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I. The Third Washington Conference

(May 12–25, 1943)

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Contents

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)