Foreign Relations of the United States, Conference at Quebec, 1944

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt¹

top secret

London, 31 August 1944.

Prime Minister to President Roosevelt. Personal and top secret. Number 774.²

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3. As to the future: continuous employment against the enemy will have to be found for the Eighth and Fifth Armies once the German armies in Italy have been destroyed or unluckily made their escape. This employment can only take the form of a movement first to Istria and Trieste and ultimately upon Vienna. Should the war come to an end in a few months, as may well be possible, none of these questions will arise. Anyhow, we can talk this over fully at Octagon.

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1. Sent by the United States Military Attaché, London, via Army channels.
2. For the portions of this message omitted here, see post, pp. 223–224.