741.13/11–651
No. 312
President Truman to
Prime Minister Churchill
1
Thank you for your cordial message.2 I, too, look forward to the renewal of our former happy association and to an early meeting with you.
As you may know, I am shortly leaving for Florida and do not expect to return to Washington until after mid-December and will be leaving for Christmas in Missouri on the 24th. While that is a busy period because of preparation of my annual messages to Congress, I could arrange to start our meeting December 20 if that is more agreeable to you. December 27, however, would be a little more convenient for me. Also, by then our Secretary of Defense and our military chiefs whom you wish to meet will have completed their budget preparations. Please let me know which date you prefer. With warmest regards.
- Transmitted in Telac 7, to Paris, Nov. 6, which is the source text. The message was repeated to London in an unnumbered telegram, with the additional information that a copy had been handed to British Ambassador Franks in Washington. The telegram also transmitted a copy of Churchill’s message to President Truman, supra.↩
- Supra.↩