December 3rd, 1943
Transcript
Times | Log | Location | Source |
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10:30am |
John J. McCloy (Asst. Sec. of War) called on Harry L. Hopkins at FDR's villa. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
11:00am |
Worked on mail with Lt. (jg) Rigdon. Signed Congressional bills S630, S770, S862, S950, S1008, S1246, S1309, S1382, S. J. Res. 47. Signed an Executive Order authorizing Navy Sec. Knox to take possession and operate the shipyard of the Los Angeles, CA Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation in Los Angeles, CA. Signed a proclamation entitled "Day of Prayer". Note: t |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
12:00pm |
Maj. John Boettiger flew to Adana, Turkey, to meet and accompany Pres. Gen. Ismet Inonu to Cairo, Egypt. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
1:30pm |
(lunch) Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. William D. Leahy, Asst. Sec. of War John J. McCloy, John G. Winant, Harry L. Hopkins. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
2:00pm |
George Wadsworth (American Consul-General at Beirut, Lebanon) |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
2:30pm |
Amb. Lincoln MacVeagh (to governments-in-exile Greece and Yugoslavia) |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
4:40pm |
Worked on mail. Read the "Fathers' Draft Act" and announced intention to sign it at a later date. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
5:10pm |
Joint Chiefs of Staff (Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Capt. Royal). |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
8:30pm |
(dinner) Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Adm. William D. Leahy, Harry L. Hopkins. |
Cairo, Egypt |
TRP, FR |
ER |
In Washington, DC |
USH |
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Houseguest |
Miss Sally Griffin (arr. 10:00) |
USH |
USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary
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