Closing the Ring (105 page)

conversation with Stalin on Germany and the post-war world
, ;

on the Polish question
, ;

presents to Stalin, at the King’s command, Sword of Honour commemorating the defence of Stalingrad
, ;

at second plenary meeting in Teheran, explains to Stalin about the “Overlord” command
, ;

sets out British case
, and elaborates argument, ;

anger at incident at Stalin’s dinner party
, ;

private conversation with Stalin
, ;

on warm-water ports for Russia
, ;

suggests communiqué

to cover military talks
, ;

gives dinner on his birthday, Nov., at British Legation
, ;

at luncheon, Dec., gives his views on questions connected with possible entry of Turkey into the war
, ;

answers Molotov on question of Italian ships
, ;

views on a Polish settlement
, ;

on Finland
, ;

on plans for Germany and a Danubian Confederation
, ;

initials document setting forth military conclusions of Triple Conference
;

returns to Cairo
;

at first two plenary meetings of second Cairo Conference gives British views on Southern France and Andamans operations in connection with their effect on “Overlord,” ;

message jointly with President Roosevelt to Stalin, giving summary of decisions reached at Cairo
;

message to Mountbatten on his needs for taking the Andamans
;

entertains President Inönü to dinner
;

memorandum to C.O.S. Committee on policy and action in event of Turkish entry into war
, ;

learns President Roosevelt’s decision on Command of “Overlord,” ;

notes optimistic current of opinion in high service circles
;

takes the President to see the Sphinx
;

bids farewell to the President
;

leaves Cairo for Tunis
;

ill with pneumonia at Eisenhower’s villa at Carthage
, ;

comments on Jane Austen’s
Sense and Sensibility
;

convenes meetings of chief commanders
;

efforts to secure retention in Mediterranean of sufficient L.S.T.s for Anzio operation
, ;

on stagnation of Italian campaign
;

talks with Alexander
;

date of “Overlord” first mentioned
, ;

appeals to President Roosevelt on matter of L.S.T.s
, ;

flies from Carthage to Marrakesh
, ;

at Marrakesh
, ;

success of efforts to accomplish “cat-claw,” ;

agrees that Rhodes and Aegean must be side-tracked
;

visit of Montgomery
, ;

describes, in telegram to the President, his mode of life in Marrakesh
;

holds two conferences on Anzio operation and reports conclusions to the President
, ;

state of health at Marrakesh
;

visited by Beneš
, ;

invites de Gaulle to the Villa Taylor
;

comments in after-luncheon talk on various actions of de Gaulle
;

proposes to the President to propose to Stalin alternative temporary plan concerning delivery of Italian ships to Russia, ;

flies to Gibraltar and returns in the
King George V
to England
;

presides over C.O.S. Conference at Downing Street on aid to Yugoslav anti-Axis movement
;

message to Alexander on connection of Italian and Balkan theatres
;

to Roosevelt on situation in Balkans
, ;

sees King Peter in Cairo
, ;

deals with question of the dismissal of Mihailovic, and position of King Peter II, in messages to Eden
, and to Tito, ;

explains Yugoslav situation to Parliament
, ;

notifies Stalin of Anzio action
;

telegraphs Alexander approving initial actions on Anzio beachhead
, and further as to possibility of troops being sealed off;

troubled at several features of Anzio operation
;

comments to Dill on Wilson’s report
, ;

exchange of messages with Cunningham as to number of vehicles landed at Anzio
, ;

cables Alexander as to orders to American troops
, ;

congratulates the President on fighting of U.S. troops at Anzio
, ;

gives account of war to House of Commons (Feb.
);

replies to Smuts’

cable on Anzio and Cassino
, ;

sums up Anzio struggle
;

messages to the President on Italian political affairs
, ;

on death of Harry Hopkins’

son
;

exchange of messages with Alexander on difficulties of advance at Cassino
, ;

strongly favours Italian campaign priority over “Anvil,” ;

minute to Lyttelton on aluminised explosives
, ;

memorandum to colleagues on aluminised explosives
, ;

exchange of messages with Eisenhower and President Roosevelt on bombing of French railway centres and consequent loss of civilian life
, ;

tribute of respect to officers and men in battle of the air
, ;

favours sending British troops to Athens in event of German withdrawal
, ;

message to Wilson, repeated to Alexander, about Greek brigade in Egypt destined for Italian campaign
;

message on resignation of Tsouderos
;

lunches with King of Greece
;

messages to Leeper on Greek political situation and mutinous Greek brigade in Egypt
, ;

to Paget on Greek mutiny
, ;

reports to the President on Greek situation
, and to the House of Commons, ;

congratulates Mountbatten on Arakan fighting
;

cables President Roosevelt account of action of Wingate’s Brigade
, ;

uses authority to ensure Mountbatten’s retaining whatever needed for victory in battle (May)
, ;

advocates Sumatra operation
, ;

on importance of holding part of Japanese Fleet at Singapore
, ;

to Roosevelt on Pacific needs and “Bay of Bengal strategy,” ;

to C.O.S. on “Bay of Bengal strategy,” ;

on “middle strategy,” ;

decides to set up and preside over weekly committee to deal with repercussions of “Overlord” preparations
;

minute on carriage of airborne troops for “Overlord,” ;

on waterproofing materials and on D.D. tanks and priorities list
;

to First Sea Lord on bombardment squadron in “Overlord,”;

cable to Marshall on “Overlord” preparations looked into personally
;

exchange of telegrams with Alexander before great offensive south o Rome
, and again during offensive (17 May), ;

on capture of Rome
, ;

personal telegram of congratulation to Alexander
;

message to Stalin on Allied entry into
Rome, ;

at Conference at Montgomery’s Headquarters, May
, ;

interview with Montgomery about apparent excess of motor-cars for “Overlord” operation
;

successfully appeals to Eisenhower for vehicles for Leclerc Division
, ;

arranges with Admiral Ramsay to go to sea in H.M.S.
Belfast
and watch opening of battle
;

exchange of letters with the King as to going to sea on D-Day
, ;

reflections of, on issue involved
;

visits Portsmouth and sails down the Solent
;

at Eisenhower’s camp
, ;

cables to President Roosevelt about General Franco and de Gaulle’s impending visit
, ;

conversation with de Gaulle
,
On words and names

Cables, letters, messages, minutes, telegrams, etc., to
—

Rt. Hon. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty,

General Sir Harold Alexander,

L. S. Amery, Secretary of State for India,

Sir John Anderson, Lord President of the Council,

Rt. Hon. Clement Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, Deputy Prime Minister,

Rt. Hon. Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service

Brendan Bracken, Minister of Information,

Sir Edward Bridges

General Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of Imperial General Staff,

Rt. Hon. R. A. Butler, President of the Board of Education

Sir Alexander Cadogan,

Sir Ronald Campbell,

Lord Cherwell,

Chiefs of Staff,

Chiefs of Staff Committee,

Rt. Hon. Alfred Duff Cooper. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Viscount Cranborne, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

Sir Stafford Cripps, Minister of Aircraft Production,

Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham,

Admiral John Cunningham

Hugh Dalton, President of the Board of Trade

Field-Marshal Sir John Dill

Director of Military Intelligence,

Sir Andrew Duncan, Minister of Supply,

Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden, H.M. Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,

,

General Dwight D. Eisenhower,

Major G. Lloyd George, Minister of Fuel and Power

General Giraud

Sir James Grigg, Secretary of State for War,

General Hollis,

Harry Hopkins,

Rt. Hon. R. S. Hudson, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Major-General Sir Hastings Ismay, Chief of Staff to Minister of Defence,

Brigadier Jacob

Sir A. Clark Kerr, H.M. Ambassador in Moscow,

His Majesty the King,

Sir Alan Lascelles

Rt. Hon. R. K. Law, Minister of State

Lord Leathers, Minister of War Transport,

R. W. Allen Leeper, British Ambassador to Greek Government-in-Exile (Cairo),

Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India,

Colonel J. J. Llewellin, Minister of Food,

Geoffrey Lloyd, Secretary for Petroleum

Rt. Hon. Oliver Lyttelton, Minister of Production,

Harold Macmillan,

General George Marshall, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army,

Minister of Home Security

General Sir Bernard Montgomery,

Rt. Hon. Herbert Morrison,

Major Morton

Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Commander Allied Forces in Southeast Asia,

General Sir Bernard Paget, Commander of British Forces in Egypt,

General Pile

Lord Portal, Minister of Works

Portal, Sir Charles, Chief of the Air Staff

Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord,

Colonel Price

Duncan Sandys

Earl of Selborne, Minister of Economic Warfare

Viscount Simon, Lord Chancellor

Sir Archibald Sinclair,

General J. C. Smuts, Prime Minister of Union of South Africa,

Premier Stalin,

,

Air-Marshal A. W. Tedder, Deputy Supreme Commander A.E.F.

Marshal Tito,

M. Tsouderos, Greek Premier

Vice-Chief of Naval Staff

Rt. Hon. H. N. Willink, Minister of Health

General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Commander Middle East

Lord Woolton, Minister of Food,

Correspondence
(
Former Naval Person
)
with President Roosevelt
,

Personal minutes and telegrams
,

Plans for the Transition Period
,

Churchill, Major Randolph
, ;

mission to Tito

Churchill, Sarah
,

Churchill, Mrs. Winston S.

Ciano, Count, Mussolini condemns and has shot as traitor
,

Cisterna
,

Civitavecchia

Clark, General Mark (U.S.)

Code-names, List of
, ;

Churchill on