Office of the Historian

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

The President’s Secretary (Early) to the President’s Special Assistant (Hopkins)1

[Washington,] 4 December 1943.

For Mr. Hopkins from Mr. Early.

All press and radio here headline today Moscow radio reports received via London that Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin had met in Teheran few days ago and discussed questions related to war against Germany and including political war issues. The reports added that the conferences have been concluded and detailed statement is expected momentarily. This comes from the government controlled Moscow radio and further complicates the situation resulting from the British Reuters premature disclosures concerning Cairo conference.2 If mechanically possible and in face of these developments, I urge quickest possible release and publication of Teheran communiqué. Regards.

  1. Presumably sent via military channels.↩
  2. See Davis’ message of November 30, 1943, to Bracken, ante, p. 452.↩