;1,;e Ja~ena P'iel.., , ff'lroe i ra, a.v•ila'ble for air
trana~crt a.-.,d air terry1n~ ourooae1 1-ediately follow4nr our lnJt!al
entry and that turther ne,t:ot!atJcna ""'th tho Portu~1ese be instituted in
whlo_, tt'e f'ni t"'d Ste.tos will partlcloato w1 th Greet Brl t&ln to aeoure the
addl tl onal tacili the so urr,etltly r e(l·•ired . 11nquot!t .
J a r.ree that this is a very 1- port•nt ~ttor.
Released trom the Whlto nouso Uan Noom • t 1610 E?rr Oc •ob";dP ),943£ _/
~JFPJ-w- ..... Captain , Clt
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the Preddent.,
The Whit• Hou.ae .
Dear M.t . Prea1dent1
/1 The Joint. Chiete of S4ff desire to convey t.o you the1r 16r 1oua co~ cer n regard1n& t~ dtuation • hicb hu developed with rea~ct to the use
of the .borea.
'the i.mpotWnce of the central Atlantic dr t .u naporl and ter ry r<~ute
to the United N~tlone war etfort cannot be over-o~pbasizod . Briefly
tumr.&ri~ed, it r tproaonta :
•· Pot.enti&l n v:Ulg over tM aix aontbs period (Non~be.r 194.3 -
April 19U) or approxisately fi1'1.)'-o.ne and o::~MJ.t e.Ulton pllon~ or
high octane avia.Uon tuel; sufficient. t.o suppor t 5,400 btaV)' bolllber a:orUea
per conth for the aame per iod or the r oush equivalent or one aontb's eo~
aumption by tho combined operetione or tho RAP end OSAAF in and from the
United Klr!(doa.
b . Pot.e.DU.al anin& in enet.n. boura or each bolllber t.rried to
the United Xtncdoa, autfieient. t.o pe:rait a lx br :10re a.ddlt-lonal coU.t
a1sa1one before ens1ne over-haul.
could thus btco•• available tot aorvi¢1 in the India-Surma~Chia. area
• here they are ao W"S"ently ne.ecled .
d. SoM lS,OOO trainad erOUDd per aonnel r elea a.S tor duty
This guoline coneU:~ption requ.i.Hd 'by the lon.gor toutbern route h
at the direct expense of tbs U.S. Army Air Forcea Tr•ininC Progr-aa which
baa juat been t.apora.r1ly curtaUed due to CU:d ahorw.ge. Unta .. s...
-..diat.e aoUon Sa taken to a.ttact. a ... s..ag, U. Oow or replac ... ot.
co=bat cr•• • to tbt.at.are or operation wW e.oon be reduced. U\oarct.tinl)",
the reserve le•ela or gasoline now aain~in~ in the•t•r• ot operation
will have to ~ lo•ered.
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' . • • the ial&nda doeo not pro•ide facUiUea for air transport and air fe'JT)'
iD$ operations . lie hen advised the Brit1ah Chiofa of Staff of our re-
quireaonta and of 3ddit-1onal 'teP• whicb we !eel ahould be taken, but we
have l ittle confidence that tho Britioh will provide facilities tor a
central Atlantic air route in time to be of val ue to the OVERLORD build-up
during tho coming winter =onthe.
We consider thia matter to be eo eerioue that we are suggesting that
)'OU bring it to the attention or the PriiiiO Miniater, e~hasiz1ng the grave
!Jiplicstiona of delay in securing taoiliUu for air ferrying and air
tran.port operat-ions. Our auccestion 11 thet s apecific request be t:ade
t.o the PriM Miniat.er to We Lagena Field, Tereelra, e.vailable for air
traneport. and eir ferrying purpoaeo i•ediatel:r following our initial
entry and that further nogotiationa with tho PortugUese be instituted in
which tho United States will participat.a with Groot Britain to secure tho
additional facilities eo urgently r equired. ~ Roapeotfully yours ,
WIIJ.LU\ D. LEAHY, Admiral, U. S . Navy, Cbief of Staff to tho
Coii&Alldar in Chief of tto ~ and Navy.
D&CLASSU UD BY Doputr Archiviot of the t'.r.
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SERIAL 376 DATE 8 Oootbe r 1943
DATB/TI!!E OR FILS mrullER
TOR MAP ROOII 1540 I VIA
Admiral fl:rown
SUBJECT :U:.portt- nee ot Atoros as Air tranaoort and terry route .
ACTI OS
Or1~1nated by Adm\ral LeAhy , ~ended by PrGaidont .
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COPIES TO: '
ACT ION COIIPLET!D t 6 Oot 43
DATE: BY DIRECTION OPt
PIL!'l a Pl'-Proa rolder , 6 Oct 43.
0161
6 OCTOBER 1943
1'1!011r OPNAV TOr AL!'SNA, LO.'iDO!I
mn.mBR E.!, PERSOllAL A~IDC._ __ :i'l\OM 11l!'l PRES I CEPIT FOR 'l'I!E
FOR!.'P.R NAVAL PERSON ,
I HA'Il!l JUST RECEIVBC 111£ FOLLO\'!IJlll FROM !1 , J ,
"I l'A'Il!l P.&CEIVBC YOUR llliSSAGS OP OCTOBER fiRST OIILY TODAY, 0!1
OCTOBER PI !'Til,
"ON Iff PART 'r.tERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS AGUllST TilE CI!AliGES PROPOSED
BY YOll IN Tl!E •oocin.8UT OF 11lE CAPITULATION OP ITALY' 0, . .
ROOSE'IELT
Releated troa the ffhite Rou.a• Jl.ap Roo:~~
at l7SO, E'il'r , 6 October t~· ~~~
~~ E ll . ELser , (Ill{ , ~~~~ant , tl.s.N,j
DICLASSI?IQ
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~9!tulntion or !ttly'"·
0163
• • FP.OM the Preaidea.t TO The Pr1M W.n1eter
SBRUL 377 DA11! 8 October 19U
DATZ/Tlll!l OR Pll.!i NU111!ElR
TOR !lAP ROOM 06172~ I VIA AdDirt.l Brown
SUBJECt sta11Tl '4 approval of chtl.nr;es 1n "DoC\l11'10nt or the Capitulation
of Italy. "
ACTIO~
rorwarda to tho Prim ~inht$r a mouer.e recohed tro:o
,,arahal Stalin dated 5 Ooto'ber 1943.
~ 41reot1on of the President.
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DIOLA8SI1In the o.s.
COPIES TOt DATE• BY DIRECTION OFt
ACTION COIIPLBTEilt PIIF.!h
8 October 1~3
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1 Ooiobn lt1a
F'rocu cronav 1'o Alu.ena, London
~\l:lbGr .lZ1 from t he Prod dent to tho Former Navd Peraon . p0n1onal
tnd._ ••
1 tully a. .. re• wtth your 439 lr.cludin~; the nh .,eadtuc. How.ver~
un 1 t be pro?ed that a la~Y,ar n'bber of D-bo.ta were t\lftk tha.a we
loat tn escor t t hlp• and .. rehant ahlp4t
Rele•aed f~ the Whtto P.ouae Map ~OOD at 1430, br., 1 October 1M3.
~.CSL.,~ Otden $. Colllna, Jr . L1o1Jtenant (j~) 1TSmt
Root evelt
&be u.s.
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SERIAL 378 DATE 7 October 1M3
DATE/Tru! (II l'li.S HUIIB!R
TOR HAP ROOW 1420 fVlA SLACK 1 rram R7d0 Pork, 1 Oct , SUllJECT
J-~onthly st.atement on lf .. noat warfare in Septo:~bor .
AC\'IOR
Ant-era P!!- ?rea ('f5f. wh1eh see •
.:J..v ..,.. 6tJ. a ~ ,_. ffi -41J- --.J. - -I,._._,__ ~- .:L.-.J..J. : . .t.f:r ~ ffi · ::k-t~ t , ... ·. ~~.tt.-o . J.' ~·
..J.,....: PN'.- -do/. :J'J ~· "'n' Pll'... '"' 4¥7.
COPIES ~0 1
ACTIOll COIII'Lftlllh 7 Oot 43
DATE: BY DlRBCTIOH 01'1
PIJ~~~ (Prea- PU Folder ) . Copy1 "l.~onthly S\lb St&hmcnt Folder'"
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7 Octol>tr 1943 P•JOPITY
F'ro:::u Opnav 7ot Alu&na, London
.;
)('ueber ~ oeraonal ace! - troca the Proaidont to tho
nortronoe your 438 .
1 do not want to foroo on Eiaenhowor d1~ors1ona whieh Ji~~t t~e
pr01poot1 for the ~arty &Yecesarul doTelo~nt of tho ltalta~ o~eratlona
to a eocure line north or P.o~e . l an ov~o~ed to eny ~tvoralon which
will 1n &honhowor ' e opinion .1oopardho tho aoom·ity or h1t ovrrent
situation in Italy. t~e buildup ot which 1; oxooodJnr,ly I law oonsidort~
tho well known oharaotorh~1ea of hla op~ent lOo enjoyt a :arted
lt 1G ~ opinion the.t no dh'orsion or force~ or oqutpmnt aho~Jld
pr~juGlco OVERL~~n •• planned .
tho ~eri~L~ Chiof a of Start a~roe .
1 ~ trans~!ttlqc a co~y of thla .. ,,.,.. to Eisoahowor.
R•t .. ced f ~ tho ~ita P.ouao ~ Roo. at 1826 , f:'fT, 1 October 194S .
~ ,:f." .. ;f:, LUUtOOfll"'t , n.s . ,.~u .
Roooovolt
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By • ~· -t Dat41 11mt z 'AR
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Prom :.
To :
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Admiral Le~
The Pres 1dent
October 7, 1943.
The following mossage is proposed in reply to
Primo • s 438:
"Reference your 438 .
"IEm unwill~ t,foreo on Eisenhower diversions which
limit the prospects for the early successful development of
tho Italian operations to a secure l ine north of Rome. I am
opposed to any diversion which will in Ei senhower's opinion
jeopardize the security of his current situation in It~ly, the
buil dup of wh i ch is exceedingly slow considering the well known
characteristics of his opponent who enjoys a marked superiority
in ground troops and panzar divisions.
"It is my opinion that no diversion of forces or equipment
should pre judice OVERLORD as planned.
"The American Chiefs of Staff agree .
"I am transmitting a copy of thia message to Eisenhower,•
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SERIAL 379 DAR 1 October l$f$
DATE/Tlllil OR PILE NUMBER
TOR I!AP ROOM 1420 AdJ'I'riral Loahy
SUBJECT Situation develop!~~ 1r th$ £acter n ~oditerranean - rliveraion ot troops !'roc 011B"LORD.
ACTIO~
The P~o si~ont at 22 15 , 6 October , d irec ted l:hftt Lol\hy Mould prepare ans,.:er to P!J ' a 438 , ~nd tend draft to ffydo Pa.rk for Pr es .. Sdent•a ~pproval .
U:tary broutht <irttt to !!an Rooa at l4ZO, 1 OctJ .. at to J!~ ·de Par~ as t~Tr~ 8 ; Proaldont oorrooted and anproved •• !LACK 2, whJ ch waa rooel•od at 1605; .:-el eued to t:avy Code~ Room at 1625.
Copy oont to 21 IJOJ'IhO'~<&r vi&. Har Department e. a \~ar Oopt . =••••e• by direct1on _or the Pro~idont.
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7 Ootobu 1941
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F'roal Opna v 1ol Al~ana, London
Portonel an'dll··· nuabor 300, fro• the ?resident to the
Foraer ?'aval Porton .
Rotorerco your 4~0 .
Qn October 5 l 1ntorA'Iod Bhonhower as follows :
"Tho Prolidont a.nd Prioe t:J.nhtor are in or,.roe::~ent ~h•t tho
i:in& of t taly dorlaro war on :iorme.ny •• soon as possible . The r o
appeara to bo no nocoaatty for waitin~ until Pooe is occl:!)ioc\ .
You will thoro tore put prouure on tho ItalU . .n ~ovarn:nont for an
~ar ly doclarat1on or war without waitin• tor further successes ."
F:hoflhowor informfl me that he is usinp; the a bove to reinfor ce
hie QYn\ ortorh o.lonp; thifl Uno .
\'~o can nrronf,O to aynohronl z.o th& thr eo ant~ouneernents
1n:uuHatoly •uhon '"&.r ie ,oC'Ilarod .
Rolea•od trOll tho lthl to House ~·ap Room •t 2000 , October 7, 1943 by
{.7/:~ lit Lt, AOD.
t ho II.S.
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~ '-.c• .... •• •' t" 011• ..... ~. t"<ln"ll ~•n• • , but •l't• pr~a.eflt p• cotvr• tn.,olv"•
DICLASSrn.
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ao\lrce r.h1ch 1nev1tt.'bt;,- M\ltt be Italy , O'lh'I'!LO!"O, or .,outbly .. ountbatt.,n ' a
trrphibioua open.Uon . tho problem then is are w11 1"1<'" to ""'t:er lnto a
would th~ ~'lrr:ara r:a lf fol' aomo tir" Ute)• retatn pououion of' the
a len"• ·
M to t.l.e '"'~"u ""' •·ou propo1o for St.!"Aey \n Al'rie.a, tMa \"'OUld bo
only !nvo:vtn~ a ~~ttal renreaenta~1on and in Whlc~ J ea'"'~ot partie1pate.
It uems t one th• J.uue under r!hcuuto~t ea.n b"tt bo •".luate"' by ua
throw· ot•r r.r.r . ut 1p in bottor pfl ra-peottve t"'tn by t"e ret~o1 you
propo4e . -,have no1t or th., r llf'h an-\ will #oon hlVO the rlltmlh or
~•leaa ..... f'rO:':. t\.~ _,~. ft "M"•., ..• ., Oco:s a• 201~, ~ .. f: "f'~O .... l' l~.C~ by
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SBIIIAL ] 381 DAtE 8 Coot. ~3
llA7!/T!l!E OG0030Z 1;cR M'o CR Pll.& NWBER
toR ~./J' ROOM 08202\.Q Jvu Bl.ek 11
ACTlON
COPIES fOr 5T DlP'ICfl05 OP•
- I Pll&llt AetlOJ CCiiP!Z!EDr
a Oot. "'
Franklin D. Roosevelt library
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Toa Alusna, Lond<l'l
PYeai<!e!'lt to Pormor ll•""ol Pereon , Nu~ber 38:1• oer1onal tu'ld .....
Stato Dooartmer.t hat unt to :!olo!-ov .moue.~~o i n lrl.)' llWl'lber 370 to
you.
RooaeTolt
DIOLAIII:FID By noy:tr ~•lo t ot tbo u.s, a,. ~ ••p¢ Dat o NOV 1 WI
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FROt\ 1ll1: PReStOE!iT TO AlllllRJ.L LEAliY.
PLV..ASE ASY. STATE DSP.AP"t:XIlT TO S::tro Tm! ).~SSAOE PROPOSED IK
~T~ 15 TO YR . !.'OLO!'OV.
C<Zs.rt£!t..A.?IO!I1
Wll.L YOU SEf.l) 1ll!l ~1ST OP T~S '\n(> TO D'I,'PCP.II.L!
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OEOHET
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• • Pr1=e ~nh~r
Sl!Rl.\1. '~82 DAt£ 9 G~t.ober 4:5
DATE/T!I.IIJ Ill PILE ~1JMBF;R
IVU St13.1!Ct J,J 11 tary- ?oll tt~al Coa:rt ss!en •nil COritrol Ca::u:d .. \on \ n
:.'od1torre.nean.
ACT lOY Pn":SID'-..J1 T in BLACK 10 , 8 Oot 45 , rftClU&ated Lo•hy to t>.o.vo State
~pt unt to !:oloto" tho t"'$U&rte proro•od. io tho Pm:SltiE!iT ' S f 370, 5 Cot 4Z, a.nd ·~proved by th' Fal!'E Ul''lS'l'El h1 hl a .. "4-42 , B Oct 431 alto t.h,.t. pat be &"'nt to ~1:.3 ·:r:ts~n .
t:oe-:a •c t:ent to :.:oloto,. by sta•o f)f,,•rb .. nt.; PRESID~'1'$ ·~2 is glat to FI~ Ul'1'ST£1'1 , (Prop.nod by ~~tb\ral Vahy) -
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l-.Ue~ber 383. peraono.l end •••
the Presider~;t.
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9 October 1943
for tho Former Naval ?ereon frc:~n
"The Prh:.o LU.nhter in G. vwssar,o to the Prelidont expreasea the
fol\r that tho ropfttition to you of tho Prodchmt ' a J,!eaaago Mo . :579 of
7 October bo tho Prime W1ntator would bo to.kon &e an order fror.~ the
Prosident and a.a olo&inr; tho subject fi naUy . Tho Pr i:no t~niater do ..
sires tl't.a.t it bo made oJ.oar to you the.t tho oontorenoo achedvled tor
today 1n Tunia ia tree to oxa=dno the whole queat1on in all ita bearSnr.e
and should report their (your end General fiihon' a) conclusions to the
President and the Primo 1Un1 ster thr<ntth the C'ombSned fhief:o ot Staff.
The Prtme J-'1niater aal<e that the eonferonco ahall -;Jvo full , f'ree , patient
and unprojudicial oone.idorat1on to tile whole quaation after hav1n~ haard
the ~rldle East point or viaw put rorwArd by itl rooresentative.
"The Pree1<'ent dlrects that the !'orer.o1nr. dodro eX!)reased by the
Prl::.e !!in1ater be aooe!)ted f'or yOA;r t;nida.nce . "
Rooae .. lt
Released from the Whito Houee Cap Room
at 1700, F:lrr , ~---'r::l._:::! 0 CJ!t.qTE• fiA~'!.'OliD, Lt . Colonel , Ooneral Staff.
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FROll President TO Prl~e Mi ni&'tor
SERIAL <1383 DATE Oct 9 , 43.
DATE/TI!!!l 092153Z Nr~ 1;<140
OR PILE l!UUBER
TOR !lAP ROOM 092007Z I VIA 1\"l TE 34, RLA'1< l4
SUJlJECT Quote or oessar,o t o Eisenho.-rcr re operations ln Eastern ;Teditcrro.nean .
ACTION Answers PM ' s f445 , 9 Oot 43, wh tch was seat to ffP as wu11& 28,
9 Oct 43 (1040Q)
PP.Jo~ l f'IE!it , In BLJ.CK 13 , 9 Oct 43 (1208Q) requ .. t•d Hcpklno Md L~ahy to ? repnro rep ly to EIS~NHO?~R .
Propo.$ed ilraft to !HSEUP.Oi'lER t\nd PPl 'F. M.I!-llSTE:P. sent to PN'#,SlDEUT
•• \'r'l'l'E 34. , 9 Oct 43 (lUOQ) •
PP.E$1 ')Et1t' ap9roved In PLCAK 11 , 9 Oct 43 (!607~)
Sent to EJ S£l!l10iir:g via W~r Dopartmont as Freedom e9163 (2121lQ)
' Sent to PRil~ UINJS'rF.R u f 38S, 9 Oct 43 (1758Q)
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ACTIOll COIIPLETED• FUS1h Pros·PU Polder 9 Oct~ber 43 ..
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9 October 1943
From1 Oona.v To1 Alusn&, Londm
Persond and - Number 584 fro1e the Prelident tor the forn&r
Re?lyin~ to your 44•, I ~ deJi~hted with arrangoaents to provide
in the Azores tao111t1oa tor our ferry eervlco •• pointed out in my
~76 . The impr ovement in officienoy of tho Allied war effor t by direct-
ing our ferry aorvlco via tho islands i a so valullblo as to jus t lty itt
ool'fl.t'lencommt at tho el\rlioat practicable date .
I ho.,e you 1d 11 1-uccoed in convinein& Selau.r of the value to
Portugal that will Nault froa his takint. with ue a.c aetiw par t in
the war .
He may'be &toured that tho r~1tod st.~ •• hAl no dO$lre to r~•in
afte r the war in o.ny Portuguese territory , end tha.t wo will welcome
him &s fl bollir,orant on our side .
l'he firat toonorary nsit of esoort vouola 8Jld two &irerert Will
be =a~e approximately on 6 Nov~ber aa stated in detail in =Y 375.
It b ~~ to Know that the landin.;.a ar• r.o1n~ forward so w•ll .
ROOSP.W.LT
Relf.-a s•d from the White Houce tlap Room
at 1705 , b'irr '2!..~...-~--~cL<::L I:'!VSTER KAI:Io'Ol!D,
Lt. Colon•l , ~neral Starr. 'DICLASit7IID
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SERIAL jJ84. DA!B 9 Oot 4S
!>ATE/TillS <It FILS ~111Cl31! 09~~1& !lCR 5441
1'0R J!AP ROO!! 09~007Z lvu JU..ACK 16 , \T.UTB 35 .
SUBJECT Uae ot A&Orea facilities by r . S.
A~Oll AntWI'Ira Pt:'• Jr4'4 .
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PRESID'ZrT , in 1tLAC)l' 12 8 Oct 43, req\leats Adz:~ Lee.hy end JrS to nre· ~aro r eply.
Lo&h)t'S d.-att or reply ser.t to PP as iNJ"'!! 35, ~ Cet (3.
c-orrected end npp:rovod by PflJ::SlD?.lri' i n BUCK 16 , 9 oct 45a Adm L~hy notified .
Thia rroucu;o, PP"ESI'lf:I'IT'S Jfl38t . aent ot OS2100Z .
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WI l!AVI IIICKIVIO PAli!.UITIC RZPOII!6 DO.&RDIJO TliB .t.C!IVJ!I!IJ
OP OI!IIERAL 1011 PA.LIDI!At78111 1011 II POR!OOJ.L,
l!AVI YOU AliYTl!I.:l 1• l!EOARD ! 0 'I'RI8 .&liD IP 80 1ll!t 10! SEID
If OVIII !!Ell! It COtJRI !11.
tol•ood troa ltlo '11111" Bou.o• lllop loa ot UH, !Ill!, ll 0.\ober 1868,
R008n!L!
~N'h<;-'--~eaw 11. ll!!lle,
u-at (j.,.), u.a.w.a.
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Adat.ral LMI\7 • rot• dJ.•pltoh b lill.p Rooa at lt/lU&Qt • tt• r Wl • phoae ooawnatlon wU h .Ua:lral lll'll ln \be Ia~ O.,ert.nt.
a . . .. .( dt ~,.. :.. f/.p/.
DAVE: IT DIRICtlO! OPr
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(.u:.J ACTIOI'l CCIIPL!TBih
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0183
-hOIU 0pD&1' 'foa Jl1:1toa, tondoo
• ·~
Waaber &Be, peuonal an"'•••tl'c. the Prtl1d .. t tor the Por .. .r
Tour Wuaber 452.
appron the protoool propo.ed by hla tor the r tt.ton t bat it wlll ... t
tht pointe ra1eed in your Jo. 452 aad will protect the right ot the
UDited Jfatio~• to 41apo .. ot the It&liu D&ftl wutlt t.nd Mroh&nt
thipt u the :Mtdt ot the United Jlat.lona may d-ud.
! he follo~~S 11 the text ot the &boTe .. ntiontd propottd protOOOll
•xt h agreed that the tt tle ot the doo\Uient dptd b7 ...,_rtlu.l
Pietro BadogUo, head ot the I talian GoTeraaeut, and Oeanal DriPt D.
Bitenhower, Co..a~d•r in Chief Allied Foroe, at Malta on Sapt..ber 2t,
lS.$, obouH bo ob&n!:o4 tot '.lDDlfi OIIJ.L COlllli nOIIS OF !Bll ARIIIS!ICS
WitH ItALY• . Tha tollowiDc tartb.er ••octaeota to th.il 4oouawt ue
alto acretdt the word unooodi\ionllly ia Jrtiole 1 {A) to be deleted
troa that artiolt and 1Dttrted atter ~ word aoo.,ted 1a ol&Qtt e
" The olaueet 1a queltlon, therefore, would read •• t oll4Wit
•Pre .. blt Cltu•• &t •and hATO bttD aocepted UDOOD41t1oaal17 by
Marahal Pietro Bad()llio, head ot the lt&Ua.n Go•tra•t•.
• uuole 1 (A)• '!he ltallan IAACl, Sea. ed J.i.r Pore .. wberenr
located, herebJ aurrender. ••
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PllOP08!D )II!SSAO! rROll mB PJU:8IIlrllt to t1!E PRill! llmst&R .4/: J ,., .
A.f't .. er caanltatiott wltb Oeo•ral &in ahonr, I eu" .. t that ••
apprOTe tblt protocol prop.oeH by h1a tor the reaaoo that 1t will ... t
the po1Dtt r&1 .. d ln yOW" Wo. U2 aad will proteot the r ·l&f\t or the
~lt.-4 l atioa• to d.itpoto ot the Italbn D&T&l ftu ell and • • rohant
eh1p1 at tbe ueK • ot the tlnlte4 lat1CIQI ••Y d• &Qd.
!'h• tollowin& h tht text ot th• a.bon .. nticm•d propo .. d protocol,
•It h •u•ed t hat tt.o t.1tb ot tM 40<tUMDt .tpo4 b7 .._,..hal Pl.-tro hdocUo. bud ot tb o ltallu C.O.orT&A~Dt• a.od O.ti'U Dri&,ht D.
li .. llhonr, CQ~aaDc!er 1a Cl\let AJ.Ued Foree, at •tt• on lept..ber !t,
lH&, eh0\111! be oha.a.std tot 'ADDlTlOKAL COWDIHOliS OP 'fBI ARJaSnCI
lfl!'R ITALY'. Tho toll011'1n& ~rthor •en~ut• to thh doo•oat an
a l10 a,r .. dt tho word ueoond1t1onally 1n Artlolo l lA) to be dolotod
trCII tttat artiolo •4 tn .. rtH ..rt.r tht ttOr4 &oooptod 1D ola.uao 8
•Pru.bh Cla.uao It '&Ad t.n Na: a oupt.od \mO•ditl...U7 b7
M&rthal PiotTo Wocllo , hMd or the It&l1Ul O<rt"or..,.t' •
•.ArtlelAI 1 ( .l)t •the ltdlu La:n4, Sea aad. Air ror••• ...,., . ..,.,
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•• • FP.OH TO \'1\o Pri.IIO XlDiltor
SS!!UL #384 14 Oct 43
DATE,/TI!.'E OR PIL! NUMB!il\
I vu .W..irol Loall7
14/ le1U
TOR !lAP ROOM 14/1130, EWT
SUBJECT • Sou;ested rt~lal ot Ital hn Surrender tANa.
ACTION
AnPere Pll't lo'•· ·U O and 41521 ~· f&5~n.t reterrt4 to GtDtrtJ Eittnhower for reo~ndation :at 1RBBOOM #9919, 12 OotJ 11aeuhawer ropliod with hio f2ST8, lS Oot ts (Cli-II·T894 lS Oct), .
Propo .. d uuap to Pal 1.nl\crporat1ft& &l.aenbowar' • t u&s• •tioaa preperecl b7 Colon.l ll-.aoa4J aeut to Adalral 4atQt ••Was o.t lS Oct1 taktD b7 l.ealr¥ to Prteidtat tor appro'Y&l ao.rn1n,; of ~·th 0otJ Prea• ldent apprOTedJ retarned by Le~ to kap Roo. at llSO EWT, 13 OotJ IODt to PM ao #588, l 4/1818Z.
a. ..... ..I -7 tz,..;.._... ~ ../..:. "" 'l't ).., /t () .,t . (...}... 4... ¢... ,,.., * .:sr s-, _,., ().,..
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14 Ootobu 1~&
P'rca1 Opna"Y To t llueua, London.
to the ForMr Jfaftl Pereoa troa the PreddeD:t. • •• qd pereonal ,
n&ot1at1oaa, that a.Qf dlreot apprM.ch by u.s. Ooortrt\Mnt to Po~•••
OOTornmen~ would be auepend.ed until thote nesotlatlone were conola4ed.
Thoae nesotiationa .. re, •• you know, oonoluded oa 17 Aucuet with alsn tns
of IRGOT &&r• ... nt.
adequate proTldo'D tor 0 . 8. Ia~ t'ao1llt1ea la .Uorea , or a.ay pro'Yialoa
~ate..r tor t aollltlea tor v. 8. air tTanaport aud air terryia&
We both tully re•llae the treaendoue t.port&Doe to OCIIlbined war
effort of ootobHoh1ns Cllltro.l Atlantic o.ir tranoport and forry routo
'rlo. A&oroo, with rooultont oo.Tint; of aUHono of pllono of 111&1> ooto.no
saeoline and .-ny thoueande ot pilot and *D&lne hour • per aoath.
We ha...-e rhei"Ye4 1a.torw.t1on tJo~ Lilbon t1'1at the Portupeee
Oo.,.,._ont woold not objoot to direot nor;otio.Uono with tho "lllll.tod 8totoo
lootinr; t...-d tho uoo by o. 8. airplanoo of tho hlando, and I ollould
like to aur;pot tor your oonaidorat ion that tho o. s. Stato Dopartaont
bo dirootod bJ .. to - • direct o.pproooll to tho o ... o,._,t of
Portapl with tho p.,.pooo of obtaiuillS •sr•-t to pormt • o to pro'rldo
0187
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Muaber 387 Cont'd.
co.aba.ta.nt and traa1port a1rpl&a4U in the t\lrtheranoe ot the Allied we.r
ettort,.
t hope you ~11 a,r .. to thia line ot approaoh to our io.mon problta
an4 joia with aura la the 4h ouaa1 o.aa.
Releaaed troa the 'White Roue Yap Roc:a at 1436 l!!lf, 14 Ootcbor 1M3 by
.1-Jf.~-'-;.B.~ lot Lt, .I.GD.
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... lJ DECLASSI!'IIm PROPOSED MESSAGE ~
B• r •puty Arc~~! tho U.S;
I. W·~' D~ t. N v PRESIDENT TO PRIME ~~
--'--You will recall agreement, made during your recen~
Portuguese negotiations, that any direct approach by u. s .
Government to Portuguese Government would be suspended until those
negotiations were concluded . Those negotiations were, as you know,
concluded on 17 August with signing of IlfGOT Agreement .
It was not practicable, however, to have included in
that agreement adequate provisi on for u. s . Navy facilities in
Azores, or any provision whatever for facili t ies for u. s . air
transport and air ferrying operations .
VIe both fully realize the tremendous importance to
combined war effort of establishinB Central Atlantic air transport
and ferry route via Azores, with resultant saving of millions of
~ ~h ~ctane gasoline and many thousands of pilot and engine hours
per month .
We have received information from Lisbon that the
Portuguese Government would not object to direct negotiations with
the United States looking toward the use by u. s. airplanes of the
islands, and I should like to suggest Cor your consideration that
the u. s. State Department be directed by me to make a direct approach
to the Government of Portugal with the purpose of obtaining agreement
to permit us to provide aviation faoilities in tho Azores and to
uae such facilities for our combatant and transport airplanes in
the furtherance of the Allied war effort.
I hope you will agree to this line or approach to
our common problem abd that if practicable your Representatives in
Portugal may assist and join with ours in the discussions.
0189
• f'P.Otl Tho Prtao Kialoter
SKRIAL Rulll>er S87 DATE U Oot ••a DATE/rillE OR FlLB NU!!BER
TOR !lAP ROOII lU•SOQ 1 VIA Xa."Y Code Roo•
Str!JEC? . ttu ot A1or• • by 0 . 8. pla.nee
ACTIOii Prepored by ~dlalnl leoll;y. Corrooted aad o lp~ed by the PRES
ID!ll'h bro"l:ht t o the • P & oa by Acllllral L .. hy at zuo , u at u f M7.
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Opnn Aluatta, London
Per1onal tad ........ OD the Preeideat to the Foraer la't'&l
Peraon, 1-.ber 388.
I han tinall)' oont tho tollmnt; tolouu to u. J. and l tl\iak
yt:/IJ.r- idea 11 N1 exoelleut one. St. Peter eo118t1•• had "al 1nap1rat1 em a.
1 like the idea or three tabernaolee. We oaa add on• l ater tor your ol4
tl'iond Chio.ng.
QUOfB.
"The problom or ~ ~oing to tho plo.oe 10• 1nggo1tod i 1 boo .. ing
10 aoute that I teel I ahould tell you trankly that, tor oonetitut1onal
.-.uona, I cannot tHe the riet. The Co~r .. a will ~ in. 11111on. 1ft
tan and roeoluticme II'Uet be aote4 o.a by 11.0 atter their r eceipt ud. •ut , be returned to the Con~reu phyaioally beto~e ten d.&JI ban elapaed.
lone of thil oan be done by radio o·r cable. the plaoe you aentioned
1a too tar to be eure tb&t the r.quire.a~t• are tultilled. The pOl•
oibiUt)' ot d1lo.y in getting onr the •oUDtoin •• tirot, 10.0t boud o.nd
in ei tber d1reot1on ·~ ott.n held 11:p tor three or tOQr 4•1'••
"I 11o aot think that ~ 0111 of 111 will need Legation to.oUitioo, 01
eaoh ot 121 oan haw adeqw.W peraonal c4 t.olm1oal etatta . I ... enture,
tMJ"etore, to -.lee eoae other •u.s&••tione and I hope you will ooneider
th• or auu••t &JV other plaoe where J oa.n be a1eurM ot Metin& .-,
oon1t1tution•l obli&o.tionl.
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•ta aa~ way• Ca!Po it attraoti.e , and I undertt&nd there 11 a
hotel and 10100 Yillao out not.r tho pyreml.da whioh oould bo oo~~plotely
•es.-.,at.d.
•£-.ara, the torwr It..liu Capital ot Sri t,..., 11 •&1 4 to h&TI
eMolloat bld.ldiar;o ..,4 a l aaclia5 t1old - pod a t all tiuo.
"Thoa tho" 1o tbo poooibility ot .. otiar; a t ... , port ia tbo
Baatern X.diterrau.an, eaoh one or u • to haTe a ah1p. If thie idea
attr&ote JOG we could ea1il7 plaoe a tiDe ehlp entirely a t your diapoeal
fop yau aad 7our party eo U\at 7011 would be ooapletel7 illdependent ot a 1
and, a t the eaa• tiM, be in ocmetant ooataot with your oWD ....,. troot.
"Another ouuootha 1o 1a tho noir;hborhood ot Bar;dad whoro - ooald
haw three oomtortable o•p• w1.th adequate Ru111an, Br1t1eh and Aatrioan
r;ua.rde. fhS.. lut idea •••• worth oonalde-rtnc.
• ta ~ •••at, I thick the Pr••• ahould bt entirely b&D1abl4, and tbe
wt.olt pb oe aurrounded b7 a oordcn eo tbtt w WO'Gld not be d.it tarHcl 1D
uy ••Y· • "llhat wool<! you think o.r 11on• bor twont1oth or lonabor twoaty.-t1tth
o.o tho dato of tho •>~otiac'
" I aa plaoia& a ..-er7 ,,..at 1~ortanoe on the pereoual u4 hati.Mt•
hope ot tbo taturo world wUl r;rootly dopoad,
"Your o011tiauiar; i .Ditiatho al011r; your wholo tront boartoao all ot
ROOIIniL!
Boloaood troa tho Wbito Beau llap Bo .. at 1980, IP!IIT, 1• v~obor 1~,0 , 'DICLASSIJ'fll)
(~ ~ 1 ~ Brl\oputy Arohlvlot ot tho u.s. Bo:yoo P. Pr1oo, By ~!.9'r:Bfit CAPTAU, 0.!._ :::::) ....., l 191t ~ Do.to'....:=-_:..:.::.:.......:;....;.:;..;:...--
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0192
(
~ctober ~~ 194).
I h:Nc !'in&.ll:, se-nt t.ho follo\.tnc telctra~ to u. J .
... nu ~ thin..: :,·ou..r ide;. !.~ wt excellent one. St . Peter
so!1et1mes hatl r c:c.l 1nsp1r-:~t1onb . I liY.a t:.ho 16ea of three
tabernacles . • c c;:.n udd one 4 ter for your olO friend
ChionG .
cuoTE 11>• proble:: of 1.1)' &oW <o the place you
su~.t.e&ted 1!. bccolil.ln; so acutt: tm.t I reel .t shol,llc! toll
lOU ft-a.n.ltl:r that., for conGt1tut1onal roaDOitG , I 'Cllllnot t~e·
th<" ris.t . 1!.e Cou..,ress t=!ll be 1n S(,tslon. ~:e-r. lava ar.C.
reoolutions ::1Uat be acteci on by ~n.c after their receipt and
z1Uat be r<.tu.rnoci t o the Conore:;s pt>.ys1cally befor & ten days
have elapseci. :-tone o: thle cnn be Gone: by r adio or cable .
The pla.ce you ~cnt1onec.. 1s too ft.r to bo cure thf.t tho
r•quJ.re:=ents £ro t\llf!llc<l. '!'Ito poosibUi<y of delay 1n
~etti~lt oV(H' the n:ountain .... first , e;;.st bou..'lci a."ld then wes t
bound -- is 1n£Ut.;l'l>unteble . \,e lmo,· fro .. 1 oxpcrhi8fa1iflit, 87 D•VOtJ A:rc.bhht of the 0.1 •
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pl:t.nes u~ ~ither '1r"'ctlo1. tare often i"".eld U) for thrco or four Cuys .
.. c..o not. th.1n.<. ttv~t ~&n/ one of us r.ill nee<i Le.,ht1on
ftlcil1t1es , as each or ut c~n h:lvt. ndcc;_t,U.ltO 1tercor,bl ,nd technical
att~ffs . I venture , therefore, to ;:.a.ke so:.1o other IUL;t,;CJfl tions and
I hope you ,,111 considet· ttto:u or tugcest any other place \,here !
co.11 be D.ssu.rc-6 o!' ..:eetin• !:'/ c«lSti"t-utional obl1~r.t.1on& .
in ~.n:; r.u.ys C81r;J is c.ttractlve , anC: I ~eriot.ulO there !s
n hot~l and so~c villas out nedr the ~JraD1Cs which coulC be
co111plctel :,· set;rebU te<i.
AsparD, thO former lt$llan Capital of Eritrea , is said to
hAve axcc.ll(;nt built.1n.c..• and ti l&ndin,g !"lela -- ,·oo<:. at all tioes .
'i'hen ther e is the possibility o !' =-e~tin' at aoco port 1n t he
Eastern Lte61terr;me.in1 •ach one of us to have h ship . If this
ideo. attracts y~u \"16 could ens1ly plaeo n nne ahip entirely ~t
your C.1sposal fot' you c..nd Y\JW" ptirty so tl.liit :;ou would be
co::tpletel :,• inoepentient o f us und., at the SU!Je tS.We , be 1n constant
COJ;Jtact. blth your Q'o.n ..,.._r front .
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k:~othlr sut.Lestion is in t.l 10 nei&}lborhood of Da.(.Qud \',het•o
Y~e cou16 have three coetfortctblc c u. -o:.~s \.ith aGc<;uate Russian,
Uritish. and A:.te>ricrm 0 uaros . 'this last 1ooli scecs v;orth
conslcicrinc .
In any event., I thirut tho Pr&ss should' be entirely hunished,
anC: the whole pb.e~ aurrou:'lLed by a cordon so that ~o \.otaC: not
be disturl.>o6 in CJ'\.Y v.n:,• .
kl!itt \oou.ld :t'ou thl.J~ of •iovetsber t.entteth or ~.lovelo1bcr
tt;~nty-fifth o.s the d"to of tho t~eeting?
I i.!'! pln.cino tt. v~ry &rcat icporumce on the personnl and
1nt1m.atc conversfitionu l':hich you flnci Churchill ~,and I will have,
tor on thea the hope of the fUture ,.,·orld \1ill br~&tly depend .
¥our continu~' 1nit1at1vo alonb :tour t.hole front heartens
all of' uG. UNQUO'!E
ROOSEVLLT '
0196
. .• . \~~~ THE WHITE HOUSIE
WASHINGTON
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-0196
• • 0 •
FP.OII '!'llo Prooid.,t
SERIAL DATE U Oot 4S
DATB/Tlll! OR FitS !NUBER
TOR !lAP ROOIC H /1810 Eft 1 VIA .l.dloira 1 a room
SUBJECT Quotea •••••&• to Mareh&l 8tall.D on 8 pow•r oMter•ooe .. ,tiq place .
ACT lOll Brou~ht to tho ll&p Roca by Adlllrol Brown. Rolooood to tho
Code Rooa at 19:!0 !!liT. t
llon•l• -• eollt to ll&r ahal Stalin , with 11AVY \'110 U2S21·38·4! 11CR 8323-24-2!.
(..J.a.. ....,_ 7'114 .. <{3), .... , .. </&7.)
COPIES TOo
At.TION COKPtSTBDo u Oot 43
DATE: BY DIRECTI ON OFo
FIIBDo Proa-PII Pol der ')
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0197
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16 OC?OB!IR 1943
FROII: OP!IAV ?Ot ALUSIIA, LONDON
PERSOIIAL AIIO ··~AOJI TilE PRESIDEIII' ! 0 fi!E PORIIBR !lAVAL PIRSOII
II1JIIBBI! 38 9 •
I All DIS!11R81!D J.S~T 1BB IIDILO UP OP OOR AIR PJ.CILifl3S AT ASSAil.
TilE DBf!RIII!IATI(II OP !liB SUPPLIBS fBAT 00 OVIR 188 RAILROAD FROII CJ.!,
C17!TA TO ASSAll IS OIIDBR BRITISH Cotm!OL.
TJ1B AIIOUNT OF TOIINAGB PLOII!I OVER TRE IIOOIITAI!S TO CRBliNAULT • S
AIR FORM!: HAS BSU Vl!llY OISJ.FPOIRTI!IO TO 118. CIIE!INAULT'S AIR PORCI!:
CAli!iOT OPBRATB 'IIITH017! filE SUPPLIBS AIID RIB STRIJU5G PORCB IS '1111 0111!:
SFBCinC CO!ITRI817!1011 T!U! CAll BB IIAII! Ill CHIIIA PROPBR BY US OORIIIO
!BE II!IXT Fl!'l! IIOIITI!S.
OUR Ollll fRAJISPORT PLAJIV..S P.A-m 8!8'11 OISJ.PPOIIITIIIO.
I WISH YOU IIOIJLO TAJIE A nl!SOIIAL PART Ill ! HIS BllBIIIESS BBCAUSB
I All A BIT J.FPRBHBIISIVB TliA1' lllfl! OUR 11811 PROJBCT II B'URIIA OUR AIR
PORt!! Ill CRIU WILL IE POROOfTliJ! J.!ID I 1'11Illlt fl!J.T IS A GI!BU IIISUIB.
... Relea1ed troa the White Hou•• Map Rooa at 0115, Ell!, 16 Ootob• 19U.
R0081VI!LT
lmOLABIIYI'ID
Cllll TBII IWIIIOiiD, BT Do tr A !•Itt ot the ~.S.
Lt. Coloael, Oe"er&l Staff.
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Br· - ..JLI!.\1, Da te•_ .....;:::.:,
0198
18 October 1945
lmiORANOOll !'OR COLOII'SL SEXTON
Att.a ahed t.rewl th 11 a oopy ot the
Preddeet•a ..... ~ to the P'o,...r lla• &l P• r• oa
wh1oh you NquutM o•er the phone, at.at1r~tt tha t
1t wa• 1na4 .. rtantly not attached to the Prteldt nt'•
it.
1 Inol.
CRRstl'Jl IWIIOirD, Lt . Colonel, Oenval Staff •
Anit t&nt to the llilltarr Aldo,
POTUII•PII f al9,
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0199
.. OCTOBER l~, 1943
-N'.31'f ~ERSOMAL /.liD SECRET l'ROl.l THE PRESIDUIT TO THE FORIIER NAVAL PERSON
,4. 11{ I All DISTUIUlED ABOll'f T1!E lriSILD UP OF OUR ~
FACILITIES AT ASSAil. TNE DETERIIINATION OF TilE SUPPLIES
THAT GO OVER THE ltULROAD FROM CALCU'tTA TO ASSAil IS
ll'.lDER BIUTISII CONTROL.
THE AI!Otr.;t OF 'I'O!IliAGE Pl.OTill OVER '!!!! IIOUliTli!IS to
CHENNAI!LT ' S Am FORCE HAS BElli VERY DISAPFO!NTit;G TO
liE. CH~INAI!LT'S AIR FORCE CANNOT OPERATE TIITHOUT THE
SUPPLIES AND HIS STRlltlNG FORCE IS THE O~'X SPECIFIC
CONTRI!IUTION t'd.U CA.~ BE iC.'U IN CHINA PI\OP!ll Bf OS
DURING THE NEXT F'Eil MONTHS.
OUR 0~~ TRANSPORT PLANES HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTING.
I 1\'ISH TOO ~!JU) TAKE A P!l!SOlUL be IN THIS
IIIJSI!IESS B!l:AOSE I All A BIT AP1'1Ul!<215IVII THAT tUB OUR
NEW PP.QJECT IN llt1I\W, OUR AIR FORCE IN CHINA IIIU. BE
FOJ1GOTTEII AND I THIIIK THAT IS A OREAT IIISTAK£.
0200
,
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SBJ!UL At te Oot.o'bor l MI
101411!
TOR HAP ROOW ot30 lilt I ~IA J&. Hury Bopklae
SUllJECT ~ild•vp ot &ir t acllit1•• a t:: A11 ...
AC'riOS lroo.cbt to tho ll8p Rooa bJ ... a . ,.,,. lopkiDI a t 0930 IWt a.f'ter
appt'onl ))- Pr .. thzat. SoDt to ICt at 0185 q .
Colooel a.noo oall ed. Colon.l w.-oact aar:hc tbat tho ,_.u ldon h.ad t u dftJ' \IuU7 • 1"\t.d W.. ..... p •• a.n lt!lolon.ro to a ..-.or an'io Gea.rd krehall, u d reqg .. ted a OOP7•
a-. , .. ~ ~ te..;_. _;,_, J.:.. ="' ./ ~ >, I 'I Oc.t o/ J .
COPIES T01
Coleol l oxt•
ActiON CQIPLI'IIIh 11 Oot 41
DA!It IY DlRBC!l O! OF1 1e Oot •s Colon.l w ... oa4
I PIIZ1ll ,.,. • • • ,. 11.b
0201
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tvl .. ;,-
15 OC!OIIR IIH -t il:
!'ROM 1 OI'!IA. TOa ALOBJU., LO!IDOW
PEI'SOJW. IJD - PI!OII ! !!& PIIEIIJ!Df fO 'MJS FOI!JI!I! -AV.ll.
PIJtiOI mpp uo.
JOIII 4U. !n POUCIIJliG IS A P.uAl'IIIWI OP &.IIISSAG! toDAY
SI!IIT TO IWISII.ll. st.lln.
• D ClmBR !0 AlOIO XlSVIDIRS'UJI"DlJIJ • t1'B RZSPICT 1'0 UPRt-
SIIITAUOI OJ !1!f! POLITIC.ll. IIIUTART COIIIIIISIOI, Alii) 11 TIIIf or lilt.
IIOLOTOV'S OC!OBIR U JOn tO 'I'Kl! AIIZRJCAJ CIWIOJ D'.liP.URSII. I ti!IR
I SHOULD IUD CLEAR Tl!.tt, J3 IJiliCATSO lJ Ill' 10188.101 TO TOO OF
UPI'I!IIBIR I, I rBI!L THAT PRBMCR lUIPRSIIINTAtiOII lliOOLO II lUISTRICTEI>
TO )U.T'MJM OI'HIR TIW< 'I'Kl! IDUURT OCCVPATTOJ OP IT.ll.T, IJ WHICH
!'KI !KR!& OOYBRHkDfS BstABLl!lUl'O 'fHB CO. UStOif D!CID! !'RAt
PlWICI !I.U A DIR= n~TB!!XST . II TRIS REGARD 1 I'J!:L, AS I SOMIS !'Ill
II WT .-saAGI OP C:Cr<:IID 11, !'!tA.T PRmCR R:UktiihATIOI SlOl'LD
CORR!IPCII'D to '!'!IAT ACI'ORt:BD f'O '!D OvtURW8iits or Ctrtltl, TUOOISUYU,
OJ'DC'I, JR.UIL, <R TO AJf O'IBER OOYIRIIIIJI'T WlDCR n .mtU. AGIIB·•
lGIIIT )U.f II IJVItBil TO PAJttlCIPAn. TB.I.T 'I'Kl! I'?IIICl! CCBITftll ar
tu.!IOII.ll. LlltltUJCII Sl!Ot!U> !!ITft IJ!O 11'8 lliiJnRATIOIIS al AU.
817JJICT8 OR SHOO'U> PU!ICTlOI OJ 1111 SAKI PLAIII AI TRII OOvtatllll!lltS
D!OLASStrtl.D By Oopujy ••o~t ot tbo u.o.
ar ~ "neif :aat• 1 I
0202
I I r
PRESID!JIT PRlll!
SEltlAL 3iO 18 Oot u.
TOR !tAP ROOII I VIA
SOI:IJECT control COIII!Iinion - f'renoh par t ioip.tton in . Wo,ttctT'a propoe od ~da&nt.
ACTIOll Answer• PV 463. Xoloto~, on 16 Oct 43 propoe&d t nat french' be inYited to part1o-
1pa.te in work ot Control Coumhaion . 1'hit Wt.t tr&natttod to Hyde ,..rk u 'White 2, with a. IIU&t;tetAd r eply to St.Un and a note by Kr. tlopk1aa raque sti:n& that it aho bli lta t to the PM. Adllll1ra.l Brown. phoot4 the )lap Boo:z uyin~ that the ~ddea~ apprOTed Milt'& 2.
Sent to Stalin en 16 Oot (3t .. at t o PM •• f.Sto. '""l•o au •coa trol C~1aa1on• told er tor Mol ot o•' • .. ••&&••
COPli!S TOo DATE o BY nJR~:CTlON OFo
ACTIOJI l'Ol'P~t I PILRllt • 26 Oot u .
0203
-PRlORUT
,.... Op .... Tot Aluna, Lcmdcm
Pertomtl md Porntr HavaJ. Pereon.
October 21, 194~.
••• IUIIber aVl , trom the Pre l1deot t o the
Last night ! received the following from u. J.:
QU~r~ Conerning the location tor the forthcoming conrerenc~
of the l eaders of the three governments, ! desire to convey ~ne
following information t o you.
Unfortunately, not one of tho places proposed ins~eao
of Teheran by you for the meeting is suitable to me.
!t became clear, during the course of operations O• ~be
tlOV1et forces in the summer ano. fall or this year, that the
summer campaign may overgrow into a winter one and that our
troops can continue their offensive operations against the
~.>erman Army.
! t is considered by all ~ colleagues that t hese
operations demand my personal contact with the command ano.
daily guidance on the part or the ~upreme command. CPD<Ii~1ons
020 4
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are better in Teheran, because wi r e telegraph and telephone
communications with llosco'lf exist there. ·this canno~ be saiC1
about the other locations. My colleagues insist on reheran as
the place of the meeting f or this reason.
• accept your suggestion to designate November 20tn
or 25th as a possible date for the conference, ana ! also agree
that representatives of the press shoula be excluded from tne
meeting.
• hope that a great deal of gooo 'Ifill be accomplished
by the direct participation in the lloaco'lf meeting ot 11r • .tiull,
who bas arrived safely in llosco'lf l1HQUOT.t~
.1. am asking llulJ. to deliver the following to u. J.
at once:
QUUT~ ! am deeply disappointed in your message received
today in regard to our meeting.
0205
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Please accept my assurance that ~ tully apprec~ate ana
understand your reason for requir~g daily guidance on the part
of the dUpreme command and your personal contact with the ~ommano
which is br~g~g such outstanding results. This is or high
i mportance.
And 1 wish you would realize that there are other vital
matters which, ~ this constitutional American uovernment,
represent fixed obligations on my part which 1 cannot cnan~e.
our constitution call~ for action by the Yresident on legislation
wit~ t~ days or tha passage of such legislation. ·:rhat means
that the President must receive and return to the congress ,
with bis written approval or his veto, physical documents ~
that period. l cannot act by cable or radi o, as 1 have told
you before.
'!'be trouble with :reheran 1S the simple t'act that tile
approaches to that city over the mountain often make flyin¥
an impossibility for sever al days at a time. ~b1a is a double
0206
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risk; first, for the plane delivering documen~s from wasntng~on
and, second, for the plane returning these documents to ~he
• ~ongress. ! regret to say that as head of the Nation, i~ is
impossible for me to go to a place where ! cannot fulfill =Y
constitutional obligation.s.
l can assume the flying risks for documents up to ana
including the Low C.:ountry as far as the rersian u~·, throU~~n
a relay system of planes, but 1 cannot assume the delays
attendin& flights in both directions into the saucer over ~e
mountains in which xeheran lies. l~erefore , with much regre~
! must tell you tba t .L cannot go to nheran and in ~is my
C&binet members and the Legislative Leaders are 1n complete
agreement.
·merefor e, .L can make one last practical suggeat1on.
'.!:hat is that all three of us should go to .tlasr a wher e we
shall be perfectly protected in three camps, to be established
and guarded by our respective national troops. AJs :you know,
:you can easily have a special telephone, unaer your own
0207
( -s-
control, laid from ~sra to Teheran where you will reach your
own line into RUssia. b'UCh a wi.re se.rvice shoul<1 meet all your
needs, and by plane you will only be a little further orr l'rom
RUssia then in Teheran itselr.
i am not in any way considering the fact that rrom unitoeo
t;tatea territory .1. would have to travel ob thousand miles ana
you would only have to travel oiz• hundred miles trol!l .I(USS~an
territory.
i would gladly go ten times the distance to meet you
were it not for the fact that i must carry on a constitutional
government more than one hundred and !1~ years old.
You have a great obligation to your people to carry on
the defeat or our common enemy, but i am begging you to
r emember tba t L abo have a great oblige t1on to the uer 1can
uovernment and to ma.intain the full American war effort.
As .1. have aaid to you before, .1. r egard the meeting o•
the three or us as or the greatest possible importance, not
only to our people a as of today, but abo to our peoplu 1n
relation to a peacetu1 world Cor cenerationa to come.
0208
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1t would be regarded as a tragedy by ruture genera~1on•
1f you and l and llr. Churchill !ailed today because or a !ew
hundred miles.
l repeat that l would gladly go ~o ~eheran were L no~
pr evented !rom doing so because or 11m1~tions over which l
have no control.
l am suggesting »asra because or your communications
problelllS.
lt you do not like this l deeply hope you will recons1<1ttr
&gdad or Asmara or even Ankara in 1.'\U'key. lhe 1a tter place
ia neutral territory, but r think it is worth considering and
that the 1.'\U'ka might welcome the idea or being boats tho~n,
of course, l have not mentioned this to them or anybody el~e.
Please do not !ail me in this crisis uBQUuT~
1.he possibility or ~eheran is out because l rino tne
time risks are !llitly impossible to take. l hope you can t1nc1
some way or having t:den back this up. Roloaood troa tho ~lto Hooo• .. P Roo. at 18!10, nr, 21 Ooto~ber 1M3~ . QuAJt,
K. ILSer:_·r•d u t. u.a.w .R.
0209
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l'ROll PRESID!II! TO PRlllll IIII'ISnlt
SERIAL j s!ll DATE 21 Cot U
DATB/TiltB OR FILE NUliBBR
tOR !lAP ROOII 18110 lvu Ad.airal !lro11t1
SU!lJECT
"lroUU" ,
ACTION Q\lot.e a -pt.raphre .. ot ..... ttl ot 20 Oo-t 6 & l'r• lt&l1~, uad •••••&• sent to Hull tor Stal1b, 21 Oot 4&.
Prerpare4 by U1aa ~ully at direotioD ot tho PTeatdent •
•
OOPIBS 70• BY DIRECTION OFo ·
= =-= I FIIZ!h ACTION COYPLE?EDo
0210
- :21 Oet ..f 3 .
PROih OPRAV 'Nh .ALUSIIA, LOIIIXJI ,ji- 3'f .).._
PI!RSOIIAL .Ill tid.... FH:>ll TBB PRBSI!l!ll T TO TRil FORII!R liAV AL
PBRSOJI, \IUNBER 892,
YOUR ' 68 WAS TRA!ISIIITTBD Ql 18 OCTOBER TO 8JICI!!TARY HULL lllTB
A UQUEST THAT IT BE COli8IDBll!ID BY mB COliP'ERl!JIC!,
Relee.eed trom the Whit-e Rou e• Kap Ro• at 1805, BWT, 21 October l~S.
ROBERT BOGUE, Lieutenant (j.~. ). u.s.w.R.
ROOSEVBLT
0211
t -•• - 22 October lS.S PIUORl'rY
fTo:nt OpDAT • Tot Alua~a, London
NUJ:'Iber S93, poraone.l and from the PraeidM'lt tor tho
Former Naval Penon.
The chaotic oondltlon deTelop1ng ln the Bal~na c&uaea •• concern.
tu•rrilla foro•• a ppear to be enga,od b.rsely la fi&htiD& each other
and not tho GeJ'OII.na. It the se force• oould be united .nd directed to-
ward a common ead they would be Tery otteot1•• · In the proaont con-
fused condition the only hope I eeo for immediate fe.•orablo aotlon l a
tho preeenoe ot &D a~rote1Te and qualttled ottioer . The only man 1 oaa
think ot DOW Who ai&ht haTe & Oh.&J)()O Of 8\100818 l a Donoft.!l. I do DOt
beline ht oao do t.DY harm md be ln& a toa.r·l'eta and aggrea liTe oharaot.r
he might do much t;ood. He was there 'before and h &1Ten tome credit
tor the Yur;oel aTa eot4r1.nr; t he war ·~• lnat the OermM•• It we deolde to
aend him all a~enoiee of' our a now "WOrkin.t in thet B&lk:ana ehould be plaoed
under hie direotl on end the reaO\lroee we put into thia ettort ahould 'be
at hia di t poaal . 1 underatand that JOUr Gene r a l Gubb1~• 1• now lu the
Middle Eaet. DonoT&D oould. consult wtth hJ• enrovte.
I t eel thh 1.a AD ursent IDI.tter. It you &H iDolllled to •&r•e to .. w;y idea 1 will d1eo\laa the poaaibllitiet with Donov&D at onoe .
Rel .. aecl trc. the White Boute Map Rooa at 1100, Eft, 22 Octob.- U43 ,
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PRESIDENT TO PR!I!!!! # J'/J
The chaotic condition developing in tho Belka.n.s causes
.o concern. I am aure you are also worried. In both YQgoslavia
and Greece the guerrilla torcoa appear to be enaased largely 1n
fighting each other and not tho Germans. If theae forces could
be united and directed toward a common end they' would be very
effective. In the prGaont oonfusod condition the only hope I aoo
tor imced1ate tavorablo action is tho preaonoo or an aggressive
and (lual1£1ed o!'tlcer. Tho only t:Uln I can think of now who lrli)ht
~vo a ehanco ot aucoo11 la Donovan. I do not believe he can do
any harm and being a t oarloaa and -sgrea11vo character he Dlght do
much good . He wa a thoro before and is stvon soma credit ~or the
YUsoelavs entering tho war against the Gormana . It wo decide to
aond h1m ~ all agoncioo or ours now working in tho Balkans should
ba plaood undor hie direction and the roaourcoa •o put into thia
tttort should bo at hia diapoaal. I understand that your General
Gubbins ls now in the Middle Bast. Donovan could conault with
I tool thle ia an urgent matter . It you aro 1ncl1ned
to agr~e to mt idea I •111 dlacuas tho poea1b1l1t1ee with Donovan
at once .
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To tho Former Kaval Peraon tram the Preeident, personal and
With reference to your lumber 457 ro&ardinK another tull ognterenoe
ot tho COD blood Chiefe o! Statt early 1D Jo·•eaber, it appeara to •• that
1. There ehould be eufl'ioieut tl• &llowd to an&lJ&O the naulta
ot tho current Woeoow oonterenoe and •leo I tbink: tl'ie .ubaequent oon·
ferenoe we ha~o in .!nd. $or ua to ate&• a m.etin~ while tho Moeoow
oootorenoe 11 1D prot;re .. or at lea.at betor·e ita result& oan be oar etully
oonaidered, probably would have unfavorable reaulta in Rus sia.
2. Coai>1nocl plann~ teuaa ar• cow plazaninc t.D o•ora.U pl.n tor the
defeat ot J apua. It 11 t_,.ortant tbat thlt work be ooapleted ancl that
the retpeot1vo Ch1eta of Staff have an opportunity to atady it before a
! en oral aeeti~.
Pacific COTerinr; operation a apprO"fed a t QUADRA!IT t.re to 0. au.b.S. tted ou
IOYe=ber l, .n4 theae ahould reoe1Te tome oona1dtrat1on before we krr1Tt
at th• moment tor a ooablned •••tin&• It would bt &dft.Dtaceou.e to ov &dw.aot prt pa.ratlona tor the oonterenot
to be intonntd u to the eubjeote • hi oh you Ud :ok we t hou.ld d.1 aoutt .
At tbt JROIIleDt it ••• • to ae that oona1 dtrat1on ot our re.Latlone with
Ruasia it ot pt.r ... owat iaportt.DOt and. tha t a •••tin& e.tttr OW' eptoi t.l ocm
terenoe with U.J. wo.ald be i a ord.tr r &thtr than CJnl in ta.rly liOY•ber, AJPJ.
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\'lith reference to your Number 467 regarding another
full conference of the Combined Chiefs of Staff early in November,
it appears to me that tbere are several matters which abould
first be resolved before we meet ,
1, There should be sufficient time allowed t o
analyze the results of the current Moscow conference and al so
I think the subsequent conference we bav~ 1n mind. For us to
stage a meet ing whil e the Moscow conference is in progress
or at least before i t s results can be carefUlly considered,
probably would have unf avorable results in Russia,
2 , Combined planning teams are now planning an over-
all plan for the defeat of Japan, It is important that this
work be completed and that the respect+ve Chiefs of Staff have
an opportunity to study it before a general meeting,
3. certain outline plans from Eisenhower and
commanders in t he Pacific covering operati ons approved at
QUADRANT are to be submitted on November l, and these should
receive some consideration before we arrive at the moment
for a combined meeting.
It would be advantageous to our advance preparations
for the conference to be informed as to the subjects which you •
think we should discuss.
At the moment it seema to me that consideration or our
relations with Russia is of paramount importance and that a
meeting after our special conference with U,J, would bo in order
rather than one in early November . ~ ? -..J..""-, ;/;/ ?' 9~ ~~ (
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THf: WHITf: HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 20, 1943.
PRESIDENT TO PRIME
Your No . 467, it appears difficult
if not illlpoaaible for American Staff to be prepared
and arrive in Africa by November tenth.
It is impossible tor me to arrive
by that t1mo and later moot U.J • .ITo+r
In order that o~preparations may be
expedited please inform me by telegraph subjects that
you contemplate considering at meeting of full
conference.
the U.S.
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SUllJECT Propoeed .,..tin' o.t Co=ob1ned Sto.tto urly !n !lo...,.bor, U,
ACTIOlf Anewera Plt'e .f4,6? .
Prepared by A-ul Leol>y1 m!J!or odd! tlon o Mdo by tbo Preo,
PW rzlied in h.i l f!71, 23 Oot 43, Which tho Praai tleat directed be eent to 1 ire.! L~atJY lor preparat' on or re ply .
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Number S95, peraonal and .... , from the Prtl1dct tor the
PoTBer Na._l Peraon.
thh h 1a roply to yaar coblo liUIObor U2 to •• dated 16 Ootobor
196S. I recc:emend that the COIIlbined Chi eta ot Statt be 1Jutrooted to
tranemit to General BlNDhower the followia~ oable tor bia oa.ent or
acoocpliahaent. The IUS&••ted oable follow••
MESSAGE BEGlliS,
Para l . The mod1f1eationa in the Lon& Ttrma ot S~rrender aa pro-
poted 1D your oablt W-23'18, 1S October 1943, wer,e referred to the Scrrlet
Go.ernmeut whtoh asreed to t he ch&».&•• reo~nd•cl by you and IU&t:tated
additloaal obau&' • · tbe Bri tlth reoce:mend that the propoted ... ncaente
or General Badoslio and the tU&t••tiona ot the SOTiet be .. bodied into
one protocol. However. the Bri t1et'l do not intend to oonour in the pro
tocol ._bodyins the aooepted two eeta ot eend•entt to the Lons 1'enn1 of
1. t'he tollowinp; olauae to be added to t bt preeabl• to the
tlw.t th• prortllona or th.h aueement •• to the illaaediate •ploy
aoe:nt t.:acl diap011t1on ot It-alian warahipa a:ad merchant ahipa do not
afteot the r1t;ht ot the Uo1ted Jationa to make auoh other d1apoe-
1t1oaa or ony or all Itolhn a hipo u they may th1nk t1t. Tho1r
declaiona in th1a reapect will be not1t1ed to tbe Italle.n 00'1'em-
act trca tiae to "-••· O'IQtJ01'1.
2. Fiaol ooatonoo ot .....
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be amende d to read. QU01B. Will btl aarmed ao t a r aa poaeible
by e r ewa prondod by the H al !t.D llln!nry ot !Carine t.Dd 'ri ll tly
Part. 2. SOY1et modifioe.t i one ot the Lonp: Torme of Surrender 1hould
be ineorpor&t ,ed into tha t ext o f your aua:goated protocol a& tollowa COL('N
1. The preuble abould be l.mtnded to rea d •• tollowa.
QOO!'E. Whe:reaa, in consequence ot a.a A,.al atice dat ed September S,
194~, between the ttnlttd St&tea &Dd United lllaJ;doa Go•ernaeata
ac-ting in U\e intoroata of al l ttie Uni~d. Na.uma on tho on.
hand ••• UNQ"UOts. It ia to be no ted that betwee n QUOTB Govern-
mont. UN!<nO'Ill o.nd QUOTH on the one hand Ul!QOOT!! the worde QUOTE
aotin& in tho 1nterotta ot all the United Nationa UJQUOTE h&YO beta
a dded.
2. In the para~rapb ot the preamble bo~nnln~ Q~ Tho t ol-
low~ to~ether with the terma ot the Ann1tt1oe ot September s,
1945 1JII~nOT8 tho wordo QUOTE and Scrrlet Ul!Q~OTE are to be added
be-•n QUOTE Ua1t ed Xlo(\d~ UNQUOTE and QUOTE Oove romente ll!fQT10TP.
and the word QUOTE and UNQPOT!! between QUOTE United Statee UNQPort
and QUOTE Un1 ted ltlngd.,.. UNQ110TE be deleted a o that tho tort ot tho
parar.rapn woo ld road oo t ollowo. QI!OT8 Tho follo'llinf> to~etbor 'IIi tb
'Which the United Statoa, Uaited 11n~dom aac1 Sortet GoYern.aent a
aot1"11 on • • • • lrnQUOTE.
Para 3. Artiolt 29 of the Long Te~• ot Surrender be --.aded to
read a a followa COL"
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QITOTE· Benito llunoJtnl. hi e ohiet Paaobt •••ooiatea &Dd
all penoaa euepeotecl of' haTin& oo:Dittt• war erl~•• or analo~:ooa
ottecw ee 1ft.oae naea appea.r on U eta to ~ con:Nn1cated by the
Unitell Natlon.e, and 'Who n ow or in tl\e tuture are on ter·ritory oon·
trolled by tho Allie d Military Commond or by tho Government ot
lla.rtha1 BadogUo will forthwith be apprehended and surrendered into
the ht.nda of the United N&tione . An,y 1netruct1ona given by the
United Notion• for thio purpose will bo oompllod with. U!!QOOTE.
Para • · In the event U\at the ameodlMnte propoeed by the SoTieta
and the Bri tiah pr~oae.l tor the moditioa.tion or the Cun.nint;hU qre"'.nt
are a.o-ceptable to you. t¥on you will 1nc.orporate into one protocol •U&:-
sooti 0111 in your 11-2378 ond tho Soviet UIODcllllntl • t'ho ltt.liono 1ri 11
execute l'iaultaneoualy the IJilllnld&enta to the CUnniDChu::a A~eecumt and
the alnr,le protocol . KESSAGB !~DS.
ROOSEVELT
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THE JOIKT CHIEfS OF STAFF WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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MEMORAilDUll FOR THE PRESIDElfT:
Subject: Changes in the long term armiotico agreement with Italy.
Enclosure: Draft Mooaage .
By memorandum dated 16 October 1943 a
paraphrase copy of Keasage No. 462 from the Prime
w~ator to you ••• referred to 'the Joint Chiefs
ot Starr for their cons1dorat1on and recommendation .
The l!l8SS"8e of the Prime Minister has
been carefull y considered by the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and they recommend a reply to the Prime
Minis tor al ong the linea of the draft me as age
attached hereto .
For the Joint Chiefa of Staff:
t.AIItnml 1t7 Authority orr,~ji.S.C-.S::i..--9;} z/'tZL-t .27 &4 19u
811f'M Dato APR 10 19TL
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~ .- , SUGGESTED REPLY BY THE PRESIDEN'l' TO THE PRIME MllfiSTER $ 3f>
Th.ia i a ill reply to your cable number 4~ to me dated
16 october 1943. I recommend that the Combined Chiefs or Staff
be instructed to transmit to General Eisenhower the following
cable for hie comment or accomplishment. The suggested cable
follows : '1. Jl••' ' ; ' · I I b The modifications in the LOng Terms of Surrender as pro-
posed in your cable W-2378, 13 October 1943, vera referred to
the soviet Government which agreed to the changes recommended
by you and suggested addit ional changes . The British recommend
that the proposed amendments of General Badoglio and the sug
gestions of the Soviet be embodied into one protocol. How
ever, the British do not intend to concur in the pr otocol
embod11ng the accepted t wo sets or amendments to the LOng
Terms of Surrender unleaa the Cunn1ngh&m Agreement is amende._
as follows: t.t-61 ~ ~ The followi ng clause to be
the agreement reported in NAF
added to the preamble to
381. ~is understood and
agreed that the provisions of this agreement as to the
J..Dzec11ate emplorment and disposition of .Italian varah.ipa
and merchant ah.ips do •not affect the right of the United
Nations to make such other dispos itions or &n1 or all
Italian ships as they may think fit. Their decisions 1n
this respect vill ~n~if'ied to the Italian Government
f rom time to time :w [ '' J:w Pinal sentence of last paragraph of the Cunningham
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Agreement be ziWRET (! ,.
amended to read. -~ill be manned eo tar ae
poeeible by creve provided by the Italian Ministry ot
Marine and vill tly the Italian tlag.<!1f ''"'·'·c h~·~ '!.soviet modifications or the Long Terms of Surrender should
be incorporated into the text ot your suggested protocol ae
tollove .
~~·The preamble should be amended to read as tollove. (/,·~ 1 ~Whereas, in consequence ot an Armistice dated September 3,
19113, betveen the United States end United K.in.gdom Govern
menta acting in the interests of all the United Nations on lk1t"·-fe.. /k:;-fc.--
the one hand ... " It is to be noted that betveen ""'overn-' i.A-'1-•i' ~' ··•t '"·'\-< 1,..r{
menta~l ' and' !"'n the one hand-i the vords 'f"&cting in the
interests ot all the United ftation~ ·:~ve been added. ~ . ~ ~~ 1ovv In the paragraph ot the preamble beg1nn1ngl "The tel-
loving together vith the terms or the Armistice ot Septem-••>~;l' I..A "'-~
ber 3, 1943.'!!1 the verda ~d Sovie~ '1a;e to be added ~ i<. I> ·" ·~<"<· , .. ''"" betveenl 1•t:Jni ted K.1n.gdom1t ' and' <l•aovernment ei11 and the vord
~ -"· "'1 ,-(. ~ ....... . .,. ·< ""'*" r "and" betveenf"United Statesrl' and •united Kingdoalll be
deleted eo that the text ot th.e paragraph vould read ae
tollove. ~~e tolloving together vith the terms ot the
Armistice of September 3, 19113, are the terms on vhich the
United States, United Kingdom and Soviet Governments )~·. '{.
acting on ••. • '
P~a :)Article 29 ot the Long Terms of Surrender be amended to
read ae follove:
f~nito Mueeolini, hie chief Faec1et aeaociatee and all
persona suspected ot having committed var crimea or
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analogous ottenses vbose names appear on lists to be
communicated by the United Nations, and vbo nov or 1n the
tuture ere on territorr controlled by the Allied Military
Command or by the Government of Marshal Badoglio v1ll
torthvitb be apprehended and surrendered int o the banda
or the United Nations . Any instructions gi ven by the ,,.~
United Nations tor this purpose Vill be complied Vith. r p,,.. ~ In the event that the amendments proposed by the Soviets
and the Br1thb proposal tor the modification of the Cunningham
Agreement are acceptabl e t o you, then you vi ll incorporate into
one protocol suggestions in your W-2378 apd t he Soviet amend
ments . The Italians V1ll execute simultaneously the amend
ments to the Cunningham Agreement and the single protocol.•
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SERIAL fS116 DATE 23 Uotober 194~
11ATB/TIUB OR FILE Nttldl!BR
TOR IW' ROOII 2Zl'll6 • E'IIT !vu Admiral Brown
SllllJECT Al!lendeenh to ltdla.n Surr ender Ttraa.
ACTION Anawera PW'• f4e2, which the Prelident .. ot to JSC e.nd. Stat. Dept tor c.oca1derat1on t..nd ree~ndatio..,, 16 OCt 43.
Captain Royal per sonally deli~ered to Ada1ral Brown, 2S Uot 43 , the JCS au~~eeted r_,ly to PM, Which e~bod1ed a eu~geated ~·••&£• to Eisenhower . Appro~ed by President and aont to CR at 2S/ll!S Oct .
r ., ~· See Pll•e I 47S, 24 Oat, ld'd oh u ya 111Th&n1c you 1 0 muoh."
(Finished by Cpmbined Chiefo or Starr action ~per Admiral LeatryJ'tj f·'!.#......,, Ffl)/ z.(;~,
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PORMER !lAVAL Y<l!SON.
IT IS A NUISI!liZA TO HAVE m INFLUB!IZA. Mo iNTIRE SAYS 1 MBllll
A Sl!A 'IOYAGE,
fi0110RD PROMO, J, m. IP !!l! IS AD>I!AM!, lll!AT 'IIOOLD YOU !!IIIIX OP TOU AMV liB IIBI!'IIO,
'IIITB S~ STA77S, I I IIQRYS Al'RICA OR BYBB At !!II PTRAIIIDS, A.11D YOIW!J' THE CLOsB OP 011! 'ULIS OST TliB GI!!IBRALISSDIO to JOIW US POR TIIO OR
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TO: FORMER NAVAL PERSON
FROM: THE PRESIDENT ::#-,YJt
It is a nuis~ to have
says I nee~ a sea voyage .
No word from o. J. yet.
October 25, 1943·
the influenza. IIIC1ntire
If he is adamant, what would you think of you and me
meeting, with small staffs, in North Atr1ca or even at the
Pyramids, and toward the close of our talks get the
Generalissimo to join us for two or three days? At the
same t1.me, we could ask U. J. to send ~!olotov to the
meeting with you and me.
ROOSEVELT
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Prom1 Opnav 1'os Aluana., Londal
Number S97 , poreone.l and •••• , from the President tor the
Former Naval Peraon.
The present ld.oscow conferen<'!e t.ppu.ra to be a genuine be~inning
of Britioh-Ruooian-u.s. collaboration which ohould lond to tho early
def'et.t of Bitler. In order to further stimulate thia cooperation and
particule.rly to ineree.eo th• eontidoneo of St&lin in the sincerity ot
our intentione it is auuested that immediately upon our r eoeipt ... of
infoJ"P.tion if 1 t tum a out that he 1a unable to meet with ue at Saara
or other place that ia acceptable to both of ua, we jointly transmit
aomo auoh menage I.G the following to hims
QVOTE· Heretofore we have informed you of the reaulta of our
coobinod Britiah-Amerioan military staff eonfereocea. You Q&y fe el
that it would be bettor to have a Russian military reproaent~tive ait 1D
at such meetings to lieten to t he diecuaaions regarding Britiah-Altorican
operat ions and talco note or tho deciaiona. Bet would be fro& to mU:e auoh
comments Md propoaala •• you .night deeire. 1'hh arr~ngo:nont would atford
you end your etatt a.n inti1111.to and prompt report ot these ceotin,;a.
If' you f'&'Vorably cmaidctr such an arrangement we ehall advise you of'
tbo date and place of the next canreronoe as aeon ae they bave been detor-
mined, It lWtiUld be undoratood that tho procedure wtlinod ca.M"iod no im-
plication of' diacusaion of pl.na for purely Rueaian oper~tione oxoept ••
your reproeentati"o might be inetructed to present. UNQ~OTE.
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If he doe • ar;ree to oeet ua at Ba•ra, we can dlacuu thl e ma tter
with him lt th• t time .
Releas ed trom the lihi t e tlouee Pap Rooa at 1710, !WT , 2$ October 19lZ.
BOYCE P , PRICE, Captain , C.!.
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' October 26 , 1943.
The present Koscow conteronce appears to be a
genuine beginning or British - Russ ian - u. s . collaboration which
should lood to tho early defeat of Hitler. In order to fUrther
stimulate this cooperation and particularly to increase tho
confidence of stalin in the sincerity or our intentions it ia ;.L . t-'t-:7 e..J-
ouggested that immediately upon our rocoipt of informa~io~ th~ I(
ho is unable to moot with us at Basre or other place thot is
acceptable to both ot us, we jointly tranem1t some such moaeago aa
the following to him:
"gijretoforo we have informod you or the results of
our combined British - American military steff conferences.
You may fool thot it would be bettor to have a Russian
military repreoentativo sit 1n at ouch mootingo to listen
to the discusaiono regarding Brit ish - American operations
and take note of the decisions . Ho would be free to make
such common to and proposals as you al.,ght doaire. This
arrangement would afford you and your staff an intimate and
prompt report of thoso meetings.
"It you favorably cons1dor ouoh an arrangement we
shall advise you or the date and place of tho next contoronco
as soon as tho7 have boon determined. It would be undoratood '
thot tho procacluro outlined carried no implication of cliacuaaion
of plana for purely Rusai,n, operationo except as your
representative might bo instructed to proaont . "
If he does agree to moot ua at Basra, wo can
diacuos this matter with him at that time .
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to MAY 6 197Z
ll!liOIWIOOII FOR A!llaRAL LEAlli I
\ ' .,j "'\ '!'he follol'ing 1B a .first trial at a draft ot a meooage rogard-
ini tbo oubject of RuooiaD participatioo in tbe Cooobiood Chiefs of SWt cootereoeea. You w1l.l. recall. t.bat t.M other day 1 ft l opposed to a tor--ul jol.ltii16 up bT tbe Ruaoiaos witb our Chieta o! SWt orpol.zatioto, ti.rat, ~ws.e I f'elt cert&.S.A the Rn.saians would f'•el that • • were endeawr:ltac to ~ paootrate tbeir strategical end oparatioooJ. plano, ODd tllrthor, that it ~ ~ 'O<luld be next to iopoaoible to r each .fiooJ. doc1s1ona w1 tb sueh & vario- "'~ gatod grcr.;p. ~ viow 18 to malta a aao.ll beginoing, aod very definit~ "'- ~ on the basis tl:'lat we a.ro not asking tor o.nything from tho R\lSsian& in the < ""-7 of ioformation but are offering tbam virtually a complete inoigbt in~.J~ to &11 of our strategical and logiaticoJ. doings . ~ ._t
1'bo tollowiog 1a tbe propoaod :oessago trooo tbo Presid01>t to tbo < IS Prioe ltinister: ;s
•The praaont Moscow cooferonce appeara to be a genuine
boginoing ot British - Ru.a~lan - u.s. collaboration which should.
lead to tbe ear~ defeat of llitlar. ID order to tllrther stilon>- j~ late this cooparetioo and partioularl,y to increaae tbe cootidooce fr ~ or Stalin in the sincerity oLour,Linteo;>~ooa it ~·1 ~uggestod thaV· ~'§ .~ J..:m... ~ ...._ /11. ~ 111 ~.,a;,. .,...A. ~ """~~ ~ ~ ww·
~ ·- ·rwo .. jointl.Jr tra.nem!t ebme such message as the following to hl.1u ~ 1 Heretotore we ban into~ you of the remlta
of our cccbinod British - loMriC&D ailitary oWt confer-
encea. Iou u..y 1'eel that it woQ].d be better to bave a
Russian 10il1tary represent&t1ve ait in at sueb meetings
to llaten to the d.1scuaaion1 regard1.ng Britiab - .Ue-rice.n
operation• UK! take oot.e ot tbe decisi.ODa. He would be
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ote.ff an int.iAat<l and prompt report of these =••tinge.
lt JOU ta.vorablf eoo11CS..r IN.Ch an arre.aaement.
n abal.l odvioo you of tho dote and pla<:e of tho nut
conference aa eoon u.s they have been detarmilled. It
would be undoratood tbat the proc•dur,c outlined caz ...
ried no 1aplicat.1on of diacuaaion or plana tor pw-e.l,y
Ruasian operaUona except aa rour r-epresentative ai&bt
DICLASSIPtiD BJ Autbo1'1 tr ot SEC 4 fttK
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SERIAL 28 Ootober 1948
OATB/TIME OR FILE !IITID!ER 2e/2212 !CR aa?t
TOR !!AP ROOII zejl. TOO EWf j vu
AC!IOS
COPIES TOo DATSo BY OIRSCTlON OFo
ACTION fO''l'IM!Ih FnJll)o
21 Oot '~·
0235
I
26 October l96S
h01111 0pDa?
To1 Al"'!na, London
Jumben• 896 for the Former Na:vol PertoD trocn the Preeident, ••••
&.a.d po" onal .
I.D "fi., Of the high i.mpOJ"t&DOI Of Uli.nfj the Azores IU & lt.ndin&
tor Amerlc.an tra.naport. planea. 1 t it wsr;•• to d. tba t you author1 ,.
the vtilh.&t1on ot !Derican e»&iDIITI &Dd kleriotn t &cilitill under
Brltl.oh c-ad to eaaotruct quickly a1rt1ddo to oeoo..oclato trouport
ple.aea 1a thoee Aa.orea Idand.e now oooupled by Br1t1eh roreea . !hie
will quiet -.ny ot my troublea.
Re leaaecl tro• the Wh1 bl House Map Ro• a t 1715, &Wr, 26 October 196S.
. ~r. r'~ IIOTCB P. PRICI, C1pM111, C.B •
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' october 26, 1943,
r PRESIDENT TO PRIME =1:1- 3 <j' jl-'
In view of the high importance of using
the~zorea as a landing for American t ransport planes,
1t is sugges ted that you authorize the utilization
of American engineers and American ~acilities under
British Command to conetruct quickly airfields to accommodate
transport planes in those Azores Islands now occupied .. - ,... ,
by British forces~ A,;o '-th // ? LU 1' j -kl.t"
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NCR 8378
I VIA AAialro l I.e~ T
s UBJECT Co"at ruotion ot ai r faoil1t1ee 1n the A&oree by Aatrioan englneea -.ad equipbent under Bri t b h o~d.
ACTION Prepared by A.daird L•t.l\1, approYed b7 the Predd.nt w1 th
minor ohansea, 1ant to oode rooa at 1716, EWT, 2e Oot 43. a . .. ~ --7 'PIIf ~ _/.,;_ .JJ t/ J' .J ~ I ?z..v 43 .
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zg Ootobor 19U
PrC1'111 Opnav toa Aluana, Lon<lcr\
li\Uibor ~99, peraonal end aoGret, tor the Fc:r•r Nan.l Poraoa
t'rOll the Prealde:nt.
Tour 466.
Our Charge d'Att&iroe in Liabon, on October 21, waa 1natruote4
u tollatrat
t.otion at the preeet~t t:imo on our roqueat tor air tao111t1ea 1n tho
Aaoru, but tho lA~t.tion thould lcoep in Jt1Dd that wo aru.at ha:ve the
Ult ot ao.o air taollltiea there &I eoon aa potalble.
Tho Lec,ation ehould, therefore, aako aa .uoh l)r~reaa toward
that end • appear• practicable tT<Im the Liabca po1nt or view and
oh011ld koop ue tully 1nfo,....d, OllqUO'I'E,
~OOSBVBLt
Rtltaltd traa tho Wh1 te Houao llt.p Ro(!ll at 1666, EWr, 29 Ootober 19~.
L. IUTHBWSOJ, Colonel, Gt~:~.ora.l Sta.tt.
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PRIORitY
rr., Opua .. 1'ot lluena, l.mdaD.
1'0 t~ Fol'M'r Xan.l PeTaon hca tho Prtd4ct. W.,'b<er 400 • • __ ,.d I'II!SOlW.·
tour 4'77 • I mut elill1nt.to All. ft. beot.\l U I draw too liNch water.
I want t-.o or three days in Worth Atriot. 'bttoro ~ettinlj to Cairo or
Alext.nd.rit. on the 20th. l ausseet the Co11bined Stafft •eet you ADd M
there at tht.t t11:ee. If" U..l ia w1111n& to ooat to 8a-IJ't. we can aon on
there at &DJ' date he lllmte. tt be ~o11Mt Baan 1 propo .. ,. &o
pl .. ct with tJJ to eo• there if o!tl)' tor one da.J• I atUl think it 'rlt&l
tb.at •• ••• bi:a, but 1 a 1J:ply oll\not &•t oot. of coa.t1t-a:t1ou.l oo~oat1•
deapatoh Mthod ot talt:i..n&•
.M a corollary of abon and in 'ri.ft ot OYtrloadioe; transportation
tao111t1ea , the Combined Stt.fta oould aake their head~artora in Al&i•r•
or '1'\lbit aad you &nd I oould MOt thft there on the lttb. 'l'hil 1t not
10 &ood howenr, b eoauae we would w&nt tho tix top Mn w·1th \ll in Jt~t
or ~era .
Re l .. tecl troa the Wbite Boa_• • ~~~ Roo. at 1811. zwr. OCtober 29 . 1M3.
~~ Captlin. c.J •
ROOSIIVBL!
DICI.AIIJnD
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PRI!SIOSIIT TO I'Rl!IE ~ ./.? 0
Your 477. I muat eliminate ~fa becauae I draw too much wat1r.
on the 20th. J aug~eat the Combined Statta meet JOU and me there at that ti~.
It UJ 1a willing to ·come to Baera we oan move on there a.t uy d&te he wa.nta. I.t
he deolinea Basra I propose we go thoro with a.-11 etatfa aad meet ~olotov and a
tmall Ruadan Statt t.nd plead with OJ to come there if only tor one day. 1 atill
think it vital that we aee him, but I aimply cannot got out ot oonatitutional
coDDunicati on with Dfl congreae . I too u moat e.nxioua th&t you •nd I r;et away tr011
th1a despatch method of talking.
· JJ a ooroll~ ot above and in Tiewot overloading tranaportation taoil-
1t1ea, the Coabined Staffa could make their headquarters in Algiere or Tunia and
you &nd I could meet them there on the 19th. This 11 not eo good howe~r, boaauae
we would want the liz: top men w1 th Ul in Egypt or Ba•r•.
ROOSliVELT
0241
• .. ~ DICI.AIIt7nD ~ 11 Depul' ~Hvi•t of the U.S.
PI!I!:SI DI!!IT TO PRDIE Byr __ ~W.;__~~~~~:,---Da\• II 1!111
Your 477 .
It Y""' &&r•• I wi ll aeot you at A!IPA by ll~•bor 20. '\Stott
=:eettn~ ca.n be at&rted there Mo•ec.ber 20 d it tJ . J . aooepta OW"
invit ation you and I aould lea •• with & Yery aull et a.tt tor
long enou~h to eonter wi th a t Alexandria or B&ar&.
It U.J . declines ropoae to ask him to Ooa'le to Basra tor a
ain,&le day an to leave lloloto• tor a lon~er period.
ROOSBV!!LT
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SERIAL 400 29 Oot 4 ~
llA 'l'lr/t llCB OR Pll.& IITifl!ER ~17, JC~ 8996
TOR MAP ROOM 1910 l!'IIT ' VIA Admlrt. l Brown
SU»JECT SEXTANT oonrerenoo .
ACTIO' ADnrers Prlae'e JJo .. 477. Tho .m.-er • •• t1r 1t prepved by
A~lral Leahy, to~ether wi th !tr . RopltlDt and Ad::odr.t Brown , in the Jttp Roo:. . It waa rewritten by the Pt'uldent 1.n the Dootor' l office.
Sent to Navy Code RoOil at 29/1925Q. To PW AI roQ0l1 , NCR 8995 •
COPIES TOo DATEr BY OL'lECTlOll OP,
ACTIO!! rOt'PlilTED • PIIJIO•
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l'r'•• OpnaT tor Alueaa, Londo:n.
0
, 2V Ootober l~U
!o the Foraer la'r&l Pereon troa the Prelident, Jua'ber 401...,....._ • ~ OJICI I'BRSOII.U..
l(y ~cli&tely preoeclin& •u&&•• C*e wor4 SIIX!.&IT 1o &ooepte4.
ROOSIIVBLT
Releated troa the Wh1 te Hoaae Jfap 1toc.
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Code wor 4 StJl'Al\1' 11 appr~ed.:
,~=============================== Act lOll Prepued 'by .... 1rel ~oily 1D the lf&p Rcoa, P•••, Z9 Oct, Tek011
to Pretident. Pret id«Dt approTed.J returned to kap Roo. tor aendin& 'by A-rel B,..,.,, (!hie 11 cCilt1cuat1Cil of Pru ' f'OO, )
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rr-., OpnaY. tor Allltna , London.
l'lliiiO!IAL and !'ROll Till! PRY.SIDE!!T TO Till! PORJIER !lAVAL PBRSOII,
llual:Hor 402.
la order that we u.y not be nuthed at the l < ainute I baTe
directed our OWl to send to Bracken early next ... k our wusg••:ion tor
tho Ooto~r Joint Anti Submarine Stateaeot. I wlll appreciate Q •v••~t oa the a tat.eaent well ~tore the date ot i eeue .
R•l••••d troa the White 'Rouae Map ROGa at 1926, !Ill', Ootol:Hor 29 , 19U.
~5~ Captai n, C. B.
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Ui OP.DlP 'f~T lilt :~.Y t:OT Bl:. fUJtHW ,/r Thl L • .!.T U:WU'tl I H.J.Vt.
(Copy - p.o.rtphr~;uO - to J.tr . L!.~r Dr.vU Cocd.~ch
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SERUL 402 29 Oot 43.
ll.!.!ll/'lll!E OR PI L& N!'llllBR
fOR IIAP ROClll 29/1900 i VU Adlai ra.l Brown
ACTIOJ Prepare d by A4a1n.l Brown . Sent to Code Rooet &t 1925q.
P&raphr&eed copies ••nt to Admiral King and £l .. r D&Yi l by u .or&ndw. lirpo4 'by Lieut.a.ant & .. y, a..m., SO Oct.
Pri;:JO replied in hi• f4eo, 30 Oot , 3 , llthich ,., unt to tho Preaidout at Hyde Park • • tmlTB 10, ~/1216Z.
COPli~S TOo
A4!l n l 11!11
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ACTION rO'!PUITI'JI)o
OATBo RY DIR~CTION OFo
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~ OCTOB!R lll4S OPZRATIOliAL PRIORITY
I'ROllt OPUV TO 1 ALIISRA, LON lXII
111lll8ER 40S, PI!RBOIIAL AJID ••• !'ROll Tl!! PUSIDEIIT FOR THB
POilllliR !lAVAL PERSOii,
I'RRPARATIOIIS FOR OVERLORD SBEI! 'fO HAVE RBACf!El) A STJ.GB FROII
'IIlliCH PROGRESS IS DifflCULf tll!LBSS AliD tll!TIL COIIIIAlfll!lR IS APPOIIITBD.
AS YOU KNOll, I CANNOT MAKE liARS !!ALL AVAILABlE IIIIIEDIATELY, I All
IIOJJETRBLBSS AIIXIOUS THAT PREPARATIONS PROCJreD a! 8081\'!liLB AGREED Al
QUAlliW/T IIITB TAROET DATE IIAY PIRST . I SOOGI!:ST YOU IIAY CARE TO COII-
S.IUER !WILY APPCIIItlllliiT 01' 8RITIS8 D3PlJTT SIIPREXB COIIIWIIlBR FOR OVER-
LORD 11!!0 Ill Rl!Cl!lPT 01' PRECISELY 1liE SAJ!B I!USVRR OP SUPPORT AS WI LL
&VE!<TUAILT RB ACCORotro TO IIJ.RSP.ALL COULD li!LL CARRY THE liOR!t FORWARD.
II' I lo!AY lo!AJQ! PROPOSAL, I 81JOGSST APPOIN!Ml!IIT 01' DilL, PORTJ.L, OR
SROCJQ!,
ROOSBV!LT
Re l eae• d troa th• lfh1 t • Hou11 Map Room
at 1800, EliT ':{t;;;.~aL ROII!IRT 11, 8000!,
Lieutenan t (j.g. }, U.s . P..R.
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SERIAL 408 30 Oot tS
IJAU:/TlllB OR PILE N!IJIJ!ER
-TOR V.J.P RO<II lvu -aUBJECT Hi !)It Con:eand ot OveRIAJll),
ACTIOU Dhpatcb tirtt nc,eated by Gt nert.l llcr&an in ._oraluha to
the Pnltdent, 27 Oot 4S. Proposed clilpatoh to PM ,..wtltten by At'ciral 1.e¥.y and a.nt to Prelideat at 8,-d• Park u ll'll!B 20
~et1dent appr~•4 ln hie 8LAC~ 1, 3019f OZ, • r;td ••••,;• toht to M•TY Code Roa. ae !Q! at l600Q,
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.. ONAL PRIORITY
PRO!.!t OP!IAV TOt AUJSIIA LONDON
Nwaber 404:. Pe rs6nal t.nd - troll the President for the Poraer
NaTal Poraon.
Tour 479. RUll'a departure IYom '*otomr hae r:eant two day de l a y
in his nettln, ho~o . Jt is eaeential I aeo hi• before I sytolt l oa?e,
as you oan readily undorata~d. I had hoped to get thr oe daye 1n North
Afrioa botoro roaching Cairo. I oan, however, do some ot tho North Atrioan
and Italian buainosa on tho way back. Thoro/oro , I st ill hope to arrive
Cairo by tho twentieth by tlying thoro directly I roach the harbor.
But, 11 wind and we ather are ba.d, I ai&ht not lill&ke Cairp utU tho
twonty-oecond. I thlnlr: rzry ahlp repeat ahip will take me to OriUJ.
E'Yot- 10 many thanks tor otterln,& to mako -.arrange:nente a t Ca i r o ,
whioh we aooept with pleasure. It any hltoh dovelopa ther• •• oan ,
ot cour••, ~••t in Alexandria, the •t.tt 11Ting •shore and we on our
r eepeot1YO 1hlp1.
I am wirin~ O.noralieei~o to proper• to meet ua in ~~. ~eneral
nelshborhood. ot Cal ro about Ho•oab.er twebty-nrth.
Released from the White Rouse llap a t Z~OO 1mT Sil Ootobor ~lY.S $ _, ,d. . .
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Room
ROOSSVELr
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