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

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill¹

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[Washington,] 31 May 1944.

Number 546. Personal and top secret. From the President for the Former Naval Person.

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I should like very much to accept Dr. Churchill’s advice to make a sea voyage in your direction and I hope to do so at a later date. Conditions here will not permit it shortly after D plus 14 as suggested by you.

Developments of the Overlord campaign should point with some accuracy to the time when a meeting of the Combined Staff is necessary. I think we had best await developments of Overlord before making a decision as to the next full Staff meeting.

Roosevelt

1. Sent to the United States Naval Attaché London, via Navy channels.