HyperWar: FRUS--The Conferences at Washington and Casablanca [List of Papers]

List of Papers

I. The First Washington Conference

1. Pre-Conference Papers

Date Paper Page

Editorial Note
Survey of papers included in this chapter and of related documentation available elsewhere. 3

1941

Dec. 8 President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill
Notification that Congress had voted a declaration of war against Germany [sic] and that "all of use are in the same boat with you and the people of the Empire." 4

[Dec. 9] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosvelt
Proposal for a conference at Washington on the highest level to discuss grand strategy and problems of production and distribution. 4

Dec. 9 The Administrator of Lend-Lease (Stettinius) to the President's Special Assistant (Hopkins)
Availlability of $17,900,000,000 for Lend-Lease purposes; need for a high-level group to allocate resources. 5

Dec. 10 The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State and the President
Indication that Churchill feels that information from the Pacific calls for reconsideration of planning and that Winant thinks certain information should go directly from Churchill to Roosevelt rather than through the Embassy. 6

Dec. 10 Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt
Insistence upon the immediate need for full discussion on the highest level about the extremely urgent naval position and the problems of production and allocation. 7

Dec. 10 President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill
Exspressoin of pleasure that Churchill can come to the White House for necessary discussions. 7

Dec. 11 Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt
Expression of hope that the American link with Pétain will be retained until after victory in Libya. 8

Dec. 12 Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt
Notofication of diversion of convoy to Bombay instead of Suez. Expression of enormous relief at the turn world events have taken. 8

Dec. 12 Minutes of Meeting XVII of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board
Agreement to plan a conference with the British and other governments regarding international control of raw materials during the emergency. 9

Date	Paper	Page
	Editorial Note Survey of papers included in this chapter and of related documentation available elsewhere.	3
1941
Dec. 8	President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill Notification that Congress had voted a declaration of war against Germany [sic] and that "all of use are in the same boat with you and the people of the Empire."	4
[Dec. 9]	Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosvelt Proposal for a conference at Washington on the highest level to discuss grand strategy and problems of production and distribution.	4
Dec. 9	The Administrator of Lend-Lease (Stettinius) to the President's Special Assistant (Hopkins) Availlability of $17,900,000,000 for Lend-Lease purposes; need for a high-level group to allocate resources.	5
Dec. 10	The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State and the President Indication that Churchill feels that information from the Pacific calls for reconsideration of planning and that Winant thinks certain information should go directly from Churchill to Roosevelt rather than through the Embassy.	6
Dec. 10	Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt Insistence upon the immediate need for full discussion on the highest level about the extremely urgent naval position and the problems of production and allocation.	7
Dec. 10	President Roosevelt to Prime Minister Churchill Exspressoin of pleasure that Churchill can come to the White House for necessary discussions.	7
Dec. 11	Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt Expression of hope that the American link with Pétain will be retained until after victory in Libya.	8
Dec. 12	Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt Notofication of diversion of convoy to Bombay instead of Suez. Expression of enormous relief at the turn world events have taken.	8
Dec. 12	Minutes of Meeting XVII of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board Agreement to plan a conference with the British and other governments regarding international control of raw materials during the emergency.	9

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Date Paper Page

1941

Dec. 13 The President's Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the British Minister of Supply (Beaverbrook)
Proposal for American-British discussioins at Washington on the production and allocation of available raw materials. 10

Dec. 14 The Coordinator of Information (Donovan) to the President
Suggestion to consider British and American combined naval action against certain elements of the French Fleet before seizure by the Germans. 11

Dec. 14 Draft Joint Declaration
Proposed pledge by the United States, United Kingdom, China, The Netherlands, and other Governments to employ full resources against the Axis Ppowers and not to make a separate peace with any of them. 11

Dec. 16 The Assistant Secretary of State (Berle) to the Secretary of State
Proposals for a Supreme Political Council, a Supureme War Council, and a Supreme Economic Council to unify the efforts of the powers allied against the Axis. 12

Dec. 16 The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations to the Naval Staff, British Joint Staff Mission
Notification of some necessary changes in the fleet dispositions called for in the ABC-1 plan. 16

Dec. 17 Mr. Savage to the Secretary of State
Proposal for a Supreme War Council 17

Dec. 17 The President's Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the President
Recommendation that Batt act as chairman of the proposed group to deal with international allocation of raw materials. 18

Dec. 17 The President to the Director of Materials, Office of Production Management (Batt)
Assignment to take the intiative in preparing for a conference on effective joint use of raw materials. 19

Dec. 17 The Secretary of State to the Minister in Portugal (Fish)
Instruction to consult Salazar or other Protuguese officials about reports of impending German operations involving Spain. 19

Dec. 18 The President to the Secretary of State
Notofication of proposed conference with British, and possiblty Dutch, on raw materials. Request for assignment of Finletter. 20

Dec. 18 The Secretary of State to the President
Report that Finletter has been assigned to the raw materials group. 20

Dec. 18 The British Ambassador (Halifax) to President Roosevelt
Acceptance of invitation for Churchill to stay at the White House. 21

Date	Paper	Page
1941
Dec. 13	The President's Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the British Minister of Supply (Beaverbrook) Proposal for American-British discussioins at Washington on the production and allocation of available raw materials.	10
Dec. 14	The Coordinator of Information (Donovan) to the President Suggestion to consider British and American combined naval action against certain elements of the French Fleet before seizure by the Germans.	11
Dec. 14	Draft Joint Declaration Proposed pledge by the United States, United Kingdom, China, The Netherlands, and other Governments to employ full resources against the Axis Ppowers and not to make a separate peace with any of them.	11
Dec. 16	The Assistant Secretary of State (Berle) to the Secretary of State Proposals for a Supreme Political Council, a Supureme War Council, and a Supreme Economic Council to unify the efforts of the powers allied against the Axis.	12
Dec. 16	The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations to the Naval Staff, British Joint Staff Mission Notification of some necessary changes in the fleet dispositions called for in the ABC-1 plan.	16
Dec. 17	Mr. Savage to the Secretary of State Proposal for a Supreme War Council	17
Dec. 17	The President's Special Assistant (Hopkins) to the President Recommendation that Batt act as chairman of the proposed group to deal with international allocation of raw materials.	18
Dec. 17	The President to the Director of Materials, Office of Production Management (Batt) Assignment to take the intiative in preparing for a conference on effective joint use of raw materials.	19
Dec. 17	The Secretary of State to the Minister in Portugal (Fish) Instruction to consult Salazar or other Protuguese officials about reports of impending German operations involving Spain.	19
Dec. 18	The President to the Secretary of State Notofication of proposed conference with British, and possiblty Dutch, on raw materials. Request for assignment of Finletter.	20
Dec. 18	The Secretary of State to the President Report that Finletter has been assigned to the raw materials group.	20
Dec. 18	The British Ambassador (Halifax) to President Roosevelt Acceptance of invitation for Churchill to stay at the White House.	21

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Date Paper Page

1941

[Dec. 16-20] Memorandum by Prime Minister Churchill
Survey prepared aboard H.M.S. Duke of York of war policy for 1942 and 1943: the Atlantic Front; The Pacific Front, 1943, and Notes on the Pacific. 21

[Dec. 18] Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt
Suggtested agenda for the Conference. 37

Editorial Note on a Meeting at the White House, December 18, 1941
Discussiosn of tghe agenda proposed by Churchill. 37

Dec. 18 The Minister in Portugal (Fish) to the Secretary of State
Report that Portuguese Government knows of no impending German move involving Spain and that Salazar inatends to continue his policy of strict neutrality. 38

Dec. 19 The Under Secretary of State (Welles) to the President
Recommendation (wth Halifax's concurrence) that Roosevelt not send a personal message to Salazar unless a German occupation of Spain and a possible entrance into Portugal were actually imminent. 38

Dec. 19 Draft Joint Declaration
Draft pledge by the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Societ Union and other countries, in the basis of the Atlantic Charter, to use their full resources in cooperation against the common enemies. 39

Dec. 19 Draft Agreement
Proposal for a Supreme War Council and Staff. 40

Dec. 20 The Chargé in Switzerland (Huddle) to the Secretary of State
Reports from French source of a Pétain-Goering meeting on December 1 qand a conversation with Darlan by a French diplomat on December 13, both concerning the situation in France and North Africa. 41

Dec. 20 The Secretary of War (Stimson) to the President
Analysis of strategic concepts regarding the North Atlantiic andd other theaters of war, with an indication of their relative importance and priority. 44

Dec. 20 The President's Personal Representative (Bullitt) to the President
Analysiis from Cairo of the military and supply situation in North Africa, with re commendation that urgent measures be taken. 47

Dec. 21 The President's Personal Representative (Bullitt) to the President
Report of conferences with British officials regarding German forces along the Pyrenees and in Africa, athe bombingn of Ploesti, logistics of the Libyan campaign, and changes in the assignments of Auchinleck and Wavell. 49

[Dec. 21] Papers by the Joint Board
Memoranda presenting tentative American views of the agenda items proposed by Churchill on December 18 and on certain broad military decisions regarding specific areas. 50

Date	Paper	Page
1941
[Dec. 16-20]	Memorandum by Prime Minister Churchill Survey prepared aboard H.M.S. Duke of York of war policy for 1942 and 1943: the Atlantic Front; The Pacific Front, 1943, and Notes on the Pacific.	21
[Dec. 18]	Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt Suggtested agenda for the Conference.	37
	Editorial Note on a Meeting at the White House, December 18, 1941 Discussiosn of tghe agenda proposed by Churchill.	37
Dec. 18	The Minister in Portugal (Fish) to the Secretary of State Report that Portuguese Government knows of no impending German move involving Spain and that Salazar inatends to continue his policy of strict neutrality.	38
Dec. 19	The Under Secretary of State (Welles) to the President Recommendation (wth Halifax's concurrence) that Roosevelt not send a personal message to Salazar unless a German occupation of Spain and a possible entrance into Portugal were actually imminent.	38
Dec. 19	Draft Joint Declaration Draft pledge by the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Societ Union and other countries, in the basis of the Atlantic Charter, to use their full resources in cooperation against the common enemies.	39
Dec. 19	Draft Agreement Proposal for a Supreme War Council and Staff.	40
Dec. 20	The Chargé in Switzerland (Huddle) to the Secretary of State Reports from French source of a Pétain-Goering meeting on December 1 qand a conversation with Darlan by a French diplomat on December 13, both concerning the situation in France and North Africa.	41
Dec. 20	The Secretary of War (Stimson) to the President Analysis of strategic concepts regarding the North Atlantiic andd other theaters of war, with an indication of their relative importance and priority.	44
Dec. 20	The President's Personal Representative (Bullitt) to the President Analysiis from Cairo of the military and supply situation in North Africa, with re commendation that urgent measures be taken.	47
Dec. 21	The President's Personal Representative (Bullitt) to the President Report of conferences with British officials regarding German forces along the Pyrenees and in Africa, athe bombingn of Ploesti, logistics of the Libyan campaign, and changes in the assignments of Auchinleck and Wavell.	49
[Dec. 21]	Papers by the Joint Board Memoranda presenting tentative American views of the agenda items proposed by Churchill on December 18 and on certain broad military decisions regarding specific areas.	50

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Date Paper Page

1941

Dec. 21 The Coordinator of Information (Donovan) to the President
Transmittal of a study indicating that the military and political advantages to Germany of occupying Northwest Africa seem to outweigh the probable and even maximal costs. 54

Editorial Note on a Meeting at the White House, December 21, 1941
Indication of sources of information on the meeting. Wuotation from Stimson's Diary showing the military and naval subjects discussed. 56

[Dec. 21] Memorandum by Secretary Stimson
Summary of decisions taken in the White House discussion on military and naval questions. 57

Dec. 21 The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State
Queries from Churchilol regarding accommodations for conference delegation. Mantion of his intent to station Dill in Washington. 58

Dec. 22 The Secretary of State to the President
Supplemental suggestions for a Supreme War Council. 58

Dec. 22 Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt
Arrangements for arrival at Washington. 59

Editorial Note on a Telephone COnversation Between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King
Invitation to Mackenzie King to come to Washington. 59

Dec. 22 White House Press Release
Announcement that the prupose of the conferenceds is "the defeat of Hitlerism throughout the world: and that further conferences will be held with Russia, China, the Nethhherlands, and the British Dominions. 60

2. Proceedings of the Conference

Editorial Note
Explanation of documentation available on various conversations and subjects for which no formal records have been found. 61

1941
Dec. 22 Roosevelt-Churchill Meeting, Evening
Editorial Note
Reproduction of Churchill's report on this conversation, which dealt with France and the invasion of North Africa. 63

Dec. 22 Arnold-Portal Meeting, Evening
Notes by Lieutenant General Arnold
Employment of British and American forces against Japan; a possible base at Vladivostok; North Africa; Atlantic islands; production and deployment of aircraft the Russian campaign; priorities in the work of the conference. 65

Date	Paper	Page
1941
Dec. 21	The Coordinator of Information (Donovan) to the President Transmittal of a study indicating that the military and political advantages to Germany of occupying Northwest Africa seem to outweigh the probable and even maximal costs.	54
	Editorial Note on a Meeting at the White House, December 21, 1941 Indication of sources of information on the meeting. Wuotation from Stimson's Diary showing the military and naval subjects discussed.	56
[Dec. 21]	Memorandum by Secretary Stimson Summary of decisions taken in the White House discussion on military and naval questions.	57
Dec. 21	The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant) to the Secretary of State Queries from Churchilol regarding accommodations for conference delegation. Mantion of his intent to station Dill in Washington.	58
Dec. 22	The Secretary of State to the President Supplemental suggestions for a Supreme War Council.	58
Dec. 22	Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt Arrangements for arrival at Washington.	59
	Editorial Note on a Telephone COnversation Between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Mackenzie King Invitation to Mackenzie King to come to Washington.	59
Dec. 22	White House Press Release Announcement that the prupose of the conferenceds is "the defeat of Hitlerism throughout the world: and that further conferences will be held with Russia, China, the Nethhherlands, and the British Dominions.	60
2. Proceedings of the Conference
	Editorial Note Explanation of documentation available on various conversations and subjects for which no formal records have been found.	61
1941
Dec. 22	Roosevelt-Churchill Meeting, Evening Editorial Note Reproduction of Churchill's report on this conversation, which dealt with France and the invasion of North Africa.	63
Dec. 22	Arnold-Portal Meeting, Evening Notes by Lieutenant General Arnold Employment of British and American forces against Japan; a possible base at Vladivostok; North Africa; Atlantic islands; production and deployment of aircraft the Russian campaign; priorities in the work of the conference.	65

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1941

Dec. 23

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74

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81

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82

Dec. 24

90

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1941
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