November 26th, 1943

Transcript

Times Log Location Source

10:00am

James M. Landis, W. Averell Harriman, Adm. Mountbatten, Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, Adm. William D. Leahy, John G. Winant

Note: No time given. 1000 assumed

Cairo, Egypt

FR

2:30pm

Gen. George C. Marshall, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. FDR bestowed the Legion of Merit on Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

4:30pm

Prime Min. Winston S. Churchill, Generalissimo and Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, W. Averell Harriman, Anthony Eden, Sir Alexander Cadogan. A press communique announcing the completion of the first phase of the Cairo Conference was agreed upon. For security reasons, it was also agreed that this communique would not be released to the press until after the completion of the forthcoming conference at Teheran, Iran.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

6:00pm –

7:00pm

Lt. (jg) Rigdon. Worked on official mail from Washington, DC

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

7:30pm

(dinner) Adm. William D. Leahy, Adm. Wilson Brown, Ross T. McIntire, Gen. Edwin M. Watson.

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

10:00pm

Retired

Cairo, Egypt

TRP, FR

ER

In New York, NY

USH

Houseguest

Ludington children and nurse (left 2:30)

USH

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

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