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

J.C.S. Files: Telegram

The Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Commander in Chief, Allied Force Head quarters (Eisenhower)

secret

[Washington,] August 29, 1943.

6398. Your Naf 342¹ has been seen by the President (book message from the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Eisenhower and USFor for information of British Chiefs of Staff). He authorizes you to proceed with military terms, obtain signature, and then transmit the comprehensive document to the Italian Representatives. The Prime Minister has been informed of this authorization.²

1. Ante, p. 1182.
2. See infra.