Monday, December 6, 19431
1. According to Churchill, p. 418, Roosevelt—“on the day before his departure from Cairo” (i. e., on December 6)—stated, during a ride to the Pyramids, that he had decided to appoint Eisenhower to command Overlord. No official record of the conversation has been found.
Contents
- Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, 11 a.m. (Document 451)
- Roosevelt–Churchill luncheon meeting, 1:15
p.m. (Document 452)
- Quadripartite meeting, 2:30 p.m. (Document 453)
- Roosevelt–Hughes meeting, 4:45 p.m. (Document 454)
- Roosevelt meeting with the
King of Greece, 5 p.m. (Document 455)
- Third tripartite meeting of Heads of Government, 6 p.m.
president’s villa (Document 456)
- Meeting of the Combined Chiefs of Staff with Roosevelt and Churchill, December 6, 1943, 7:30 p.m. (Documents 457–458)