Office of the Historian
Editorial Note

According to the Log, ante, p. 661, Roosevelt arrived at the airport at 8:05 a.m. and bade goodbye to Churchill and to certain Americans (Steinhardt, Kirk, Royce, and others), after which he embarked in the plane at 8:20 for the return journey.

Roosevelt discussed certain subjects with Churchill apparently on the last day of Roosevelt’s stay at Cairo. These subjects, which may have been discussed at the airport, were:

  • Italian priests and nuns interned or detained in Egypt and in Ethiopia; see ante, p. 739.
  • The question of seeking bases in Ireland; see post, p. 853, footnote 1, and Hull, vol. II, p. 1357.
  • British gold and dollar balances; see post, pp. 822, 878.