Foreign Relations of the United States, Conferences at Washington and Quebec, 1943

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Foreign Relations of the United States, Conferences at Washington and Quebec, 1943

Editors:

William Slany
Richardson Dougall

United States Government Printing Office

Washington

1970

Preface
List of photographs
Introduction
List of abbreviations, symbols, and code names
List of papers
I. The Third Washington Conference (Documents 1–163)
- 1. Pre-Conference Papers: (Documents 1–27)
  - A. Papers on atomic energy (Documents 1–9)
  - B. Arrangements for the conference (Documents 10–27)
- 2. Proceedings of the Conference: (Documents 28–84)
  - Wednesday, May 12, 1943 (Documents 28–29)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 28)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 2:30 p.m. (Document 29)
  - Thursday, May 13, 1943 (Documents 30–34)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Beneš meeting, forenoon (Document 30)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 31)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 32)
    - Hull–Churchill meeting (Document 33)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 11 p.m. (Document 34)
  - Friday, May 14, 1943 (Documents 35–36)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 35)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 2 p.m. (Document 36)
  - Saturday, May 15, 1943 (Document 37)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 37)
  - Sunday, May 16, 1943
    - Editorial note
  - Monday, May 17, 1943 (Documents 38–40)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 38)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 39)
    - Leahy–Soong meeting, afternoon (Document 40)
  - Tuesday, May 18, 1943 (Documents 41–45)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 41)
    - Roosevelt–Soong conversation, 11:50 a.m. (Document 42)
    - Roosevelt press conference, 4:10 p.m. (Document 43)
    - McNarney–Soong meeting, afternoon (Document 44)
    - Smith–Brooke conversation, evening (Document 45)
  - Wednesday, May 19, 1943 (Documents 46–51)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 46)
    - Churchill address to a joint meeting of the Houses of Congress, noon (Document 47)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 4:30 p.m. (Document 48)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 6 p.m. (Document 49)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Mackenzie King conversation, evening (Document 50)
    - Roosevelt–Mackenzie King conversation, evening (Document 51)
  - Thursday, May 20, 1943 (Documents 52–56)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 52)
    - Meeting of the Pacific War Council, 12:05 p.m. (Document 53)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Mackenzie King luncheon meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 54)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 3:30 p.m. (Document 55)
    - Hull–Mackenzie King dinner meeting (Document 56)
  - Friday, May 21, 1943 (Documents 57–62)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 57)
    - Roosevelt press conference, 10:50 a.m. (Document 58)
    - Leahy–Soong meeting (Document 59)
    - Roosevelt–Mackenzie King meeting, 12:30 p.m. (Document 60)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 61)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 5 p.m. (Document 62)
  - Saturday, May 22, 1943 (Documents 63–69)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 63)
    - Stilwell–Churchill meeting, forenoon (Document 64)
    - American–British luncheon meeting, 1:15 p.m. (Document 65)
    - Stimson–Churchill meeting, 3 p.m. (Document 66)
    - Hull–Halifax conversation (Document 67)
    - Churchill meeting with members of Congress (Document 68)
    - Meetings of American and British shipping experts, beginning at 4 p.m. (Document 69)
  - Sunday, May 23, 1943 (Documents 70–72)
    - Phillips–Churchill meeting, forenoon (Document 70)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2 p.m. (Document 71)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, evening (Document 72)
  - Monday, May 24, 1943 (Documents 73–76)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 11:30 a.m. (Document 73)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 74)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 4:45 p.m. (Document 75)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, evening (Document 76)
  - Tuesday, May 25, 1943 (Documents 77–84)
    - Hopkins–Churchill meeting, forenoon (Document 77)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs Of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 78)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 11:30 a.m. (Document 79)
    - Roosevelt–Soong meeting, 2:45 p.m. (Document 80)
    - Marshall–Chu conversation, [3 p.m.?] (Document 81)
    - Hopkins–Bush–Cherwell meeting, 3:30 p.m. (Document 82)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill joint press conference, 4:03 p.m. (Document 83)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, evening (Document 84)
- 3. Conference Documents and Supplementary Papers: (Documents 85–163)
  - A. Global strategy (Documents 85–90)
  - B. Strategy in Europe (Documents 91–99)
  - C. Strategy in Asia and the Pacific (Documents 100–112)
  - D. Bases in the Azores (Documents 113–117)
  - E. Supplies and shipping (Documents 118–122)
  - F. French liberation movement in North Africa (Documents 123–125)
  - G. Polish-Soviet dispute (Documents 126–127)
  - H. Policy of unconditional surrender (Documents 128–133)
  - I. Visit of Prime Minister Mackenzie King (Documents 134–140)
  - J. Emergency measures for refugees (Documents 141–145)
  - K. Final report to the President and Prime Minister (Documents 146–150)
  - L. Proposed communiqué (Documents 151–155)
  - M. Reports on the conference to Stalin and Chiang (Documents 156–163)
II. The First Quebec Conference
(August 14–24, 1943)
and Related Conversations at Hyde Park and Washington
(August 12–14 and September 1–12, 1943) (Documents 164–650)
- 4. Agenda and Arrangements for the Conference (Documents 164–207)
- 5. Substantive Preparatory Papers: (Documents 208–368)
  - A. The war in Asia and the Pacific (Documents 209–218)
  - B. The war in Europe and the Mediterranean (Documents 219–234)
  - C. Special questions relating to Italy: peace feelers, surrender terms, declaration of Rome as an open city (Documents 235–306)
  - D. Bases in the Azores (Documents 307–313)
  - E. Bases in Ireland (Documents 314–315)
  - F. The Soviet Union and the war (Documents 316–318)
  - G. Cooperation with the United Kingdom in research on atomic energy (Documents 319–337)
  - H. Creation of the Joint War Aid Committee, United States–Canada (Documents 338–345)
  - I. Representation on the Combined Food Board (Document 346)
  - J. Possible recognition of the French Committee of National Liberation (Documents 347–355)
  - K. General policy toward Iran (Document 356)
  - L. Issuance of an Anglo-American statement on Palestine (Document 357)
  - M. Postwar civil aviation policy (Document 358)
  - N. Postwar world organization (Documents 359–365)
  - O. German territorial questions (Documents 366–367)
  - P. Italian territorial questions and the political reconstruction of Italy (Document 368)
- 6. Preliminary Conversations at Hyde Park: (Documents 369–370)
  - Editorial note
  - Saturday, August 14, 1943 (Documents 369–370)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting (Documents 369–370)
- 7. Log of the President’s Visit to Canada (Documents 371–372)
- 8. Proceedings of the First Quebec Conference: (Documents 373–426)
  - Saturday, August 14, 1943 (Documents 373–375)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 373)
    - Luncheon, 1:30 p.m. (Document 374)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 4:30 p.m. (Document 375)
  - Sunday, August 15, 1943 (Documents 376–377)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Document 376)
    - Marshall–Churchill meeting, evening (Document 377)
  - Monday, August 16, 1943 (Documents 378–379)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Document 378)
    - Harriman–Churchill meeting, afternoon (Document 379)
  - Tuesday, August 17, 1943 (Documents 380–381)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Document 380)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 11:30 p.m. (Document 381)
  - Wednesday, August 18, 1943 (Documents 382–385)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 3 p.m. (Document 382)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, afternoon (Document 383)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, afternoon (Document 384)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Mackenzie King meeting, late evening (Document 385)
  - Thursday, August 19, 1943 (Documents 386–391)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1:30 p.m. (Document 386)
    - Hopkins–Eden meeting (Document 387)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Document 388)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, afternoon (Document 389)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 5:30 p.m. (Document 390)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting, 9:30 p.m. (Document 391)
  - Friday, August 20, 1943 (Documents 392–395)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill discussions (Document 392)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Document 393)
    - Hull–Eden meeting, afternoon (Document 394)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting, 9:30 p.m. (Document 395)
  - Saturday, August 21, 1943 (Documents 396–404)
    - Roosevelt meeting with his advisers, forenoon (Document 396)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, early afternoon (Document 397)
    - Hull–Eden meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 398)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Document 399)
    - Hull–Mackenzie King meeting, about 4 p.m. (Document 400)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, late afternoon (Document 401)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting, evening (Document 402)
    - Hull–Eden meeting, 9 p.m. (Document 403)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Mackenzie King meeting, evening (Document 404)
  - Sunday, August 22, 1943 (Documents 405–410)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, about 1 p.m. (Document 405)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 5:30 p.m. (Documents 406–407)
    - Harriman–Bracken meeting, early evening (Document 408)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting, 8 p.m. (Document 409)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 11 p.m. (Document 410)
  - Monday, August 23, 1943 (Documents 411–419)
    - Roosevelt–Robertson meeting, forenoon (Document 411)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Soong luncheon meeting, 1:30 p.m. (Document 412)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Document 413)
    - Roosevelt–Mountbatten meeting, 5 p.m. (Document 414)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 5:30 p.m. (Document 415)
    - Hull–Eden meeting (Document 416)
    - Dunn–Cadogan meeting (Document 417)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting, evening (Document 418)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 10 p.m. (Document 419)
  - Tuesday, August 24, 1943 (Documents 420–426)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, forenoon (Document 420)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 10:30 a.m. (Document 421)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Mackenzie King press conference, 12:15 p.m. (Document 422)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill–Mackenzie King luncheon meeting, early afternoon (Document 423)
    - Harriman–Eden conversation, afternoon (Document 424)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill dinner meeting, August 24, 1943, evening, The Citadel (Document 425)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, evening (Document 426)
- 9. Conference Documents and Supplementary Papers: (Documents 427–531)
  - A. The war in Asia and the Pacific (Documents 427–445)
  - B. The war in Europe and the Mediterranean (Documents 446–469)
  - C. Special questions relating to Italy: peace feelers, surrender terms, declaration of Rome as an open city, military operations (Documents 470–497)
  - D. Bases in the Azores (Documents 498–499)
  - E. Scale of possible attack on North America (Document 500)
  - F. Tripartite meeting with the Soviet Union (Document 501)
  - G. Cooperation with the United Kingdom in research on atomic energy (Documents 502–503)
  - H. Propaganda coordination (Document 504)
  - I. Policy toward Spain (Documents 505–506)
  - J. Possible recognition of the French Committee of National Liberation (Documents 507–517)
  - K. Policy toward Austria (Document 518)
  - L. The Soviet-Polish boundary (Document 519)
  - M. Issuance of an Anglo-American statement on Palestine (Document 520)
  - N. Final documents of the First Quebec Conference: (Documents 521–531)
    - (1) Agreement relating to atomic energy (Document 521)
    - (2) Press release announcing the creation of the Joint War Aid Committee, United States–Canada (Document 522)
    - (3) Declaration on German crimes in Poland (Document 522a)
    - (4) Reports of conclusions reached by the Combined Chiefs of Staff (Documents 523–524)
    - (5) Communiqué (Document 525)
    - (6) Reports on the conference to Stalin and Chiang (Documents 526–527)
    - (7) Directive to Eisenhower transmitting surrender terms for Italy (Document 528)
    - (8) Statements on relations with the French Committee of National Liberation (Documents 529–531)
- 10. Arrangements for Conversations at Washington and Developments in the Italian Situation (Documents 532–560)
- 11. Proceedings of the Conversations at Washington: (Documents 561–581)
  - Editorial note
  - Wednesday, September 1, 1943 (Document 561)
    - Roosevelt-Churchill conversation, 11:30 p.m. (Document 561)
  - Thursday, September 2, 1943 (Documents 562–565)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 11:25 a.m. (Document 562)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, noon (Document 563)
    - Leahy–Cadogan meeting (Document 564)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill conversation, 11:30 p.m. (Document 565)
  - Friday, September 3, 1943 (Documents 566–569)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 2:30 p.m. (Documents 566–567)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 4:40 p.m. (Document 568)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 5:50 p.m. (Document 569)
  - Tuesday, September 7, 1943 (Document 570)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 10:50 a.m. (Document 570)
  - Wednesday, September 8, 1943 (Document 571)
    - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, 10:55 a.m. (Document 571)
  - Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1 p.m. (Document 572)
  - Roosevelt–Churchill meeting, early afternoon (Document 573)
  - Thursday, September 9, 1943 (Documents 574–576)
    - Marshall–Churchill meeting, 12:30 p.m. (Document 574)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, 5 p.m., The White House (Document 575)
    - Harriman–Churchill conversation, 11 p.m. (Document 576)
  - Friday, September 10, 1943 (Documents 577–579)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 11 a.m. (Documents 577–578)
    - Meeting of Churchill with an ad hoc committee, noon (Document 579)
  - Saturday, September 11, 1943 (Documents 580–581)
    - Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Churchill, 11 a.m. (Document 580)
    - Hull–Churchill dinner meeting, 8 p.m. (Document 581)
- 12. Washington Documents and Supplementary Papers: (Documents 582–646)
  - A. The war in Asia and the Pacific (Documents 582–587)
  - B. The war in Europe (Documents 588–596)
  - C. The surrender of Italy and the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula (Documents 597–621)
  - D. Review of the strategic situation in light of the Italian surrender (Documents 622–624)
  - E. Bases in the Azores (Document 625)
  - F. Anti-submarine warfare (Documents 626–630)
  - G. Tripartite meeting with the Soviet Union and establishment of a military-political commission (Documents 631–634)
  - H. Cooperation with the United Kingdom in research on atomic energy (Document 635)
  - I. Propaganda coordination (Documents 636–640)
  - J. Hospital ships (Document 641)
  - K. Postwar civil aviation policy (Document 642)
  - L. Need for a conference on postwar employment policies (Document 643)
  - M. Dependent peoples (Document 644)
  - N. Publication of minutes of meetings of the Council of Four during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 (Documents 645–646)
- 13. Conversations at Hyde Park (Documents 647–650)
Index of Subjects
Index of Persons