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

Hopkins Papers

Draft Joint Statement by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill¹

[Washington, May 25, 1943.]

There has been a complete meeting of minds on

A. The war in the Pacific from the Aleutians to Australia

B. The war in China-southern Asia

C. War in the Near East

D. War in all parts of the Mediterranean

E. War in the Atlantic N.–South

All related to each other in regard to transportation.

After successful completion of N. African campaign one phase of the Casablanca plans was completed and the next phase was initiated.

The need of a further staff conference was therefore clear in order to take up further steps. And the C. C. of S. has agreed on further steps in the overall planning.

It is important to state that these further steps included every theatre of the war.

This phase of the conduct of war affairs [is?] in a more satisfactory condition than when the C. C. of S. met in Casablanca.

This integrated with anti submarine campaign which is showing greater success last month.

The Pres, the Prime Minister and the staffs also discussed in greater detail the temporary civil–military organization to be put into effect when and as Nazi, Fascist or Jap occupied territories are freed.

1. This draft statement is in Hopkins’ handwriting on White House stationery. It appears to be the statement prepared by Hopkins and read by him during the meeting of Roosevelt and Churchill with the Combined Chiefs of Staff on May 25, 1943, ante, p. 204.