December 4th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

7:30am

Lt. Gen. Somervell called on Harry L. Hopkins at FDR's villa.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

9:30am

Lewis W. Douglas called on Harry L. Hopkins at FDR's villa.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

11:00am

Plenary meeting of FDR and Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill with Foreign Min. Anthony Eden, Harry L. Hopkins, Adm. William D. Leahy, Gen. George C. Marshall, Adm. Ernest J. King, Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Adm. of the Fleet Cunningham, Gen. Brooke, Air Chief Marshal Portal, Field Marshal Sir John Dill, Lt. Gen. Ismay, Capt. Royal.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

12:30pm

Pres. Ismet Inonu of Turkey arrived in Cairo, Egypt accompanied by Maj. John Boettiger.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

5:00pm

Pres. Gen. Ismet Inonu and the Turkish delegation, accompanied by Amb. Laurence A. Steinhardt, met with FDR, Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, and Harry L. Hopkins at FDR's villa. Also present were Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen (British Ambassador to Turkey), Sergei Vinogradov (Soviet Ambassador to Turkey).

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

8:30pm

(dinner) Turkish Pres. Inonu, Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Anthony Eden, Amb. Vinogradov, Amb. Sir Knatchbull-Hugessen, Sureyya Anderiman, Sergey Mikhailov, Selim Sarper, Harry L. Hopkins, Maj. John Boettiger, Numan Menemencioglu, Amb. Steinhardt, Cevad Acikalin, Adm. William D. Leahy, Sir Alexander Cadogan.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

ER

In Washington, DC

USH

Houseguest

Mrs. Harry L. Hopkins (left 1:00)

USH

USH = White House Usher's Diary, STE = Stenographer's Diary, PC = Press Conference, TU = Tully's Appointment Diary

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