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  4. 1. Arrangements for the Conferences

1. Arrangements for the Conferences 1

1. For a memorandum by Harry Hopkins, dated October 19, 1945, on the genesis of the Yalta Conference, see Sherwood, pp. 843–845.

[1] President Roosevelt to Marshal Stalin

[Aboard the Presidential Special ,3]
17 July 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[2] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Harriman ) to the President

Moscow , 18 July 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[3] The President to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Harriman )

[Aboard the Presidential Special ,]
18 July 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[4] Marshal Stalin to President Roosevelt

July 22, 1944.

Roosevelt Papers

[5] President Roosevelt to Marshal Stalin

[Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,]
27 July 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[6] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Harriman ) to the President

Moscow , 24 September 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[7] The President to the Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Harriman )

[ Washington ,] 4 October 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[8] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Washington ,] 4 October 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[9] Marshal Stalin to President Roosevelt

8 October 1944.

Roosevelt Papers

[11] Marshal Stalin to President Roosevelt

October 19, 1944.

Roosevelt Papers

[12] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt

London , 22 October 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[13] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Washington ,] 22 October 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[14] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt

London , 23 October 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[15] President Roosevelt to Marshal Stalin

[ Washington ,] 24 October 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[16] Marshal Stalin to President Roosevelt

October 29, 1944.

Roosevelt Papers

[17] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Washington ,] 2 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[18] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt

London , 5 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[19] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Washington ,] 14 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[20] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt

London , 16 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[21] President Roosevelt to Marshal Stalin

[ Washington ,] 18 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[22] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Washington ,] 18 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[23] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt

London , 19 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[24] Marshal Stalin to President Roosevelt

November 23, 1944.

Roosevelt Papers

[25] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Washington ,] 26 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[26] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt

London , 27 November 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[27] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Warm Springs, Georgia ,2]
9 December 1944.

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[28] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Harriman ) to the President

Moscow , 14 December 1944.
[Received 15 December.]

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[29] The Ambassador in the Soviet Union ( Harriman ) to the President

Moscow , 15 December 1944.
[Received 16 December.]

Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

[30] President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill

[ Washington ,] 23 December 1944.

Roosevelt Papera: Telegram

  1. Roosevelt was away from Washington for more than a month at this time. He left the Capital aboard the Presidential Special on July 13, 1944; arrived at San Diego on July 19; sailed for Hawaii on July 21; arrived at Pearl Harbor on July 26; sailed for Alaska on July 29; arrived at the Aleutian base of Adak on August 3; visited Kodiak and other points in Alaska; delivered a radio address from Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton, Washington, on August 12; and arrived back in Washington on August 17. (New York Times, August 13, 1944, pp. 1, 20; August 18, 1944, p. 1; F. D. R.: His Personal Letters [New York, 1947–1950], vol. [iv], pp. 1522, 1524, 1525, 1529.)↩
  2. Roosevelt was at Warm Springs, Georgia, from November 28 to December 18, inclusive, 1944 (New York Times, December 20, 1944, p. 15).↩