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

J.C.S. Files: Telegram

The Combined Chiefs of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Allied Force Headquarters (Eisenhower)

secret
urgent

Quebec, 17 August 1943.

Reference FO telegrams from Madrid 1404 to 1407¹ repeated to you from London. Instructions as to how you are to deal with the Italian peace feelers are being concerted between the President and the Prime Minister. For Eisenhower Freedom Algiers, Fan 195, from the Combined Chiefs of Staff. Meanwhile you should hold 2 staff officers in readiness to proceed to Lisbon immediately on receipt of these instructions to meet General C² and should make the necessary transportation arrangements with London for their entry into Portugal. General C has to leave Lisbon on the night of the 20th at latest.

1. Ante, pp. 589 ff.
2. Giuseppe Castellano.