Editorial Note
No official record of the substance of the discussion at this meeting has been found. The information set forth above is derived from Bernard M. Baruch, Baruch: The Public Years (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960), p. 300; from the memorandum of May 18, 1943, from Baruch to Watson, post, p. 312; and from the President’s Appointment Calendar (Roosevelt Papers). Baruch’s memorandum to Watson indicates that the supply of magnesium was one of the questions raised during the luncheon. The possibility of settling refugees in North Africa also appears to have been discussed at this meeting; see Baruch’s undated memorandum on this subject, post, p. 344.