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Hopkins Papers

Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary, War Department General Staff (McCarthy) to the Presidents Special Assistant (Hopkins)

[Casablanca,] January 18, 1943.

Memorandum for: Mr. Hopkins.

We received the following message last night from General Eisenhower:

“Yesterday Commander Butcher was told by Mr. Hopkins that the President probably would Wish to see the war correspondents before he departs. As virtually all correspondents in this theatre headquarter at Algiers, it would be necessary to fly them to Casablanca. Suggest 15 representative U.S. and British correspondents to be chosen by General McClure. (General McClure handles public relations for General Eisenhower). Please advise whether correspondents desired. If so, when and whether the number is satisfactory.”

Will you let me know what the President’s wishes in this matter are so that I may inform General Eisenhower?1

Frank McCarthy

Lt. Col., G.S.C.
  1. About 50 correspondents were brought to Casablanca to attend the joint press conference by Roosevelt and Churchill on January 24; for the record of that conference, see ante, p. 726.↩