No. 331
Editorial note
According to a memorandum from Knight to Matthews, dated January 2, Secretary of Defense Lovett scheduled a luncheon at the Pentagon for 1 p.m., January 6, for Prime Minister Churchill, the members of his party, officers from the British Embassy, and officials, including Secretary Acheson, from the Departments of State and Defense. No record of this luncheon has been found in Department of State files. A list of the guests invited is attached to the memorandum by Knight in file 741.13/1–252.