Presidential Trips - Argonaut (1), Yalta Background - October 24, 1944-January 15, 1944

FLASH Regraded Unlcassified BOX 21. PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS. CRIMEA CONFERENCE [ARGONAUT (1) - (2-2A)] Folder 2. MR 210 Argonaut (1) Section 2. Yalta - - Background - - January 16, 1945. Messages having to do with procedural matters in connection with Map Room Files. 25 BOX 21. (continued) the Yalta Conference, security, transport, etc. Regraded Unlcassified 7 March 1945 MEMORANDUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF, U. S. ARMY During my recent trip to the Crimes, I was most impressed by the thoroughly efficient manner in which the officers and men of the Air Transport Command performed their duties. The transportation of the large group from Wash- ington to Yalta and return, and that of my party to and from Malta were both difficult Jobs performed with dispatch and precision. I hereby commend the Air Transport Command for a job well done. Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL TOT PRIORITY From: Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces, Forward, Rheims, France To: War Department No: FWD 17368 26 February 1945 FWD 17368 to AGWAR for Generalwatson and Admiral Brown via White House Map Room from SHAEF Forward from Park signed Eisenhower cite SHSGS. Am now at SHAEF Forward and plan to proceed to Front returning Washington on or about 3 March. Please notify family. End Mrs protiped 27/1000/ Reid 27/03/5Z ACTION: Whi te House CM-IN-27286 (26 Feb 45) DTG 261700A hgr CONFIDENTIAL argonant 1 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified Italy TP" Besteq 21 February 1945 POUCH LIST NO. 8 L. Memorandum for the Naval Aide to the President, /s/ E. J. King, dated 17 Feb 45. 2. Nomination for promotion of Captain Horace D. Nuber, SC, USN, to RAdm. 3. Nomination for promotion of RAdm William J. Carter, SC, USN to be RAdm for term of 4 years. 4. Legion of Merit for Captain John William Josselyn, D.S.C. Royal Navy and Captain Dennis Marescaux Lees, D.S.O., Royal Navy. 5. Legion of Merit for: Admiral Sir Bertram H. Ramsey, KcB, KBE, MVO Vice Admiral Sir Philip L. Vian, KcB, KBE, DSO Rear Admiral Charles G. Talbot, DSO Rear Admiral William E. Parry, CB, ADC Commodore C.E. Douglas-Pennant, CBE, DSC, RN 6. War Department Dispatches as follows: CM-IN-14882 (15 Feb 45) -14493 (14 Feb 45) -17294 (17 Feb 45) 7. Navy Department Dispatches as follows: 151635 NCR 2590 151855 NCR 40461 150500 NCR 2194 161815 NCR 5242 8. Special Air and Gunnery Target Map of Iwo Jima (Scale 1:20,000) 9. Location of United States Naval Forces report for 19 February 1945 10. Weekly Summary of Enemy Air Activity, 14 February 1945. 11. Five photographs of Iwo Jima 12. Weekly Intelligence Summary Number 110, 15 February 1945. 13. The O.N.I. Weekly, February 14, 1945 14. Manila Envelope for Commander Tyree. 15. Maniha Envelope for Mrs. Boettiger - 1 - augonant Regraded Unlcassified 600CH rist 16. Sealed envelope for the President. (Message from SecState to President re visits in Monrovia. 17. Five Letters for Vice Admiral Brown 18. Four letters for Commander Tyree 19. Two letters for Major Putnam 20. Three letters for Lieutenant Bogue 21. Four letters for Lieutenant Rigdon 22. One letter for CWO Cornelius Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT ASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE URGENT SECRET TOP TOP SECRET IVI From: CG US Army Forces, Maison Blanche To: War Department CO Bovington Apt, London, England ? CG North African Wing ATC, Casablanca CG European Wing ATC, London, England Headquarters Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, Caserta, Italy CO AACS Algiers, Algeria Nr: 134 20 February 1945 This is TOP SECRET. For CO ATC attention P and T Officer, MAAF pass to AFHQ and MTOUSA plus personal for ? Eaker, CG EURD pass to CG ETOUSA, EURD attn Parker P and T Officer, AGWAR personal for Arnold CG NAFD attention Turner, 18th A.W. Comm Regional pass to Regional Flying Control Algiers, from Green signed Lawrence msg ref 134. Sending combined warning and departure message on 054 number 0145 call sign 3E5 with Mr Steve Early and party of three. ATD 09452 and ETA 1400z at your haven. End. NOTAS ACTION: Gen Arnold BENE INFO: White House Bo CM-IN-20050 (20 Feb 45) DTG: 2010092 pa TOP SECRET 7 argmout COPY No. 14-75724 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified ELH action taken in THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 18, 1945. Lieut. Elsey: Courts-martials signed and returned to Judge Latta: 2nd Lt. R. L. Herren, USMCR Lt(jg) Gordon C. Bliss, USNR. Nominations signed and returned to Judge Latta: (Please inform Captain Latimer, BuPers). 7117 st Davenport Browne - to Commodore Henry M. Briggs - do Paul F. Foster - do John Perry - to Rear Admiral Nominations signed and being held by Admiral brown until our return to Washington: Milton S. Davis - Reappointment as Commodore Robert G. Coman - to Commodore Legion of Merit Certificate for Lieutenant A. D. Thomson, R.A.N.V.R., signed and returned to Judge Latta. W. right M. Rigdon. argonant THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 18, 1945, Received from bieut(38) w. Mw Rigdon, USS., one locked White House pouch , containing official White House mail, for delivery to the addressee (Hon. M. C. Latta, The White House, Washington, D.C., via most expeditious means available. Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. argonant WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET TOP TOP SECRET IVI OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: CG US Army Forces, Algiers, Maison Blanche To: War Department CO Army Airways Communications System Wing, Marrakech, Morocco CG Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, Caserta, Italy CG North African Ferry Division, Air Transport Command, Casablance CG United Kingdom Base Section, London, England Nr: ALG 092 18 February 1945 TOP SECRET. To CO ATC attn P and T Officer and Opns Officer, Algiers CRYPTO please pass to Regional Flying Con- trol for info, info to MAAF, also pass to AFHQ and MTOUSA plus (personal to Eaker), info to AGWAR plus (personal to Arnold), info ETOUSA, info CG NAFD attention Turner cite ALG 0 92 from Maher signed Lawrence. Giving to you departure of two C-54's calls 26 P and 0145 ATD 26 P 15152 with ETA 18352. ETD nbr 0145 at 1600Z with ETA 1920Z. Arrange accomodations for five at Villa Taylor, Col Ireland and Mr-Hopkins party of five. 10 to be placed at the Mamonia Hotel. Follow will other. End Krauss ACTION: Gen notified Arnold that Nw H. may amive INFORMATION: White House "in a few days CM-IN-18484 (18 Feb 45) DTG 1816432 bjm TOP SECRET argonant COPY,No. 7 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified February 17, 1945. Lieut. Elsey: This envelope should contain: Memo to Lt. Elsey, signed by Rigdon. Memo to Asst. Sec"av signed by Adm. Brown (Hirem Soloman). Sealed envelopes addressed to: Lt. Myers. \ Mrs. Bogue. Lt. Collins. Lt. Nelson (Naval Dispensary). Lt. Elsey. Mrs. Fox. Mrs. Rigdon. Mrs. Bruenn. Mrs. Tyree. Miss Macy B. Putnam. Master M. A. Putnam. Mrs. Putnam. Mrs. Brown. Admiral Brown's memorandum (Secret) to Admiral Moreell. Sealed envelopes addressed to: Mrs. Mc-ntire. Captain Harper. Mrs. Eleanor Clark. Miss Clare Murphy. Rear Admiral Agnew. Miss Marie McAlear. RIGDON. 5r taken of Duenned by Bn argonant Regraded Unlcassified PP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OP OP OP 1 FROM CINCLANT PRIORITY 2 CTG 29.9 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 17 FEB 1945 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1537 8 COMNAVZORES OP OP OP PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY FRUIN BY D SMITH BYLENIHAN INFORMATION CTF 29 10 CTG 29.7 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 COMMORSEAFRON DEFERRED 12 DITTOED CTG 21.5 BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BYD SMITH CTO 21.5.3; COMINCH 14 WNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 171458 NCR 4254 17 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (CINCLANT SENDS INFO COMINCH) 22 23 24 CTG 21.5 WILL REQUIRE SERVICES CHEMUNG TO REFUEL 6 DD'S 25 26 IN 2 GROUPS. 3 ABOUT 21 FEB AND 3 ABOUT 22 FEB. 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SPEED 20. 29 30 NORMAL MEDITERRANEAN ROUTE TO STRAITS THEN PROBABLY REVERSE 31 32 OF EASTBOUND ROUTE. 33 34 PROVIDE AIR COVER TO LONGITUDE 18-00 W. COMINCH 161630 35 36 NOT TO ALL REFERS. 37 38 39 40 41 PIA 42 43 44 ACTION:F-30 45 46 47 COMINCH: 1 TO 8 COPIES INCL 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 argunat TOP SECRET 5 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. OPNAV argonant 19-78 171147 Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM 8TH FLT(ADM) ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OP-OPOP-OP FROM 17 FEB 1945 DATE fun PRIORITY 2 COMMORSEAFRON 3 RELEASED BY ROUTINE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 1411/17 7 TOR CODEROOM COMFAIRWING 15 8 VISSCHER COM 8TH FLT OPS OP+OP-OP- 9 DECODED BY DITTOED INFORMATION HQ MAAF; AOC MAAF 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASEDELY ECKENIHAN COMINCH; CTG 21.5 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY ELY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND as ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 1710222 NCR 4187 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 ((FROM COM 8TH FLT (ADM) ACTION TO COMMORSEAFRON. INFO 22 TO COMFAIRWING 15 COM 8TH FLT (OPS) MQ MAAF AOC MAAF COMINCH 23 CTG 21.5)) 24 25 26 THIS IS TOP SECRET. 27 28 29 TG 21.5 ANTICIPATES DEPARTURE CANOR 181800A. 30 31 MY 161800A AND 161128A REFER. PROVIDE AIR COVER TO 32 33 18 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. UNLESS OTHERWISE INFORMED 34 35 BY CTG 21.5 ASSUME ROUTE IS REVERSE OF EASTBOUND PASSAGE. 36 37 SPEED OF ADVANCE 20 KNOTS, 38 39 40 COMINCH: OPIES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE. ACTION:F-30 41 42 43 44 45 46 P/A 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 5 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top 1719222 Instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. OPNAV argonant Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTG 21.5 if ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OP OP OP 1 FROM PRIORITY DI in COMMORSEAFRON 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 17 FEBRUARY 1945 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 171444 7 TOR CODEROOM CTU 21.5.3 OP OP OP 8 SMITH CTG 29.9 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY CHECK LENIHAN INFORMATION COM 8TH FLEET 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED FRUIN COMINCH 11 BY BY CIRCLANT DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BYTTOFRUIN BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 170501Z NCR 4222 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 THIS 13 TOP SECRET. CTG 21.5 ORIGINATES ACTION TO COMMORSEAFRON. 22 COMMORSEAFRO!! PASS INFO TO CTU 21.5.3 CTG 29.9 COM 8TH FLT 23 COMINCH AND CINCLANT. 24 25 26 27 REQUEST CTU 21.5,3 BE SAILED 18 FEBRUARY TO RENDEZVOUS POINT 28 29 GW WITH CTG 29.9 FUEL AND JOIN ME AT THAT POINT 07452 22 30 31 FEBRUARY. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 COMIMH: 1 TO 8 COPIES INCLUSIVE. 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL 50 51 Handle Amount only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. TOP SECRET 52 4 COPY NO. OPNAV argmant 16-78 1705012 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET TOT From: US Military Attache, London, England To: War Department Nr: 24199 17 February 1945 Sgd Tindall to MILID sr nr 24199. Altho Polish Govt here has reassured Foreign Office participation war would continue vigorously, number Polish officers confidentially have voiced desire to cease fighting because Crimean conference results. Unable judge extent feeling yet. Fnd ACTION: G-2 INFORMATION: CG AAF, OPD Col Park, Cofs CM-IN-17858 (18 Feb 45) DTG 1717152 bjm SECRET argmout COPY No. 42 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified OP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER F-30 EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE PPPPPP 1 FROM COMINCH PRIORITY 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY M F SCHOEFFEL FOR ACTION CINCLANT 4 COM STH FLT DEFERRED 5 DATE 16 FEBRUARY 1945 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 161649 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY FRUIN INFORMATION CTG 21.5 PPPPPP 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 BY BYLENIHAN DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY FRUIN 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL or TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 161630 NCR 40476 X 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. 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OPNAV argonant 19-78 161630 Regraded Unlcassified Returned: ONI WEEKLY, 31 Jan 45. 3020452 NCR 13861 312137 8128 310121 4762 310820 4913 302226 4774 261202 5435 032159 *** 062031 #### 062021 **** 062020 **** 061620 8387 071542 9452 240226 1272 272245 40153 291236 3094 281303 3492 291133 3102 280216 1618 271809 40143 291421 2872 272157 13338 012125 40217 011207 7153 010954 7191 261535 14776 CM-OUT-89337 (Jan 45) Tear-end-summary - 1944 - Soviet Shipping - - Pacific. 505-200/504-100. Locations of US Naval Forces, 30 Jan 45. General Report Number One on Free Balloons and Related Incidents. ONI WEEKLY, 17 Jan 45. UIC WEEKLY SUMMARY, 18 Jan 45. JIC WEEKLY SUMMARY, 25 Jan 45. argmout Regraded Unlcassified It Elsey P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER F-30 EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COMINCH PRIORITY 2 COM8THFLT RESPIRER 3 RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 15 FEBRUARY 1945 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY DITTOED INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 LIEUTENANT JOHN S DENWORTH USNR SPECIAL COURIER DEPARTED WASHINGTON 1423462 FOR 23 24 CASABLANCA AND ALGIERS VIA ATC WITH INSTRUCTIONS REPORT TO YOU IN MEMPHIS ON 17TH X 25 26 REQUEST HE BE PUT ABOARD USS QUINCY UPON HER ARRIVAL ALGIERS 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. OPNAV argmout Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOP SECRET - TOT 14 February 1945 From: SHAEF Main, Versailles, France To: President of the United States Nr: S-79065 Filed 141723A Ref. No. S-79065 to AGWAR for White House Map Room, please pass to Harry Hopkins from SHAEF Main from Ambassador Caffery, classify TOP SECRET. Impression has been gained by me that French Government officials in general, French press and French public got about as much as they expected from the Crimean communique; but not all they wanted. This is not true however of De Gaulle who was yesterday in a sulky mood. He apparently expected a bigger personal role for himself to come out of the communique as well as something concrete in regard to France's position in the Rhineland. However, he has not yet shown anything of this to the public. The communique at the end of yesterday's Cabinet meeting said simply that due note had been TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET taken of the notes handed to him by the three Ambassadors as well as of the Crimean communique. End TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOPSECRET - TOT 14 February 1945 From: SHAEF Main, Versailles, France To: Secretary of State Stettinius Nr: S-78883 Filed 131200A To AGWAR to ARGONAUT please pass immediately to MAGNETO for the EYES ONLY of Secretary of State Stettinius from SHAEF Main from Ambassador. Caffery. DeGaulle and Bidault last night were very suspicious and on their guard. Reference S-78865 and S-78866. Of course they had not yet seen the communique pub- lished in this morning's papers. Same message repeated State Department. END. NOTE: This info copy of message relayed to Mr. Stet- tinius at Moscow. GAWK/dg TOP SECRET 141217 2 Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOPSECRET - TOT 14 February 1945 From: SHAEF Main, Versailles, France To: Secretary of State Stettinius Nr: S-78866 Filed 122330A TO AGWAR to ARGONAUT please pass immediately to MAGNETO for the EYES ONLY of Secretary of State Stettinius from SHAEF Main from Ambassador Caffery TOPSECRET. This afternoon I received Department's 546 containing substance of communique regarding security Council and invi- tation to United Nations conference. Bidault was with De Gaulle. I saw him at 1900A hours, 12th February. He said, "You give us very little time; you are to publish your communique in the morning, etc., etc. I shall have a difficult time with General De Gaulle". Same message repeated to State Department. Please acknowledge time of receipt and delivery of message to ad- dressee. END NOTE: This info copy of message relayed to Mr. Stettinius at MOSCOW. TOP SECRET GAWK/dg 14/2/7E Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOPSECRET - TOT 14 February 1945 From: SHAEF Main, Versailles, France To: Secretary of State Stettinius Nr: s-78865 Filed 122330A To AGWAR to ARGONAUT please pass immediately to MAGNETO for the EYES ONLY of Secretary of State Stettinius from SHAEF - Main from Ambassador Caffery TOPSECRET. British and Russian Ambassadors and I delivered the messages contained in ARGONAUT 149 to General De Gaulle this evening at 2100A hours, 12th February. He read them and said "I am taking due note". He departed. The atmosphere was chilly. Please acknowledge time of receipt and delivery of this message to addressee. END NOTE: This info copy of message relayed to Mr. Stet- tinius at MOSCOW. GAWK/dg TOP SECRET 14/2/72 Regraded Unlcassified THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 13, 1945. Court-martials in cases of: Captain John D. Wagstaff, USMCR; Ensign Gilbert L. Striedel, USNR; Second Lieut. Dunfred B. Enos, USMCR; Mach. Lial F. Ingersoll, USN; W/O William C. Anderson, USMC; First Licut. W. P. Cain, USMCR approved by the President this date and returned to Judge Latta via this same mail. Rx Rigdon. argonant Regraded Unlcassified FOP TOP SECRET SECRET From: SHAEF Main, France To: The President of The United States Nr: S78993, 13 February 1945 Filed 132200A Ref No. S 78993 to ARGONAUT please pass immediately to MAGNITO for the eyes only of the President from SHAEF Main from Ambassador Caffery cite SHPOA. General DeGaulle, as I reported in my S 78865, 12 February, received by British and Russian colleagues and me frigidly last night. The communique appeared in the press this morning. He sent for me this afternoon and said that for a list of reasons he enumerated (none of them important enough) he could not leave Paris unfortunately at this juncture. Algiers is far away etcetera etcetera. I have reminded Bidault that DeGaulle had said only recently he would be glad to meet the President. Bidault said in effect "Yes, I know he did. I have been doing everything to make him go, but you don't know how stubborn he is and he has changed his mind and won't go." I believe DeGaulle expected a bigger role for himself out of the communique. Should I proceed to meet you anyhow. EH/ab End. TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COM 8TH FLEET PRIORITY 2 PRIORITY 3 COMINCH ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 14 FEBRUARY 1945 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1147 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY SCHMICK 10 PARAPHRASED SCHMICK INFORMATION ROUTINE CHECKED 11 BY MONROE DEFERRED 12 BY DITTOED BÁSEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY SCHMICK 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 140900 NCR 855 17 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 COM 8TH FLEET TO COMINCH 22 23 24 25 THIS IS TOP SECRET. 26 27 PLEASE ASK WHITE HOUSE TO SEND JUDGE ROSENMAN'S MAIL IN 28 29 MR. LATTA'S POUCH UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Elmy has trulam action 42 43 44 45 COMINCH: COPIES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Hand only in accordance with *Top Secret* instruct 140900 ned in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. OPNAV arganant 19.78 Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET 14 February 1945 TOP SECRET PRIORITY From: Opnav To : Alusna, Moscow No reference should be made to Naval vessel in messages for ultimate addressee your 140640. CNO will take necessary forwarding action. Released from the White House Map Room at 1414302, February, 1945. GEORGE M. ELSEY, Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. TOP-SECRET argonant Regraded Unlcassified Denworth to algins February 1945 POUCH LIST NO. 7 to join party 18th 1. Legion of Merit for Captain Gervase Boswell Middleton, C.B.E., A.D.C., Royal Navy; Captain Geoffrey Barnard, C.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy; Captain John Terry, M.V.O., Royal Navy; Commander Alister Angus Martin, D.S.C., R.D., Royal Naval Reserve. 2. SecNav letter 9 February, Serial 48123 addressed to the President. 3. Memo to Admiral Brown from Mrs. Roosevelt, February 10, 1945 4. Memo to Admiral Brown from Mrs. Roosevelt, February 13, 1945 5. Memo for the President, 12 Feb 45; Subject: Report of Enlisted Personnel, United States Navy 6. Memo for Adm. Brown, File: Pers 6302-MJB(3), MM 497-97-37, Undated. 7. Navy Dept. (Office of Naval Records and Library) memo to Admiral Brown 8. Dispatch for Comdr. Tyree for ComSubPac, 13 Feb 45. re POMPON. 9. Press releases: On Bretton Woods Legislation; Report of Crimea Conference, Repatriation of Pow. 10. Copy of Navy Dept. Memo, 10 Feb 45, Subj: American Red Cross 1945 War Fund campaign. 11. War Department Dispatch CM-IN-10890 (11 Feb 45) 12. Navy Department Dispatches as follows: 100730 (NCR 6614) 092141 (NCR 40359) 131945 (NCR 40425) 13. Location of United States Naval Forces report, 13 February 1945. 14. Iwo Jima photographs (Op-16-P-5 #M325-5); Op-16-P-5, Jan 22 45; Op-16-P-5 #311-5; Op-16-P-5 #M310-5. 15. ONI Weekly, February 7, 1945 (Vol. IV, No. 6) 16. War Department Summary Maps. 17. Situation Map of European Theater Ground and Air Operations, Nol 252. 18. European Order of Battle Estimate, #46, 12 February 1945 - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified 19. Japanese Order of Battle Bulletin, Feb 7, 1945 20. Report on the Japanese Air Force, 31 January 1945 21. Report on the German Air Force, 31 January 1945 22. Air Force material: SC-AS-62, 29 Jan 45; SC-08-24, 7 Feb 45; SC-AS-1, 13 Feb 45; ATC-ST-6b, 10 Feb 45; ATC-ST-6a, 10 Feb 45. 23. Op-16-FA-4 Intelligence Report, Serial 7-45, Subject: Germany; Navy; Submarine Losses, dated 1 Feb 45. 25. One sealed envelope from the Secretary of the Navy to the President 26. Three sealed envelopes for Admiral Brown 27. Three sealed envelopes for Commander Tyree 28. Five sealed letters for Commander Clark 29. Four letters for Major Putnam 30. Two letters for Lieutenant Bogue 31. Seven letters for Lieutenant Rigdon 32. One letter for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. Regraded Unlcassified SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM ALUSNA MOSCOW PRIORITY 2 RRRRRRRRR ROOTINE 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 CNO DEFERRED 5 DATE 13 FEBRUARY 1945 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1141 8 MILLER PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED MILLER BY READY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY MILLER BY MILLER BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. 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COPY NO OPNAV 19-78 2 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE HOLD FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, 1945 CAUTION: The following statement MUST BE HELD IN THE STRICTEST CON- FIDENCE until released. NOTE: Release will be simultaneous in London and MOSCOW and is automatic at 4:30 P.M., EASTERN WAR TIME, Monday, February 12, 1945. The text may be moved from Washington for distribution within the United States, but there MUST BE NO ADVANCE EXPORT from the United States in advance of publication. Extraordinary precautions must be taken to hold this state- ment absolutely confidential and secret until the hour set for automatic release. Radio commentators and news broadcasters are particularly cautioned not to make the statement the subject of speculation before the hour of release for publication. JONATHAN DANIELS Administrative Assistant to the President A comprehensive agreement was reached at the Crimea Conference providing detailed arrangements for the protection, maintenance and repatriation of prisoners of war and civilians of the British Common- wealth, Soviet Union and United States liberated by the Allied forces now invading Germany. Under these arrangements each ally will provide food, clothing, medical attention and other needs for the nationals of the others until transport is available for their repatriation. In caring for British subjects and American citizens the Soviet Government will be assisted by British and American officers. Soviet officers will assist British and American authorities in their task of caring for Soviet citizens liberated by the British and American forces during such time as they are on the continent of Europe or in the United Kingdom, awaiting transport to take them home. We are pledged to give every assistance consistent with operational requirements to help to ensure that all these prisoners of war and civilians are speedily repatriated. Regraded Unlcassified argonant WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECREP TOP TOP SECRET AMUG URGENT From: CG, Cases Field, Casablanca To: War Department CG, North African Wing ATC Casablanca DTG: 120908z 12 February 1945 TOP SECRET CO ATC Deversoir Casablanca Gravelly Point from Turner and Ireland signed Hill, Payne Field pass Deversoir Casablanca pass Gravelly Point. With ten passengers February 12th departed ALBATROSS at 07552 mission 17, flight 3 Skymaster 2252. Also departed ALBATROSS at 0800z mission 17, flight 1, Skymaster 2941 with 19 passengers with four Lightning escorts. End ACTION: Gen. Arnold INFO : Gen. Hull Inite House CM-IN-12017 (12 Feb 45) DTG 120908Z mlm TOP SECRET COPY No. 24-75704 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET 12 February 1945 From: ARGONAUT To: The President of the United States DTG: 120830Z February 1945 From: Mr. Early To: Mr. Daniels (White House) This must be held in the strictest of confidence until released. Release will be simultaneous in Washington, London, and Moscow and is automatic at 4:30 o'clock P.M. (1630) Eastern War Time Monday, February 12th, Washington time. You may give to press and radio two hours in advance of publication. However, there must be no export from the United States in advance of publication. (British complain that Associated Press exported previous statement before publication.) Please ask censor- ship to assist in preventing any export this time. The text of the statement and report follows: - Report of the Crimea Conference: For the past eight days, Winston S. Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, and Marshal J. V. Stalin, Chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics have met with the Foreign Secretaries, Chiefs of Staff, and other advisors in the Crimea. In addition to the three heads of government, the following took part in the conference: TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET For the United States of America: - Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Secretary of State; Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, U.S.N., Chief of Staff to the President; Harry L. Hopkins, Special Assistant to the President; Justice James F. Byrnes, Director, Office of War Mobilization; General of the Army George C. Marshall, U.S.A., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, U.S.N., Chief of Naval Operations and Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet; Lieutenant General Brehon B. Somervell, Commanding General, Army Service Forces; Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, War Shipping Administrator; Major General L. S. Kuter, U.S.A., Staff of Commanding General, U.S. Army Air Forces; W. Averell Harriman, Ambassador to the U.S.S.R.; H. Freeman Matthews, Director of European Affairs, State Department; Alger Hiss, Deputy Director, Office of Special Political Affairs, Department of State; Charles E. Bohlen, Assistant to the Secretary of State, together with political, military, and technical advisors. For the United Kingdom: - Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Lord Leathers, Minister of War Transport; Sir A. Clark Kerr, H.M. Ambassador at Moscow; Sir Alexander Cadogan, Permanent Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; TOP.SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET Sir Edward Bridges, Secretary of the War Cabinet; Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff; Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Portal, Chief of the Air Staff; Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, First Sea Lord; General Sir Hastings Ismay, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Defense, together with Field Marshal Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean Theatre; Field Marshal Wilson, Head of the British Joint Staff Mission at Washington; Admiral Somerville, Joint Staff Mission at Washington; together with military and diplomatic advisors. For the Soviet Union: - M v. Molotov, People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the U.S.S.R.; Admiral Kuznetsov, People's Commissar for the Navy; Army General Antonov, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army; A. Yd. Vyshinski, Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the U.S.S.R.; I. M. Maisky, Deputy People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the U.S.S.R.; 4 Marshal of Aviation Khydtakov; F.T. Gousev, Ambassador in Great Britain; A.A. Gromyko, Ambassador in U.S.A. TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET The following statement is made by the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the President of the United States of America, and the Chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the results of the Crimean Conference: - The Defeat of Germany - We have considered and determined the military plan of the three Allied Powers for the final defeat of the common enemy. The military staffs of the three Allied Nations have met in daily meetings throughout the conference. These meetings have been most satisfactory from every point of view and have resulted in closer coordination of the military effort of the three Allies than ever before. The fullest information has been inter-changed. The timing, scope and coordination of new and even more powerful blows to be launched by our armies and air forces into the heart of Germany from the east, west, north, and south have been fully agreed and planned in detail. Our combined military plans will be made known only as we execute them, but we believe that the very close working partnership among the three staffs attained at this conference will result in shortening the war. Meetings of the three staffs will be continued in the future whenever the need arises. Nazi Germany is doomed. The German people will only make the cost of their defeat heavier to themselves by attempting to continue a hopeless resistance. TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET - The Occupation and Control of Germany - We have agreed on common policies and plans for enforcing the unconditional surrender terms which we shall impose together on Nazi Germany after German armed resistance has been finally crushed. These terms will not be made known until the final defeat of Germany has been accomplished. Under the agreed plan, the forces of the three powers will each occupy a separate zone of Germany. Coordinated administration and control has been provided for under the plan through a Central Control Commission consisting of the Supreme Commanders of the three powers with headquarters in Berlin. It has been agreed that France should be invited by the three powers, if she should so desire, to take over a zone of occupation, and to participate as a fourth member of the Control Com- mission. The limits of the French zone will be agreed by the four governments concerned through their representatives on the European Advisory Commission. It is our inflexible purpose to destroy German militarism and Nazism and to ensure that Germany will never again be able to disturb the peace of the world. We are determined to disarm and dis- band all German armed forces; break up for all time the German General Staff that has repeatedly contrived the resurgence of German militarism; remove or destroy all German military equipment; eliminate or control all German industry that could be used for military production; bring all war criminals to just and swift punishment and exact reparation in kind for the destruction wrought by the Germans; wipe out the Nazi Party, Nazi laws, organizations and institutions; remove all Nazi and militarist influences from public office and from the cultural and economic life of the German ΓOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET people; and take in harmony such other measures in Germany as may be necessary to the future peace and safety of the world. It is not our purpose to destroy the people of Germany but only when Nazism and militarism have been extirpated will there be hope for a decent life for Germans, and a place for them in the Comity of Nations. - Reparation by Germany - We have considered the question of the damage caused by Germany to the Allied Nations in this war and recognized it as just that Germany be obliged to make compensation for this damage in kind to the greatest extent possible. A commission for the compensation of damage will be established. The commission will be instructed to consider the question of the extent and methods for compensating damage caused by Germany to the Allied countries. The commission will work in Moscow. - United Nations Conference 1 We are resolved upon the earliest possible establishment with our Allies of a general international organization to maintain peace and security. We believe that this is essential, both to prevent aggression and to remove the political, economic and social causes of war through the close and continuing collaboration of all peace loving peoples. The foundations were laid at Dumbarton Oaks. On the important question of voting procedure, however, agreement was not there reached. The present conference has been able to resolve this difficulty. We have agreed that a conference of United Nations should be called to meet at San Francisco in the United States on April 25, 1945, to prepare the charter of such an organization, along the lines proposed in the informal conversations at TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET 7 Dumbarton Oaks. The Government of China and the Provisional Government of France will be immediately consulted and invited to sponsor invitations to the conference jointly with the Governments of the United States, Great Britain and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. As soon as the consultation with China and France has been completed, the text of the proposals on voting procedure will be made public. Note: - Insert text under title "Declaration on Liberated Europe" previously sent you. Note: - Insert text previously sent you under title "Declaration on Poland" but only use word "Poland" as heading this chapter. - Yugoslavia - We have agreed to recommend to Marshal Tito and Dr. Subasic that the agreement between them should be put into effect immediately, and that a new government should be formed on the basis of that agreement. We also recommend that as soon as the new government has been formed it should declare that: - 1. The Anti-Fascist Assembly of National Liberation (AVNOJ) should be extended to include members of the last Yugoslav Parliament (SKUPSCHINA) who have not compromised themselves by collaboration with the enemy, thus forming a body to be known as a temporary parliament; and 2. Legislative acts passed by the Anti-Fascist Assembly of National Liberation will be subject to subsequent ratification by a constituent assembly. There was also a general review of other Balkan questions. TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET - Meetings of Foreign Secretaries - Throughout the conference, besides the daily meetings of the Heads of Governments and the Foreign Secretaries, separate meetings of the three Foreign Secretaries, and their advisors have also been held daily. These meetings have proved of the utmost value and the conference agreed that permanent machinery should be set up for regular consultation between the three Foreign Secretaries. They will, therefore, meet as often as may be necessary, probably about every three or four months. These meetings will be held in rotation in the three capitals, the first meeting being held in London, after the United Nations Conference on world organization. - Unity for Peace as for War - Our meeting here in the Crimea has reaffirmed our common deter- mination to maintain and strengthen in the peace to come that unity of purpose and of action which has made victory possible and certain for the United Nations in this war. We believe that this is a sacred obli- gation which our governments owe to our peoples and to all the peoples of the world. Only with the continuing and growing cooperation and understanding among our three countries and among all the peace-loving nations can the highest aspiration of humanity be realized - a secure and lasting peace which will, in the words of the Atlantic Charter, "Afford assurance that all the men in all the lands may live out their lives in freedom from fear and want." TOP SECRET Roaraded TOP SECRET Victory in this war and establishment of the proposed Inter- national Organization will provide the greatest opportunity in all history to create in the years to come the essential conditions of such a peace. Signed Alphabetical} Winston S. Churchill Franklin D. Roosevelt J. Stalin Filed by Stephen Early U.S.S. Catoctin 2/11/45 10:30 P.M. (local) 1930Z Sevastapol TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET FROM: NAVAL AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT 11 February 1945 TO : COM EIGHTH FLEET Will you please deliver the following message to Honorable Myron C. Taylor, Honorable Alexander C. Kirk, and Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark: QUOTE. Mr. Edward J. Flynn, an old friend of mine, will arrive in Italy in a short time. I wish that you would extend to him every consideration. Signed Franklin D. Roosevelt. UNQUOTE. the write up. Please Return this capy to as Use Class 5 which- Codues- - Priority TOP-SEGRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOP SECRET 10 February 1945 NOTE FOR WHITE HOUSE From: Yalta. To : War Department. Nr : Service note 62, filed 1015392. Service note nr 62. Deliver to General Stoner only from Hatch. Classify TOP SECRET. Party and POTUS leaving ARGONAUT 1200Z 11 February for Catoctin, proceeding to ALBATROSS at 04ooz 12 February, thence by plane immediately to Cairo area to board Quincy. Navy closing signal center at 1200Z tomorrow opening at Catoctin same time. Navy will be responsible for all traf- fic for POTUS from that time. However, some traffic on State and ATC closing will be forwarded soon. End. TOP SECRET argonant Regraded Unlcassified To. Commd to. Cairo 10 February 1945 POUBH LIST NO. 6 joined party 13th 1. Nomination for promotion of Commodore Milton S/ Davis, USN, (Ret) and Captain Robert G. Coman, U.S.N. 2. Nomination for promotion to Rear Admiral of Captain John Perry, U.S.N. 3. Nomination for promotion to Commodore of Captain Henry M. Briggs, U.S.N. 4. Legion of Merit Certificate in the case of Licutenant Arthur Drummond Thomson, Royal Australian Naval Reserve. 5. Court Martial case of Lieutenant (Jg) Gordon C. Bliss, U.S.N.R. 6. Court Martial case of Second Lieutenant Richard L. Herren, USMCR 7. Memo for Admiral Brown from Mr. Hassett re complaint of Hiren Soloman. 8. Memo for NavAide, File FF1/A7-2 enclosing letter from Mr. Frank L. Kluckhohn. 9. Memo for the President from Mr. Lubin dated February 6, 1945 with enclosure. 10. War Department Dispatches as follows: CM-IN-4841 (5 Feb 45) 5079 (5 Feb 45) 5834 (6 Feb 45) 7031 (7 Feb 45) 6939 (7 Feb 45) 7835 (8 Feb 451 5168 (6 Feb 45) 7056 (7 Feb 45) OUT-32286(4 Feb 45) 11. Navy Department Dispatches as follows: 260739 NCR 14828 260737 " 12063 080148 " 3862 060801 " 1765 090300 # 5423 080121 # 3969 062251 # 2998 7 Feb " 15616 12. Location of United States Naval Forces for 9 Feb 1945 13. War Department Operational Summary Maps 14. Situation Map of European Theater Ground and Air Operations, No. 247 15. Situation Map of Operations in Italy, No. 278 - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified Havo9 16. Air Force material as follows: SC-AS-36,6 February 45 SC-AS-1, 7 February 1945 SC-AS-15, Copy No. 3, 3 Feb 45 SC-05-24, Copy No. 4, 6 Feb 45 SC-AS-41, Copy No. 2, 6 Feb 45 17. Weekly Summary of Enemy Air Activity, 7 February 1945 18. Joint Intelligence Committee Weekly Summary, 8 February 1945 19. Four letters for Vice Admiral Brown 20. Four letters for Commander Tyree 21. Four letters for Major Putnam 22. One letter from for Lieutenant Bogue 23. Five letters for Lieutenant Rigdon 24. Three letters for Admiral Leahy. Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. 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Reference Cabells ARGONAUT 64 and 65 of 7th February tentative plan now calls for important initial westbound departures from Albatross on morning of Y minus 2. Additional departures on subsequent days. End This message has been relayed to ARGONAUT (1). ACTION: GEN ARNOLD INFO : GEN HULL C OF S CM-IN-7836 (8 Feb 45) DTG 081145z mcs TOP SECRET COPY No. 19 argonant THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 24-75724 Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COM 8TH FLEET ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM 1 wh 2 RELEASED BY 3 8 FEB 45 FOR ACTION ALUSNA MOSCOW ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED DATE 5 BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 0222 7 8 DECODED BY DIEBEL/KULKA - 9 PARAPHRASED KULKA CHECKED BY Nidwed INFORMATION COMINCH 10 ROUTINE BY CNO* 11 DEFERRED 12 BALDWIN DITTOED ROUTED BY BY KULKA BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL of TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 PAGE 1 OF 2 071522Z CHECK BELOW NCR 3736 16 17 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP 18 (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 FROM COM 8TH FLT ACTION ALUSNA MOSCOW INFO COMINCH CNO. 23 24 25 TOP SECRET. 26 27 WILLIAMS ASSIGNED IN COMPLIANCE WITH COMINCH 131315 JAN. 28 29 BRIEF OF HIS ORDERS FOLLOWS: "PROCEED ISTANBUL ESTABLISH US NAVY 30 31 PORT OFFICE COLLABORATE WITH CAPTAIN STEPHENS REPORT BY LETTER 32 33 TO ALUSNA MOSCOW ANKARA". WILLIAMS WAS NOT GIVEN ANY SPECIAL 34 35 INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADMINISTERING OR ROUTING AMERICAN SHIPPING 36 37 FROM BOSPHORUS TO BLACK SEA PORTS. ROUTING HAS BEEN DEFINED BY 38 39 BRITISH ADMIRALTY AND CINCMED HAS ROUTED ALL SHIPPING TO PIRAEUS 40 41 WHERE SHIPPING IS ONWARD ROUTED TO BLACK SEA DESTINATIONS. 42 43 CINCMED 032000 GIVES DETAILS EXCEPT ROUTE IN BLACK SEA WHICH IS 44 45 EXPECTED TO BE PROMULGATED BY 15 FEB. 46 47 ACTION: RTROOM. FX-01 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. PHOSPECIAL 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 OPNAV argonant Handly only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 0715222 04 Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 PAGE 2 OF 2 071522Z NCR 3736 17 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 I AM AGREEABLE TO YOUR ISSUING TO WILLIAMS WHATEVER INSTRUCTIONS 23 24 YOU CONSIDER HE SHOULD HAVE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE DESIRED RUSSIAN 25 26 COLLABORATION. YOUR 051355Z REFERS. 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 x 35 36 37 38 ORIGINAL NCR DISTRIBUTION: 39 40 COMINCH(#1-8) COG 41 42 43 39(#9) 16(#10) 12(#11) FX37(#12) 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 0715222 OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified the SECRET WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER OUTGOING MESSAGE TOP SECRET Operations Div., WDGS Mediterranean Section, SECRET TOP OPD 536 TS (7 Feb 45) Lt Col Otto/rwe 3851 7 February 1945 Commuting General, US Forces in Middle East, Cpiro, Egypt Commanding General, Allied Force Headquerters, Caserta, Italy Number WARX 33713 TOPSEC Book Message for personal attention Giles for sction and information to McNarney signed Marshall. Prepare newest and finest plush job C-47 sirplane in USAFIME with selected crew for presentation to King Ibn Spud. Airplane must be ready st Cairo not later than 9 February 45. Further instructions will follow. If sirplane 1s not available, call on McNarney to furnish newest and finest C-45 with selected crew and deliver to you at Cairo not later than 9 February current. Spit and polish desired. End ORIGINATOR: Gen Hull INFORMATION: Gen Arnold Adm Leahy Gen Bissell Coff CM-0UT-33713 (Feb 45) DTG 072150Z fbh TOP SECRET 10 SECRET COPY No. argansut SPO 10-22004-1 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECREP TOP TOP SECRET - - IVI URGENT From: ARGONAUT (2) To: War Department CG, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, Caserta, Italy ARGONAUT (1) Nr: ARGONAUT 65 7 February 1945 TOP SECRET ARGONAUT 65 to MAAF for Eaker from Cabell info Air Hq ARGONAUT (1) for Lloyd and AGWAR for Giles. Y day referred to in my immediately preceding signal will be 11th February. End NOTE : Has been relayed to ARGONAUT (1) ACTION: Gen Arnold INFO : Gen MacFarland, Adm. Leahy, Gen Hull, Adm. King, C of S CM-IN- 6711 ( 7 Feb 45 ) DTG 071201Z wk TOP SECRET 21 argonaut COPY No. 84-75724 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET TOP TOP SECRET - IVI URGENT From: ARGONAUT (2) To: War Department ARGONAUT (1) CG, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, Caserta, Italy Nr: ARGONAUT 64 7 February 1945 To MAAF Caserta info to Air Hq ARGONAUT (1) and AGWAR for Giles TOP SECRET ARGONAUT 64 to Eaker from Cabell info to Lloyd and AGWAR for Giles. Return plans for ARGONAUT involve following routes: SAKI CAIRO A. ALBATROSS direct to CAVALCADE B. ALBATROSS to GLENCOE - SAKI to ATHENS D. ALBATROSS to GLENCOE to CRICKET- SAKI % ATHENS X MALTA C, GLENCOE to CAVALCADE - ATHENS to CAIRO E, CAVALCADE to CRICKET MALTA CAIRO Prinicpal conferees are expected to make daylight flights over these routes. As far as fighter escort is con- cerned, believe that AGAN here has sufficient fighters to provide the necessary escort for the air movements along the above routes with fighters staying with their escorted air- creft until need ends, Incidentally, the fighters made rendezvous ell right with the two principals when enroute here and made quite an impression. Recommend you have action taken to redeploy air sea resuce facilities to meet conditions along the above routes. Rendend ? Admirel expected to take the ALBATROSS-CAVALCADE route ending flight there. CM-IN- 6710 ( 7 Feb 45) TOP SECRET argonant COPY 24-75724 No. 21 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT ASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECREP TOP TOP SECRET - IVI Page 2 From: ARGONAUT (2) Nr: ARGONAUT 64 7 February 1945 Colonel expected to return via GLENCOE with overnight stop then to CAVALCADE with several days stop then to CRICKET. Flight from there expected to be at night. British Chiefs will return via GLENCOE and CRICKET. US Chiefs will return via GLENCOE and Tunis. Recommend you also arrange from your end for air cover of Naval movement from CAVALCADE which will be several days after arrival there by air. This information will be sent to AGAN but other than that no executive action being taken by me. Communications other than by open telephone very difficult between me at MAGNETO and ALBATROSS. Dates of departure from ALBATROSS still not firm. Will be forwarded to you he signal based on Y Day which is estimated as earliest probable date. Y Day will be given in my immediately following signal. End NOTE : Has been relayed to ARGONAUT (1) ACTION: Gen Arnold INFO : JC/S, Adm. Leahy, Gen Hull, Adm. King, C of S CM-IN- 6710 ( 7 Feb 45 ) DTG 071240z wk TOP SECRET COPY No. 21 24-75724 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER F-30 ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE FROM COMINCH (ADMIN) ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY M F SCHOEFFEL COMSTHELT 3 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 6 FEB 1945 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 2159 7 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY BY BY dont, INFORMATION QUINCY 10 PARAPHRASED WOODWARD CHECKED CFAW 15 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTONOODWARD ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL DE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 062121 CHECK BELOW NCR 47282 16 OPERA 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 LIEUT. (JG) WARREN K. KLOOCK, USNR SPECIAL COURIER SIMILAR 23 24 MISSION MYDIS 241803 DEPARTED WASHINGTON 18102 ENROUTE CASA- 25 26 BLANCA ATC C54 NO. 2284. ENSURE HIS ARRIVAL QUINCY EARLIEST 27 28 PRACTICABLE. WHEN RELEASED BY PARTY EMBARKED PROVIDE THIS 29 30 COURIER WITH MOST EXPEDITIOUS AIR TRANSPORTATION TO WASHING- 31 32 TON. 33 34 35 36 37 38 COMINCH COPIES #1 TO #8 INCL. 39 40 41 42 43 Couls Pinney: 44 45 This i. our MapRoom counier 46 47 hmr. 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. OPNAV argonaut 19.78 062121 Regraded Unlcassified SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER F=30 EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE COMINCH Ave ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM MORSEAFRON PRIORITY 2 M.F. SCHOEFFEL ok. NOB BERMUDA ROUTINE 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CONNAV ZORES 4 7 FEB, 1945 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 2156 7 TOR CODEROOM CTU 21.6.1 TO 21.6.9 8 INCLUSIVE PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY INFORMATION COM 8TH FLT BOUTINE 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASESOWERS CHECKED CINCLANT 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 062120 NCR 40281 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 DUE COMMENCE RETURN SPECIAL ATC FLIGHTS ABOUT 11 FEBRUARY. 22 23 MY 212020 JANUARY SAME PROVISIONS APPLY. ACTION ADDEES 24 25 ADVISE STATION VESSELS NEXT ALONG ROUTE ESTIMATE TIME 26 27 DEPARTURE SPEED AND CALL LETTERS OF FLIGHTS. NO COMMUNICATION 28 29 TEST. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 COMINCH Argement COPIES 1 : TO Return 8 INCL. of J.C.S. party. 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 I OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions 062120 Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. OPNAV argonant 4 Regraded Unlcassified 6 February 1945 MAP ROOM POUCH LIST NO. 5 1. Copy of SecNav ltr to Mr. Conners dated 22 Jan 45. 2. War Department Dispatches as follows: (For subject files) CM-IN- 2614 (3 Feb 45. OUT-31189 (2 Feb 45) IN- 2120 (2 Feb 45) OUT-31275 (2 Feb 45) IN 3398 (3 Feb 45) OUT-31565 (2 Feb 45) 3. Navy Department Dispatch TG 261535, NCR 14776 4. Five Maps from Operational Summary (Western Front, Po Valley, Burma, Luzon, Eastern Front.) 5. Situation Map of European Theater Ground and Air Operations, No. 243, 5 Feb 45) 6. Weekly European Order of Battle Bulletin, 2 February 1945 7. General Report Number One of Free Balloons and Related Incidents. 8. Location of United States Naval Forces, 5 February 1945. 9. Intelligence Report, Serial FT-4-45. 10. Air Force Bulletin - SC-AP-16, Dec-Jan. 11. ATC-ST-6a, 31 Jan 45, Copy #3. 12. SC-PA-11, Copy No. 7, 18 Jan 45. 13. Report "U.S.S.R.: Political" etc. dated 3 Feb 45. 14. SC-AS-62, Copy No. 2, 22 Jan 45. 15. SC-AS-1, Copy No. 9, 5 February 1945 16. Navy Department Press and Radio Releases 17. February Issue of "Impact". 18. ONI Weekly for January 31, 1945, Vol. IV, No. 5. 19. Two letters for Admiral Brown. 20. One letter fee Commander Clark 21. One letter for Major H. W. Putnam 22. One letter for Lt. Bogue. 23. One letter for Lt. Rigdon Regraded Unlcassified SECRET SECRET TOT From: Yalta To: Map Room, White House. Nr: Svc Note Nr. 19, 5 February 1945 Filed 0515252 Effective 0602002 route traffic for Greer to Cairo. EH/ab End. SECRET Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE PRIORITY SECRET TOP TOP SECRET IVI From: ARGONAUT (2) To: War Department No: ARGONAUT 27 5 February 1945 To General Gross from Secretary Joint Chiefs of Staff info to AGWAR ARGONAUT 27 TOPSEC. ATC has cargo plane available to leave CRICKET ap- proximately 0200 Tuesday 6th February. If you are unable to leave at that time, can dispatch passenger type plane to arrive CRICKET afternoon of 6th February for return to ALBATROSS early morning 7th February. Advise immediately whether you will use cargo plane. Colonel Pfennig, ATC representative at CRICKET, has been alerted. End Note: This message relayed to ARGONAUT (1). ACTION: cc/s INFO: Adm Leahy Adm King Gen Arnold C of S Gen Styer Gen Hull OM-IN-5038 (5 Feb 45) DTG: 0517202 pa TOP SECRET 26 argonant COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 24-75724 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET IVI SECRET TOP URGENT From: ARGONAUT (2) To: War Department Nr: ARGONAUT 26 5 February 1945 To Carter CRICKET for action, information to AGWAR ARGONAUT 26 TOPSEC Gross for information from the Secretary Joint Chiefs of Staff. C P Gross, Major General and members of the Combined Shipping Staffs are moving by plane from CRICKET to MAGNETO to arrive Wednesday evening or a day earlier if possible. Admiral King desires you to come with them for participation in oil discussions. End Note: This message has been relayed to ARGONAUT (1) ACTION: Adm King INFO: JC/S Adm Leahy Gen Arnold Gen Styer Gen Hull C of S CM-IN-4987 (5 Feb 45) DTG: 0517202 pa TOP SECRET 15 argonaut COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 24-75724 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET TOP TOP SECRET IVI URGENT From: ARGONAUT (2) To: War Department DTG: 051432Z 5 February 1945 To General Gross for Combined Shipping Staffs in CRICKET from Combined Chiefs of Staff info to AGWAR, AMSSO for British Chiefs of Staff. TOPSEC. 1. Combined Chiefs of Staff desire that Major General Gross, Rear Admiral Smith, Mr R. M. Bissell, General Holmes General Williams, Colonel Chiene, Mr Picknett and Mr Gunlake arrive MAGNETO with shipping report not later than the night of Wednesday 7th February and one day earlier if possible. Base report on basic undertakings as approved in OCTAGON but be prepared to modify in the light of any changes in paragraph 6 (H) of those undertakings that may be agreed here. Assume 1 July 1945 as earliest date for collapse of Germany. 2. Wire ETA ALBATROSS. End Note: This message has been relayed to UK Base by WDCC per originator's request. Note: This message has been relayed to ARGONAUT (1) ACTION: CC/S INFO: Adm Leahy Adm King Gen Arnold C of S Gen Styer Gen Hull CM-IN-4986 (5 Feb 45) DTG: 051432Z pa TOP SECRET 20 argonant COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTG 80.1 D ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY = COM 8TH FLT R ROUTINE 3 RELEASED BY wu FOR ACTION 4 FEB 5 1945 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 051611 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 DIEBEL CNO PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY INFORMATION FCTG 21.5 R RROBTIRE 10 11 PMIMONTGOMERY CIMONTGOMERY BY BY DEFERRED 12 MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 051200 041942 16 NCR 709 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 COM EIGHTH FLEET REENCYPHERS CTG EIGHTZERO POINTONE ZEROFOURONENINE- 22 FOURTWO TO CNO CTG TWOONEPOINTFIVE FOR INFO X QUOTE ACTION COM 23 EIGHTH FLT X 24 TOP SECRET. 25 26 27 11 US NAVAL COMMUNICATION REPRESENTATION IN JOINT STAFF COMMUNICATION 28 OFFICE AT MAGNETO HOLDS CHANNELS 122, 121, 4, 131, 133. HAS ACCESS 29 30 TO CCM CHANNELS HELD BY ARMY BUT LACKS CHANNELS 54 AND 189. 31 COMPLETE CLASS 5 HELD IN CATOCTIN AT BUCHAN. TO AVOID REENCYPHERMENT 32 33 IN CATOCTIN REQUEST WHEN POSSIBLE CHANNELS 54 AND 189 BE AVOIDED IN 34 TRAFFIC INTENDED FOR MAGNETO. CATOCTIN CURRENTLY KEYS NXN AND NWD 35 36 37 CIRCUITS RELAYING BY LANDLINE TO MAGNETO. INTEND REMOTE KEYING OF 38 CATOCTIN TRANSMITTERS FROM MAGNETO IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE WHEN ADDIT- 39 40 IONAL LANDLINE FACILITIES COMPLETED BY ARMY" 41 42 COM 8TH FLT PASSED AS HIS 051200 TO CNO & CTG 21.5 FOR INFO. 43 44 NCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: 45 19C(#1) 19(#2) ACTION: F-34 46 47 COMINCH(#3TO #10) 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handly only in arrordance with 041942 contained in Article 76, Navy 06 OPNAY argonant Regraded Unlcassified 4 February 1945 POUCH LIST NO. 4 1. Navy Department dispatches as follows: 012125 NCR 40217 010954 # 7191 011207 # 7153 2. War Department Dispatches as follows: CM-OUT-29633 (Jan 45) IN-30858 (31 Jan 45) 686 (1 Feb 45) 29736 (30 Jan 45) OUT-30818 (1 Feb 45) IN- 1817 (2 Feb 45) 976 (1 Feb 45) 1071 (1 Feb 45) 661 (1 Feb 45) 3. OSS report dated 1 February 1945. 4. Disposition of Royal Navy Units and Allied Naval Units under British Operational Control, 2 February 1945. 5. Locations of United States Naval Forces, 2 February 1945 6. Situation Map of Ground Operations in Italy, Number 276, 3 February 1945 7. Siutation Map of European Theater Ground and Air Operations, No. 241, 3 Feb 45. 8. Weekly Japanese Order of Battle Bulletin, Copy No. 1, Jan 31, 1945 9. Deployment of Allied Divisions, Copy No. 7, 31 January 1945 10. SC-AS-1, 2 February 1945. 11. SC-AS-41, as of 22 January 1945 12. Joint Intelligence Committee Weekly Summary, Copy No. 1, 1 February 1945. 13. Two sealed letters for Admiral Brown. 14. Two sealed letters for Commander Tyree 15. One sealed letter for Major Putnam 16. Two Sealed letters for Lieutenant Bogue 17. Two sealed letters for Lieutenant (jg) Rigdon Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET 2/2/45 FROM POUCH #1 to MAP ROOM MAP ROOM ANNEX. Navy Dispatches (Not shown) : (Held for CLIPPERTON FOLDER: 242147 NCR 232200 NCR 7787 : 40085; 191500-11868; 151840-11683; all 241323 NCR 6745 : TOPSECs) 250137 NCR 8102 : 252250 NCR 9092 : (Held for file: CM-OUT-86195; CM-IN-24243) 251430 NCR 8550 : Army dispatch (Not shown) : 3 personal letters for mailing and delivery. CM-IN-24017 (25 Jan 45) : : Package newspapers, Cornelius to Odom, via Navy Dispatches (Shown) : Hoying. 231600-6464 : 171258-11138. : (Held for file: CM-IN-22052) 242212-40083 : 232337-6573 : 251947-30443 : 250448-9324 : 260338-9323 : 261349-9916 : 211024-8196 : 241356-7498 : 241700-7604 : 221630-6988 : 260737-118 : 151610-7852 : 241710-7732 231341-40047 261609-40114 Army Dispatch (Shown) CM-IN-25110 TOP-SECBET Regraded Unlcassified action Haying: Pouch #1 - - Rigdon to Elsey 2 February 1945. Admiral Brown's memo to SecNav re construction of the second replacement group of 8 CVEs of the 105 Class. Sealed envelope addressed to Lt. Myers. Copy of nomination - Colonels David R. Nimmer and William W. Rogers, USMC, for Brigadier General. Copy of nomination - William M. Quigley, John H. Magruder, et all - for Commodore. Admiral Brown's memorandum to Bupers re promotion of Lt. Thomas Eadie. Copy of Admiral Brown's letter to Admiral Denfeld re C. Bautista. (This copy for the CO POTOMAC). Admiral Brown's letter to Admiral Denfeld re C. Bautista - transfer to POTOMAC. Sealed envelope (TOP SECRET) addressed to Sgt. Edna M. Pillis, WAC, CCS Bldg. Memorandum for Lt. Elsey forwarding Lt. Terry's letter re Lt. Merrick. Sealed envelope addressed to Lt. Elsey Sealed envelope addressed to Major Kniffin. Sealed envelope addressed to the Map Room - - from CWO Cornelius. Sealed envelope addressed to Mrs. J. A. Tyree, Jr. Memo to Miss Lamberson (from Lt. Rigdon) with per diem claim of Lt-Comdr. Fox attached. Sealed envelope addressed to Lt. Elsey. Sealed envelope addressed to Mrs. J. A. Eyree, Danville, Va. NOTE: The President signed the court-martial case of Lt(jg) W. P. Healy, USNR, on 1-29-45 The President signed the court-martial case of Lt. R. I. Dever, USNR, on 1-31-45. The President signed the Medal of Honor citations for Gy/Sgt Robert H. McCard, USMC, and Cpl. Anthony P. Damato, on 1-31-45. Regraded Unlcassified 2 February 1945 POUCH LIST NO. 3 1. Sealed Envelope from the President from Hon. Myron C. Taylor #IR6011. 2. Envelope for the President containing dispatch from Chiang Kai-shek to the President (Copy No. 1 of CM-IN-1169, 1 Feb 45). 3. Correspondence for Commander Tyree on Ensign Veazey. 4. Correspondence forwarded by Mrs. Roosevelt on Alfred S. Thompson. 5. Correspondence on Pvt. Raymond Ritchie Morgan Jr. 6. Navy Relief Society ltr of 19 Jan 45. 7. Press release on Admiral Frederick J. Horne, USN, Promoted, 1/30/45. 8. Navy Department Dispatches as follows: 302045 NCR 13861 312137 # 8128 310121 " 4762 310820 # 4913 302226 # 4774 9. War Department Dispatches as follows: CM-IN-29051 (29 Jan 45) 29295 (30 Jan 45) 28962 (29 Jan 45) 10. Weekly Summary of Enemy Air Activity, 31 Jan 45. 11. Location of Allied Airfields in France, Belgium, Holland and Luzembourg as of 24 Jan 45. 12. Status of AAF Combat and Transport Airplanes in the Continental U.S. and Overseas, 1 Feb 45. 13. Air Force memo undated 14. Major Commands, Theaters, and Base Commands directly under the War Department, 31 January 1945. 15. Situation Map of European Theater Ground and Air Operations, #240. 16. One letter for Mr. Harry Hopkins. 20. Two letters for Lt. Rigdon 17. Two letters for Admiral Brown. 21. Two letters for CWO Cornelius 18. One letter for Major Putnam 19. Two letters for Lieutenant Bogue. Regraded Unlcassified COMMANDER U.S. EIGHTH FLEET VISUAL CTG 80.1 RADIO RR. FROM: CIRCUIT SECTION: HAND NXG NR 9 LDH COM 8TH FLEET TO: ORIGINATOR: RELEASE: INFO: DATE: TOP-SECRET 12248Z OPERATIONAL PRIORITY CLASSIFICATION DATE: TIME PRECEDENCE REFER MY 300815Z X DRIVING TIME BY ACTUAL TEST FOR ROUTE (B) IS 4 HOURS X DISTANCE 90 MILES X WEATHER NOW CLEAR AND COLD X CONSIDERABLE SNOW FELL ON MOUNTAINS YESTERDAY X BUT ALL ROUTES ARE REPORTED OPEN. TOR: 0412/02 LDH 2860 KCS. ACTION TOD: COMMANDER U.S. EIGHTH FLEET VISUAL RADIO FROM: CTG 21.5 HAND CIRCUIT: NXG NR SECTION: LDH TO: COM 8TH FLEET ORIGINATOR: RELEASE: DATE: INFO: SECRET 011118A OPERATIONAL PRIORITY CLASSIFICATION DATE: TIME PRECEDENCE PASS TO COLONEL RICHARD PARK U S A X FROM SILVER TO NICKEL X SOUR FINAL REPORT XMANGANESE CRICKET 1030 A 2 FEBRUARY AS SCHEDULED X WILL PROCEED FPLY TO BYFGYPSUM SATURDAY MORNING IF WEATHER IS FAVORABLE X PLEASE REQUEST MERCURY TO INFORM PINC OF OUR MANGANESE X ACKNOWLEDGE TOR: ACTION TOD: Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE URGENT SECREP TOP TOPSECRET TOT From: ARGONAUT To: War Department No: CRICKET 54 1 February 1945 CRICKET 54 TOP SECRET WAR relay this to Moscow for Deane from McFarland. Following personnel will arrive ALBATROSS in P-38 fighter escort in accordance with planned timings: 1st Lieutenant Robert McClement; 1st Lieutenant Harry R Lewis; 1st Lieutenant Richard L Hanford; Captain Larry 0 Reynolds; 2nd Lieutenant Warren E Danielson; Colonel Arthur C Again; 2nd Lieutenant Joseph Demkovish; 1st Lieutenant Guy Casey, Jr; 1st Lieutenant Thomas J Newell; Major Paul E Ash; 2nd Lieutenant Kenneth J Todd; 1st Lieutenant Richard E Barr; 1st Lieutenant Kary L Hendrix, Jr; Captain Hugh M Watson, Jr; 2nd Lieutenant Maurice C Terry; 1st Lieutenant Jack L Loveless; Captain Chester E Trout; 2nd Lieutenant Marvin A Thorson; 1st Lieutenant William D MoClellan. Following crew of transport aircraft and technicians CM-IN-1262 (2 Feb 45) TOP SECRET 33 argonant THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN COPY No. Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET 10 TOPSECRET Page 2 From: ARGONAUT No: CRICKET 54 1 February 1945 for escort fighters: 1st Lieutenant H 0 Larsen; 2nd Lieutenant Harry v Lane; 1st Lieutenant H C Brooks; Technical Sergeant S J Gecewioz; Sergeant Clement G Kolbert; Master Sergeant W J Wingo; Technical Sergeant W K Perryman; Staff Sergeant Joseph Kzynamowski, Staff Sergeant Odis L Toney; Sergeant Lester G Lange; Sergeant Gene Anderson; Sergeant Thomas H Coyner; Sergeant Raymond L Dewart. Part or all of following personnel will arrive in P-38 fighter escort 1f weather conditions require such alterations in transport aircraft timings as to demand provision of escort: Lieutenant Colonel Francis J Pope; 1st Lieutenant David J Harvard; 1st Lieutenant John R Haring; Flight Officer John C Taylor; 1st Lieutenant John J Hurst; 2nd Lieutenant Othel R Kilpatric, Jr; 1st Lieutenant Lee L Snott, Jr; 1st Lieutenant William G Lucietich; 1st Lieutenant Edward C Begley; 2nd Lieutenant Hewitt G Qoutz; CM-IN-1262 (2 Feb 45) TOP SECRET 33 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECREP TOP TOPSECRET Page 3 From: ARGONAUT No: CRICKET 54 1 February 1945 1st Lieutenant Edgar Coury; 1st Lieutenant J H Tappan, Jr; 2nd Lieutenant Frank T MoHugh. Following 1s list of crew and technicians in reserve transport aircraft for escort: 1st Lieutenant James N Bolles; 2nd Lieutenant A W Hannon; 1st Lieutenant Henry Clayman; Sergeant Henry R Furr; Sergeant Joseph T Ryan; Master Sergeant Leonard L Stephens; Technical Sergeant Benson Harvey; Staff Sergeant Francis B Gane; Staff Sergeant Calvin F Williams; Staff Sergeant Wilbur R Schneider; Staff Sergeant Richard E Abbott; Sergeant Jesse C Doane. End Note: This message has been relayed to Moscow by WDCC in accordance with originator's request. ACTION: JC/s INFO : Admiral Leahy, General Arnold, General Hull, Admiral King, C of S CM-IN-1262 (2 Feb 45) DTG 0119552 m/m TOP SECRET 33 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOP SECRET - TOT URGENT From: Malta For: The President of the United States Number: CRICKET 43 Filed NFT 1 February 1945 CRICKET 43. For Admiral Brown from Admiral King. Local arrangements will be managed by Mr. Harry Hopkins who will come on board the earliest practicable time. Arrangements contemplate first visit by Governor of Malta followed by COMINCH British Med Fleet with Former Naval Person coming along later. U.S. Chiefs of Staff stand ready to report as may be desired or directed. End Sent: 0123402 TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE OPERATIONAL PRIORITY SECRET TOP TOP SECRET IVI From: CG Radio Oran To: War Department DTG: 31/0900Z 31 January 1945 TOPSEC For FHLT from Olsen MILMIS Moscow. Note to War. Reencipher in appropriate system and forward to MILMIS Moscow. Absolutely must have AM's here to cover necessary additional quarters and provide sentries required. Your 301107. In addition to 210 USCS Moscow Group contemplated we have administrative group from ship, ATC's Staff, drivers, working parties, and official photographic group to handle. Also ATC's passengers lists indicate we may have ten unexpected guests from Washington and we must be prepared for more surprises. Have told Soviet Staff at Buchan I will not accept no for answer. We have inspected harbor and discussed with senior Soviet Naval Officer here who seems to be only one around who knows what he is talking about and he assures us there is no reason ships should not enter. They suspect there may still be some magnetic mines about but our ships have just been degaussed to degree insuring reasonable safety from this type. Buchan Staff assured me last night they will resweep channel today weather permitting and bring in first minesweeper tomorrow or if cannot sweep, they will bring in our minesweeper anyway. Second AM will follow in few days when she returns from air rescue patrol. Barring any direct orders to CM-IN-629 (1 Feb 45) TOP SECRET argonant COPY No. 16 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE OPERATIONAL PRIORITY SECRET TOP TOP SECRET IVI Page 2 From: CG Radio Oran DTG: 31/0900Z 31 January 1945 contrary from Moscow, I expect and will insist Soviets fulfill this promise. Do not let Soviets tell you road communication is good. A good snow or freeze makes them impassable. For instance today all roads are blocked making it impossible for Hill to get to ALBATROSS via either road. Summarizing, I am positive no Soviet in Moscow knows any more about local conditions here than we did before we came. AM's are essential to success of accommodations and communications. They will berth, bathe and feed excess which already on hand provide sentries for internal security where Soviet sentries not desired, provide passage to Buchan in emergency and be stand-by radio if Buchan wire link fails for any reason. Finally just this minute have phone call from Buchan saying sweeping commenced and first AM will be in this after- noon so no further Moscow action required just now. Referring your 262121 which received on 29th we have provided Soviet Foreign Office Liaison Officer Mister Chervakin with list for transmission to his office. End Note: References not identified by WDCMC. This message relayed to US MILMIS. ACTION: JC/S INFO: Adm Leahy; Gen Arnold; Gen Hull; Adm King; C of S CM-IN-629 (1 Feb 45) DTG: 31/0900z pa TOP SECRET 16 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified JP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE CTG 80.1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OP OP OP 1 FROM COM 8TH FLT PRIORITY 2 RELEASED BY VAM 3 FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 ALUSNA MOSCOW DEFERRED 31 JANUARY 1945 TU 80.1.2 5 DATE CINCMED BASEGRAM 6 2201 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 MCCLELLAN DECODED BY (NO LOCAL ADEES) PRIORITY 9 INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED DIEBEL CHECKEROWLAND 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BASEGRAM 13 BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 311850Z CHECK BELOW NCR 5447 16 17 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 THIS IS TOP SECRET. CTG 80.1 SENDS ACTION TO COM 8TH FLEET 22 VAM ALUSNA MOSCOW TU 80.1.2 CINCMED (RADIO NAPLES PASS). RDO 23 WASHINGTON REENCYPHER AND PASS TO ALUSNA MOSCOW. 24 25 26 SEVASTOPOL 27 2 SOVIET SUBMARINES WILL SAIL FROM BUCHAN AT FIRST LIGHT 1 FEB- 28 29 RUARY. THROUGH SWEPT CHANNEL THENCE ON SEPARATE COURSES 30 31 APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS: 32 33 (A) COURSE 260 TO POSITION 43-36N 30-14E 34 35 (B) COURSE 231 TO POSITION 42-44N 31-34E 36 37 (c) SPEED OF ADVANCE OF BOTH 9 KNOTS. 38 39 40 COMINCH: COPIES #1 TO #8 INCLUSIVE. 41 SCR HAS DELIVERED TO NAVCOM FOR TRANSMISSION TO ALUSNA MOSCOW 42 AS 312207, NCR 40205. 43 44 45 No. ACTION:F-30 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 Handle only in TOP with *Top Secret* 311850 instructions SECRET contained in Article 76, 52 accordance Navy Regulations. COPT NO. + OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified JP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE USS INCREDIBLE (AM 249) ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM CTG 80.1 (catoctin) PRIORITY DI 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION VAM 4 COM 8TH FLT DEFERRED 5 1 FEBRUARY 1945 DATE ALUSNA MOSCOW BASEGRAM 6 7 312328 TOR CODEROOM 8 GREENE USS PINNACLE PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY CTU 80.1.2 10 DIEBEL INFORMATION ROUTINE PARAPHRASED GREENE CHECKED 11 BY DEFERRED 12 BY DITTOED NO WASHINGTON ADEES BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 311450Z CHECK BELOW NCR 5513 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 CTG 80.1 REENCIPHERS AM 249 (INCREDIBLE) 311450Z. 22 23 FROM AM 249 (INCREDIBLE) ACTION CTG 80.1 VAM COM 8TH 24 FLT ALUSNA MOSCOW (RDO WASHN PASS): INFO USS PINNACLE 25 CTU 80.1.2. THIS IS TOP SECRET. 26 27 One of 4 AM's for argmound 28 29 30 CERTAIN WE ARE AT POSITION (A). ASSUMED DUTY 31 32 UPON REACHING STATION. YOUR 311431Z REFERS. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 *NAVCOM HAS P8SSED TO ALUSNA MOSCOW VIA WAR. 41 42 ACTION:F-30 43 44 COMINCH - COPIES 1-8 INCL 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 52 Handle only in accordance TOP with *Top Secret* 3114502 instructions SECRET contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified 31 January 1945 POUCH LIST NO. 2 1. Memorandum for NavAide, signed L.A. Davidson, Serial 07313, File (SC)L22, dated 29 Jan 45. 2. Nomination to rank of Commodore of Captain Paul F. Foster, USNR, 30 Jan 45. 3. Nomination to rank of Commodore of Captain Davenport Browne, U.S.N., 30 Jan 45. 4. Copy of ltr from CNO to Chief of Naval Personnel, Serial 00817, (SC)QC/EF-15, dated 27 Jan 45. 5. Navy Department Dispatches as follows: 240026 NCR 1272 271809 NCR 40143 291421 NCR 2872 272157 NCR 13338 27 Jan NCR 13124 291236 NCR 3094 281303 NCR 3492 291133 NCR 3102 280216 NCR 1618 272245 NCR 40153 272256 NCR 1617 6. Weekly European Order of Battle Bulletin, 27 January 1945 7. Situation Map of European Theater Ground and Air Operations, No. 237, 238. 8. Asia Transportation Map -- 1:2,000,000. 9. ONI Weekly, Vol. IV, No. 4- January 24, 1945 10. U.S. Fleet Anti-Submarine Bulletin, January 1945. 11. Prevent World War III -- No. 7- January, February 1945. 12. Three letters for Admiral Wilson Brown, U.S.N. 13. Two letters for Commander J. A. Tyree, Jr., U.S.N. 14. Letter for Lieutenant Bogue. 15. Two Letters for Lieutenant Rigdon. 16. Letter for CWO Cornelius. 17. U.S. Flut location Regraded Unlcassified SUBJECT FILE DISPATCHES TO BE INCLUDED IN FILES Navy Dispatch 28 Jan 45 NCR 13178 Army Dispatches: CM-IN-27697 (28 Jan 45) 27835 (28 Jan 45) 27664 (28 Jan 45) 24522 (25 Jan 45) 22845 (24 Jan 45) 19933 (21 Jan 45) 19658 (20 Jan 45) 18676 (19 Jan 45) 20485 (21 Jan 45) OUT-20993 (15 Jan 45) 21046 (15 Jan 45) 24633 (21 Jan 45) Regraded SECRET SECRET - TOT 31 January 1945 From: Malta To: White House Map Room Nr: Filed 3108382 Part MapRoom adBrown "From NICKEL to SLATE rec'd your message from SILVER which ASBESTOS Seep forwarded as well as SILVER'S copy to War MapRoom Department." END SECRET GAWK/dg Regraded Unlcassified SECRET SECRET - TOT 31 January 1945 From: Malta To: White House Map Room Nr: Filed 310838z "From NICKEL to SLATE rec'd your message from SILVER which ASBESTOS forwarded as well as SILVER'S copy to War Department." = END GAWK/dg SECRET Regraded Unlcassified NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTM DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 FROM ADMIRAL ARCHER - 3 4 ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE 1 FEB 45 FOR X ACTION ADMIRALTY 5 DEFERRED 6 7 8 TOR CODEROOM 1555 9 CINCMED CDR 8THELT PRIORY OP 10 DECODED BY INFORMATION FOLEM BAD 11 TYPED MILLER Stiles BNA ANKARA SBNO 12 BY BNLO BLACK SEA DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY MATHES SACMED 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW PAGE 1 OF 3 302007 NCR 14061 17 18 19 ORIGINATOR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT ACTION 21 22 P-O RECEIVED BY HAND FROM BAD 23 F-00 24 25 P-01 26 YOUR 200015. F-02 27 28 SOVIET NAVAL AUTHORITIES AGREE TO ROUTE PROPOSED IN F-05 29 PARA. 2 UNTIL DANGER AREAS MENTIONED IN PARA. 1 ARE F-07 30 31 P-1 CLEARED. 32 2. THEY STATE THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE F-2 33 34 P-20 35 NAVIGATIONAL AIDS SUGGESTED IN PARA. 4 OWING TO SHORTAGE 36 OF EQUIPMENT DUE TO ENEMY ACTION. 37 F-30 38 3. THEY HAVE AGREED HOWEVER TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING F-31 39 ADDITIONAL RADIO BEACONS WHICH THEY CONSIDER SHOULD 40 F-32 41 ENABLE SHIPS TO MAKE THE PASSAGE IN SAFETY. F-33 42 43 1. AT TENDRA LAT 46-19.3 N LONG 31-30.9 E F-34 44 WORKING WAVE 969 METRES CALL SIGN D. RADIUS- F-4 45 46 UNDER TRIAL WILL BE SIGNALLED LATER. FX01 47 2. AT TARKHANKUT LAT 45-20.7 N LONG 32-29.8 E FX37 48 49 FX40 WORKING WAVE 969 METRES CALL SIGN T. RADIUS 50 10-00 51 OF ACTION 80 MILES (MAY BE INCREASED) 52 VCNO SECRET anyount OPNAN Make original Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer in person. (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) 302007 3. AT CAPE AITODOR LAT 44-25.5 N LONG 34-08E WORKING WAVE 942 METRES CALL SIGN U. RADIUS OF ACTION 50 MILES. 4. THE RADIO BEACON GIVEN IN PARA 3 WILL WORK SINGLY AND IN GROUPS WITH THOSE GIVEN IN MY 221401 DEC. AND 091635 JAN AS FOLLOWS: A. TENDRA FIRST BOLSHOT FONTAN (SECOND) BOTH WORKING ON A WAVE LENGTH OF 969 METRES OR ALTERNATIVELY B. BOLSHOI FONTAN (FIRST) TENDRA (SECOND) TARKHANKUT (THIRD) - ALL WORKING ON A WAVE LENGTH OF 969 METRES ALSO C. KHERSONESE (FIRST) AND AITODOR (SECOND) WORKING ON A WAVE LENGTH OF 942 METRES 5. RADIO BEACONS OF THESE NAVIGATIONAL GROUPS WORK IN 6 MINUTE CYCLES AND ARE DISTINGUISHED BY THEIR CALL SIGN AND POSITION IN THE GROUP AS GIVEN IN PARA. 4. THE FIRST BEACON WORKS THE FIRST 2 MINUTES OF EACH CYCLE. THE SECOND FOR THE NEXT TWO MINUTES, AND, WHERE THERE IS A THIRD, THIS WORKS THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF EACH CYCLE WHICH OTHERWISE IS A SILENT PERIOD. IN THE WORKING PART OF EACH CYCLE, THE FOLLOWING SIGNALS ARE TRANSMTTTED, CALL-SIGNS ARE REPEATED 3 TIMES FOLLOWED BY A LONG DASH FOR BEARINGS. THIS COMBINATION OF SIGNALS IS TRANSMITTED 4 TO 5 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF EACH 2 MINUTES WORK, WHEN WORKING SINGLY, RADIO BEACONS ALSO WORK IN 6 MINUTE CYCLES, 2 MINUTES WORK FOLLOWED BY 4 MINUTES SILENCE. WHEN WORKING SINGLY BOLSH01 FONTAN USES THE WAVELENGTH OF 942 METRES GIVEN IN MY 221401 DEC. 6. IN FOGGY WEATHER THESE BEACONS WORK 10 CYCLES IN EACH HOUR AND IN CLEAR WEATHER 2 CYCLES IN EACH HALF-HOUR. INFO- RMATION AS TO TIMES THESE COMMENCE IS BEING SOUGHT. 7 THE ABOVE DETAILS DO NOT APPLY TO KALIAKRA AND Originator ADM ARCHER D/T Group007 NCR 14061 Page Of ou 3 Pages. OPNAV-19-51 154166 SECRET Regraded Unlcassified CONSTANTSA WHICH ONLY WORK AS A NAVIGATIONAL GROUP IN 20 MINUTE CYCLES - 9 MINUTES WORK FOLLOWED BY 11 MINUTES OF SILENCE. KALIAKRA WORKS THE FIRST 4-1/2 MINUTES OF EACH CYCLE COMMENCING AT THE HOUR EXACTLY CONSTANTSA WORKS THE NEXT 4-1/2 MINUTES OF EACH CYCLE AFTER KALIAKRA. 8. KALIAKRA TRANSMITS ITS CALL SIGN 6 TIMES IN 30 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY 15 SECONDS SILENCE, GIVING À PERIOD OF 45 SECONDS. THIS CHARACTERISTIC IS REPEATED 6 TIMES IN THE WORKING PART OF EACH 20 MINUTE CYCLE. 9. CONSTANTSA TRANSMITS ITS CALL SIGN 5 TIMES IN 20 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY 10 SECONDS SILENCE GIVING A PERIOD OF 30 SECONDS. THIS CHARACTERISTIC IS REPEATED 9 TIMES IN THE WORKING PART OF EACH 20 MINUTE CYCLE. RECEIVED TOPSEC. RECLASSIFED SECRET ACCORDING TO CONTENTS 16......COG COMINCH 20G CNO NAVAIDE 200P Originator D/T Group NCR Page Of Pages. ADM ARCHER OPNAV-19-51 184100 SECRET 3 3 Poaradod TOP SECRET TOP SECRET-TOT From: Malta To: The President of Tne United States Nr: No #, 30 January 1945 Filed 3017322 To SILVER from NICKEL. The following reply to your dispatch of 29 January has received the concurrence of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Hewitt and MERCURY and SALT and others. This will supercede the interim report sent you this date: It is not necessary for the President to fly over 6,000 feet, providing the weather permits. Postponement of flight is only alternative. It is recommended that the present route and means of trans- portation be not changed. The present plan calls for a departure from CRICKET at 0500Z, weather permitting, and an arrival at the airport about 1100Z (1400z local time). This allows minimum risk of interception and gives possible air-sea rescue crews daylight hours in which to work. BRONZE can board his plane at CRICKET at about 2300 and sleep comfortably there. The only disturbance will be the starting of the engines. Arrival at about 1400Z local time at the airport permits arrival at MAGNETO at about 1830 or remain on plane or at AGRIPPA. TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET An error in inserting codeword has resulted in a misunder- standing as to whether it was meant PUMICE or PLATINUM to make the entire trip to MAGNETO from the airport, where it is not possible to dock. ZINC'S representatives do not consider it safe for either to come to MAGNETO. Hewitt states most inadvisable to make the entire journey by PLATINUM for the following reasons: A ship of this type would require a definite diplomatic clearance with the Turks and the time remaining is too short. Admiral Olsen suggests that the stopover at AGRIPPA is not acceptable, PLATINUM might possibly proceed to BUCHAN from which point STEEL could proceed to MAGNETO via the shorter but more winding shore road. However, if any seas are running passengers would have great difficulty debarking. Olsen reiterates also that Turkish clearance required. He further states that sending a ship to MAGNETO is possible but the thought of sending PLATINUM would terrify ZINC'S representatives. Furthermore, they nave not yet even approved sending the minesweepers to MAGNETO. It would be much less tiring to drive immediately upon arrival at the airport direct to MAGNETO via AGRIPPA over the MAGNETO nills on a fairly good road which ZINC'S representatives nave selected and are continually improving and securing than to go to BUCHAN. There is a very poor road (practically non-existant) from the airport to BUCHAN. A fair road exists between AGRIPPA and BUCHAN but the road from Buchan to MAGNETO is very winding and not as good as the one over the MAGNETO nills. No advantage would be gained by spending Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET -3- the night on PUMICE at BUCHAN, as it requires about the same time to go from the airport to MAGNETO as it does from the airport to BUCHAN because it is necessary to go through AGRIPPA in either case. Road distances are as follows: Airport to MAGNETO 92 miles, 4 and 1 hours. Airport to MAGNETO via BUCHAN 80 miles, 5 hours. BUCHAN to MAGNETO 50 miles, 3 hours. A minesweeper would be used from BUCHAN to MAGNETO but here again physical transfer would be difficult and no advantage would be gained. Hewitt advises that the minesweepers are not fitted for such a trip and the danger from mines is most risky. If it is desired to break the trip between the airport and MAGNETO, there is a house already prepared at AGRIPPA, about 1 and à hours from the airport with reasonable overnight accommodations. It is believed hoever, that it would probably be more com- fortable to continue through to MAGNETO about 3 hours further. This alternate accommodation is being provided for and decision can be made at any time. New subject: TUNGSTEN arrived today. End EH/ab TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOP SECRET-TOT From: Malta To: Map Room White House Nr: CRICKET 12, 30 January 1945 Filed 3012302 To AGWAR pass to Admiral Wilson Brown, from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Chiefs of Staff request that prior to seeing them, the President refrain from making any commitments on possible suggestion by the Prime Minister concerning an exchange of Alexander for Tedder in the jobs of Deputy SCAEF and SACMED or related proposals. End. EH/ab TOP SECRET OUT 68 Regraded Unlcassified TOPISECRET TOP SECRET--TOT Note to Col. Jones from Greer. Passed to White House for information. Through unexpected change in itenerary and schedule became seperated from special system and part of personnel. Have ordered system brought here but not arrived as yet. Tell Price and others to use special one time pad for brief messages and bring long ones to your place for transmission to me personally via SIGTOT. All their traffic received and acted upon. Can't see anything to be too unhappy about. Thanks. End. EH/ab TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOP SECRET--TOT Note to Col. Jones from Greer. Passed to White House for information. Through unexpected change in itenerary and schedule became seperated from special system and part of personnel. Have ordered system brought here but not arrived as yet. Tell Price and others to use special one time pad for brief messages and bring long ones to your place for transmission to me personally via SIGTOT. All their traffic received and acted upon. Can't see anything to be too unhappy about. Thanks. End. EH/ab TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET 30 January 1945 TOP SECRET--TOT From: Malta To: The President of The United States Nr: No #, 30 January 1945 Filed 300900Z Brown Park To Map Room, White House via Jones from Greer to SILVER from NICKEL. with BISMUTH, King and CALCIUM, the following is submitted as an interim Regarding your manhall 309340, pending answer from consultation report: Pres It is not necessary for STEEL to fly over 6,000 feet, providing the weather permits. Postponement of flight is only alternative. It is recommended that the present route and means of transportation be not changed. The present plan calls for a departure from CRICKET at 03152, weather permitting, and an arrival at the airport about 09152 (12:15 PM local time). This allows minimum risk of inter- ception and gives possible Pres air - sea rescue crews daylight hours in which to work. GARNET can board his plane at CRICKET about 2300 and sleep comfortably there. The only disturbance will be the starting of the engines. Arriving at 12:15 PM local time at the airport permits arrival at MAGNETO Ydlta about 1715 while there is still daylight. TOP SECRET OUT 67 Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET -2- Catactin It is not recommended to use PUMICE for the entire trip, as Stalm it is not possible to dock it at or near the airport and the ZINC'S representatives will now allow it to come to MAGNETO. Time will Malta Sevartopal prevent the use of the PUMICE between CRICKET and Buchan, and again they refuse entry into MAGNETO. It would be much less tiring to drive immediately upon arrival at airport direct to MAGNETO via Simferopal AGRIPPA over the MAGNETO Yalta hills on a fairly good road, which ZINC'S representatives themselves selected and over which we are now driving daily, than to go to Sevast Buchan. There is a very poor road (practically non-existant) from Singh Sevas airport to Buchan. A fair road exists from AGRIPPA to Buchan, but the road from Buchan to MAGNETO is very winding and not as good as the one over the MAGNETO hills. No advantage would be gained by spending the night on the PUMICE at Buchan, as it requires very nearly the same time to go from airport to MAGNETO as it does from airport to Buchan because one must go to AGRIPPA in either case. A minesweeper would be used from Buchan to MAGNETO but here again physical transfer would be difficult and no advantage would be gained. Only very meagre accommodations for BRONZE can be had at either the airport or AGRIPPA, and the discomfort of an over-night stay outweighs the difficulty of the long auto trip. TOP SECRET TOP SECRET -3- In summing up, it would be inadvisable to change the present plan. MERCURY Harriman arrived CRICKET yesterday, and he has been consulted. Me shall inform him of any change of time of arrival upon receipt thereof. Kully SALT, NICKET and ASBESTOS green arrived CRICKET 1400z yesterday. End. EH/ab TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified in URGENT TOP SECRET-IVI From: USMILMIS Moscow TOP SECRET To: War Department Nr: No #, 30 January 1945 Filed 300650Z TOP SECRET Urgent please transmit to Malta for Mr Harriman and Colonel Park from Admiral Olsen. Map room of the White House has sent the following message for Colonel Park from Admiral Brown without signature. " SLATE retransmitting for SILVER to NICKEL. Your message dated 27th January. HELIUM unwilling have GARNET fly above 6000 feet nor to make long tiring motor trip immediately after night flight. Would it be easier to proceed from airfield to PUMICE at Buchan for rest and next day proceed MAGNETO, possible on minesweeper, or do you recommend making entire trip on board PLATINUM. Our map shows no mountain driving in Buchan road. Please consult BISMUTH, CALCIUM and HELIUM and let me have your recommendation. STEEL Pres directs you keep MERCURY Hawam informed of any prospective delay in his arrival ARGONAUT. Map room note sentence following PLATINUM passed along as received. Unable to service for security reasons. buinl down Hill and I feel that original plan to fly to ALBATROSS arriving before 1000Z and then drive directly on would be easiest on passenger if he could rest before and during flight. If too Pm URGENT TOP SECR Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET tired when at AGGRIPA he could remain there at cottage where Hill and I stayed which is not luxurious but is not uncomfortable for one night. Believe however house could only accomodate four or five people. If this plan unacceptable suggest ship proceeding to Buchan and accepting shorter but more winding road than from AGGRIPA. Turkish clearance also required. Sending ship to MAGNETO appears impracticable. If any seas are running passenger would have great difficulty boarding. Soviets have not yet approved sending AM's here and to suggest PLATINUM would terrify them. Please advise any plan decided upon as early as possible. End. EH/ab Note: Message has beenrelayed (je, from was to Malta for of Puh Harring TOP SECRET URGENT Regraded Unlcassified URGENT futs 67 TOP SECRET-IVI From: USMILMIS Moscow TOP SECRET To: War Department Nr: No #, 30 January 1945 Filed 300650Z TOP SECRET Urgent please transmit to Malta for Mr Harriman and Colonel Park from Admiral Olsen. Map room of the White House has sent the following message for Colonel Park from Admiral Brown without signature. - II SLATE retransmitting for SILVER to NICKEL. Your message dated 27th January. HELIUM unwilling have GARNET fly above 6000 feet nor to make long tiring motor trip immediately after night flight. Would it be easier to proceed from airfield to PUMICE at Buchan for rest and next day proceed MAGNETO, possible on minesweeper, or do you recommend making entire trip on board PLATINUM. Our map shows no mountain driving in Buchan road. Please consult BISMUTH, CALCIUM and HELIUM and let me have your recommendation. STEEL directs you keep MERCURY informed of any prospective delay in his arrival ARGONAUT. Map room note sentence following PLATINUM passed along as received. Unable to service for security reasons." H111 and I feel that original plan to fly to ALBATROSS arriving before 1000Z and then drive directly on would be easiest on passenger if he could rest before and during flight. If too URGENIP SECRET DC Regraded Unlcassified URGENT TOP-SECRET tired when at AGGRIPA he could remain there at cottage where Hill and I stayed which is not luxurious but is not uncomfortable for one night. Believe however house could only accomodate four or five people. If this plan unacceptable suggest ship proceeding to Buchan and accepting shorter but more winding road than from AGGRIPA. Turkish clearance also required. Sending ship to MAGNETO appears impracticable. If any seas are running passenger would have great difficulty boarding. Soviets have not yet approved sending AM's here and to suggest PLATINUM would terrify them. Please advise any plan decided upon as early as possible. End. EH/ab Note: Message has beenrelayed. TOP SECRET URGENT Regraded Unlcassified JANUARY 30 RECEMBER 1945 FROM: WAR TO: AFHQ GENERAL MoNARNEY PLEASE PASS TO COLONEL RICHARD PARK JR. HAS ASBESTOS FORWARDED OUR MESSAGE FROM SILVER TO YOU. IF so PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE. IF NOT BY WHAT MEANS DO YOU WISH IT SENT. TO NICKEL FROM SLATE. Del to WD Sig Con 30/0900 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET TOT SECRET TOP OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: Allied Force Headquarters, Caserta, Italy To: War Department Nr: F 18041 30 January 1945 F 18041 TOP SECRET signed Alexander cite FHAG. Safe landing this area Secretary of State Stettinius and Mister Hopkins arrived AFHQ today in afternoon. End ACTION: White House INFO : C of S CM-IN-29885 (30 Jan 45) DTG 302121A sdw TOP SECRET 2 argonaut THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN COPY No. 24-75724 Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOP SECRET-TOT From: War Department To: Malta Nr: Svc 6947, 29 January 1945 Filed 2922072 For Greer from Jones Svc 6947. Our instructions from you were that KKCV messages with special indicators should be transmitted to you. If you don't hold systems then you ought to change your instructions and advise us who does hold the systems. Price was here but circuit no good and has gone. Important that long message you say you received in Caserta beginning BHHYK THVJC PNAZY GDGUY rpt BHHYK THVJC PNAZY GDGUY reach Col. Park earliest. Did you relay it? Price also left following message: For Greer for Col. Park. "In view probability much traffic concerning subjects mentioned your message of 27 January Map Room suggests that communications between Map Room and you be expedited. End. EH/ab TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified for SECRET TOP SECRET-TOT From: War Department To: Malta Nr: Svc 6947, 29 January 1945 Filed 2922072 For Greer from Jones Svc 6947. Our instructions from you were that KKCV messages with special indicators should be transmitted to you. If you don't hold systems then you ought to change your instructions and advise us who does hold the systems. Price was here but circuit no good and has gone. Important that long message you say you received in Caserta beginning BHHYK THVJC PNAZY GDGUY rpt BHHYK THVJC PNAZY GDGUY reach Col. Park earliest. Did you relay it? Price also left following message: For Greer for Col. Park. "In view probability much traffic concerning subjects mentioned your message of 27 January Map Room suggests that communications between Map Room and you be expedited. End. EH/ab TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET 28 January 1945 TOP SECRET PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, LONDON 290030 NCR 7525 NUMBER 706, PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER. Thank you for your 893 and 896. The approaches to ARGONAUT appear to be much more difficult than at first reported. I will have my advance party make recommendations as to how I shall travel after Malta. I agree that we must notify U. J. as soon as we can fix our schedule in the light of present information. ROOSEVELT COPY TOP-SECBET Regraded Unlcassified FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE 706, 28 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM VIA SUBJECT: ARGONAUT Conference. ACTION: 1. Answers PM-PRES #893 and #896, both of which were sent to the President on board the USS QUINCY en route ARGONAUT Conference. 2. President's reply transmitted from the QUINCY to the Map Room as MR-IN-18, 28 Jan 1945; transmitted to London at 2900302. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES-PM FILE 210 (2) WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET TOT PRIORITY TOP SECRET From: US Military Mission, Moscow, Russia To: War Department No: M 22501 28 January 1945 To AGWAR for Secretary Joint Chiefs of Staff from Deane TOPSEC M-22501. Soviet officials in Moscow asked me for complete register of Americans who would be on Russian soil during ARGONAUT. Your CRICKET 3 is of help but I still need roster of C-54 aircraft crews, Secret Service, President's cooks, and several other categories of which I only received numerical total. If you can send me this I can comply with Soviet request. End ACTION: JC/S INFO : Admiral Leahy, General Arnold, Admiral King, General Hull, C of S CM-IN-28222 (29 Jan 45) DTG 281945Z m/m TOP SECRET Relayed to ARGOAAUT. COPY No. 8 argonant THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified ECRET 28 January 1945 The light cruiser Savannah and T.U. 21.5.4 are now in company. The Savannah, completed in 1938, has a standard displacement of 9,475 tons and is 608' long. She has a beam of 61', a draft of 19', a speed of more than 32.5 knots, and carries 15 - - 6"47 cal guns and 8- 5"25 cal guns. T.U.21.5.4 consists of 3 destroyers, the Murphy, Frankford and Baldwin. The Frankford, Livermore class, was completed in 1943, and the Murphy and Baldwin, Fletcher class, were completed 1942-43. All three destroyers are of 1630 tons, have a length of 348', a speed of 35 knots, and carry 4- - 5"38 cal guns. The newly joined escorts departed Norfolk two days earlier than did the Quincy, proceeded at slower speed, and yesterday refuelled from the oiler Chenung which proceeded southwest from the Azores for a. rendezvous. The Springfield, and the detached destroyers, also refuel from the Chenung today. The Springfield then proceeds to the Canal en route the Pacific, and the destroyers to Casablanca. ECRET Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET IVI SECRET TOP PRIORITY From: ARGONAUT To: War Department No: CRICKET 3 28 January 1945 CRICKET 3, War pls pass to Deane for action from Joint Chiefs of Staff info to War. 1. Answering your M 22481 of 26 January, Captain H. H. Smellie of JCS Secretariat is scheduled to arrive ALBATROSS 26 January and is prepared to present to the Soviet officials a detailed roster of the entire US delegation which is complete except for the State Department group and some additions to the JCS party, which are as follows: (A) State Department group: Mr. Edward R. Stettinius. Mr. F. Freeman Matthews. Mr. Alger Hiss. Mr. Wilder Foote. Mr. Lee Blanchard. Mr. George Conn. Mr. Ralph Graham. Major Terence Tyson. (B) Additions to JCS party: Major General H. R. Bull. Brigadier General J. L. Loutzenheiser. Lieutenant Colonel Edward Martin, Junior. Major Paul Markman. Major W. A. Considine. Major W. F. Finan. Major J. G. Hines. CM-IN-27799 (28 Jan 45) TOP SECRET flam. leavy 8 argonant COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET IVI SECRET Page 2 TOP PRIORITY From: ARGONAUT No: CRICKET 3 28 January 1945 2. Commander J. V. Smith, USN, is scheduled to arrive BUCHAN on USS Catoctin prepared to present to Soviet officials a complete and detailed roster of the crews of the American ships arriving for ARGONAUT. 3. Please advise if this is satisfactory. End Note: This message has been relayed by War Department Code Center to Mosc ow, Russia per originator's request. FOOTNOTE: No 22481 is CM-IN-26072 (26 Jan 45)JC/s. ACTION: Gen MacFarland JC/S INFO: Adm Leahy Gen Arnold Gen Hull Adm King C of S CM-IN-27799 (28 Jan 45) DTG 28/1230z law TOP SECRET 8 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified 27 January 1945 POUCH LIST NO. 1 1. Ltr. to the President from SecNav, dated 26 Jan 45. 2. Ltr. to the President from SecNav, dated 25 Jan 45 re observations on pro- motions on Admirals Hewitt, Kinkaid, Edwards. 3. Ltr. to the President from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 23 Jan 45 re MILEPOST. 4. Ltr. to the President from SecNav, enclosing ltr. for President's signature to the Bureau of the Budget. 5. Memo for NavAide from MarCorps, dated 22 Jan 45 re nominations for promotion of Colonels Nimmer and Rogers. 6. Briefs of Naval Retiring Board cases. Ltr dated 26 Jan 45. 7. Court Martial case of Machinist Lial F. Ingersoll, U.S.Navy 8. Court Martial case of Captain John D. Wagstaff, USMCR. 9. Court Martial case of Warrant Officer William C. Anderson, USMC. 10. Court Martial case of 1st Lieutenant William P. Cain, USMCR. 11. Medal of Honor Citation for Corporal Anthony P. Damato, USMC 12. Medal of Honor citation of Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard, USMC 13. Memo for NavAide dated 27 Jan 45 re Mr. Snavely. 14. Copy of Memo serial 110556, 23 Jan 45. 15. Army dispatches as follows: CM-IN-25110 (26 Jan 45) 24017 (25 Jan 45) 24243 (25 Jan 45) OUT-86195 (28 Dec 44) IN-22052 (23 Jan 45) 16. Navy Department dispatches as follows: 232337 NCR 6573 261349 NCR 9916 251947 # 7682 260737 " 118 232200 # 7787 252250 B 9092 241323 # 6745 242212 # 40083 251430 # 8550 211024 # 8196 250448 # 9324 241356 " 7498 260338 " 9323 250137 # 8102 261609 " 40114 242147 " 40085 241710 # 7732 241700 " 7604 Regraded Unlcassified LOOCH 1911 151610 NCR 7852 151840 # 11683 171258 If 11138 231600 " 6464 221630 # 6988 231341 " 40047 191500 " 11868 17. Tactical organization of the Army of the United States (Overseas) 18. Jap Order of Battle Bulletin No. 101, 24 Jan 45. 19. Summary of Allied and Jap Asiatic Front Line Air Strength, 15 Jan 45. (SC-AS-41) 20. Court Martial Case of Ensign Gilbert L. Striedel, USNR 21. Court Martial Case of 2nd Lieutenant Dunfred B. Enos, USMCR 22. Copy No. 1 of JIC Weekly Summary No. 107, 25 Jan 45. 23. Seven letters (sealed) for Vice Admiral Brown. 24. One letter (sealed) for Honorable James F. Byrnes 25. Two letters (sealed) for Major General Watson 3 26. letter (sealed) for Commander Tyree 27. Four letters (sealed) for Lieutenant Rigdon 28. Three letters (sealed) for Major Putnam 29. Two letters (sealed) for Lieutenant Begue 30. One letter (sealed) for Commander Clark. Regraded Unlcassified OP SECRET DISPATCH / DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE : FROM COM 8TH FLEET PRIORITY = 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION COMINCH AND CNO RAWTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 26 DECEMBER 1944 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1401 8 DECODED BY LYNN PARAPHRASED BY HARTZELL BY ROWLAND INFORMATION File PRIORITY 9 WB 10 ROUTINE CHECKED 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY HARTZELL BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 PAGE 1 OF 2 261202 NCR 5435 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 FROM COM BTH FLEET. ACTION COMINCH AND CNO. 23 24 25 THIS IS TOP SECRET. FOR EYES ONLY OF ADMIRALS KING EDWARDS AND 26 27 COOK. 28 29 REFERRING YOUR 241837. STRONGLY RECOMMENT TRANSFER BE EFFECTED AT 30 31 ISLAND PORT MENTIONED BY YOU EVEN THOUGH ALONGSIDE BERTHING FOR 32 33 CRUISER MAY NOT BE PRACTICABLE. AIR FIELD THERE CAN HANDLE ANY 34 35 TYPE PLANE. THIS PORT WILL ENSURE BEST POSSIBLE SECRECT AND SECURITY 36 37 BOTH OF WHICH WOULD BE BAD AT OTHER PORT. THE SHIP UNDER DISCUSSION 38 39 WITH DESIGNATED ACCOMODATIONS CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE AT ANY TIME BUT 40 41 I FORESEE DIFFICULTY IN PASSING HER OFF AS A MERCHANT SHIP DUE TO 42 43 HER SPECIAL TOPSIDE FITTINGS. SHE CAN BE PREPARED AND MOVED TO A 44 45 CONVENIENT EASTERN PORT WHENEVER DIRECTED. ASSUME SUCH DIPLOMATIC 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 10th someth 3 261206 Regraded Unlcassified COA BUH FREEL OP SECRET DISPATCH TER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION ROUTINE CHECKED 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL DE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 261202 NCR 5435 17 18 Originator fill in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 23 ACTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY WILL BE INITIATED BY YOU. 24 25 WILL KEEP YOU ADVISED AS TO GRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND OPENING 26 27 OF ROUTE. 28 29 30 COMINCH COPIES #1 TO #8 INCLUSIVE. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. 261202 OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified FROM: THE PRIME MINISTER TO : THE PRESIDENT NO : 896, 26 January 1945 The attached telegram has been received from Group Captain Pickard, the Commanding Officer of the staging post we are setting up at Saki air- field. "Am compelled to advise you of my great concern regarding extreme difficulty in communicating with Yalta from Saki by road. Two attempts made by American General Hill resulted in failure to pass mountainous track in blizzard. Personally accompanied General at first attempt and endured most terrifying experience. Am informed under favorable conditions journey takes six hours. Similar difficulty anticipated in road communication Saki to SS FRANCONIA." We must hope we get better weather when we arrive. PRIME MR-OUT-40, 2612472. -1- - - 210 (2) Regraded Unlcassified FROM The Prime Minister TO The President SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE #896, 26 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM 26/12072 VIA Army Code Room SUBJECT: ARGONAUT conference. ACTION: 1. Sent to the President on board the USS QUINCY en route ARGONAUT as MR-OUT-40, 2612472. 2. Answered by PRES.PM #706, 28 January 1945, which was sent to the Map Room as MR-IN-18, 28 Jan 45. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: "PRES-PM FILE" 210 (2) "Pouth WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE for ME SECRET TOT From: US Military Attache, London, England To: War Department Nr: 23869 25 January 1945 Sgd Tindall to MILID serial number 23869. Info rated A-1 from member staff Genl Simpson Chief Military Operations indicates that CIGS Brooke is now being briefed by Operations on coming big three meeting - Brooke insistently asking for definite info concerning US stand on Polish Govt situation. Informant states Operations Branch has been unable to procure desired info. Imperial gen staff End ACTION: G-2 INFO: CG AAF OPD Col Park C of S CM-IN-25110 (26 Jan 45) DTG: 251521Z pa SECRET 42 argmant COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET WHITE HOUSE PARTY The President Lady private secretary Mr. James F. Byrnes Mr. Harry Hopkins Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, U.S.N. Vice Admiral Rose T. McIntire, U.S.N. Vice Admiral Wilson Brown, U.S.N. Major General E. M. Watson, U.S.A. advance Colonel Richard Park, U.S.A. Commander R.N.S. Clark, U.S.N. Commander J. V. Smith, U.S.N. Commander John A. Tyree, Jr., U.S.N. Commander H. G. Bruenn, U.S.N. Lieutenant Commander George A. Fox, U.S.N. Major H. W. Putnam, A.U.S. Lieutenant Robert W. Bogue, U.S.N.R. Lieutenant (jg) William M. Rigdon, U.S.N. CWO Albert M. Cornelius, U.S.A. Communicators Major DeWitt Greer, U.S.A. m/o Horace C. Caldwell, U.S.A. w/o Frank G. Stoner, U.S.A. Secret Service Agents Servants Michael F. Reilly Orig, Alfredo (n), CCk. James J. Rowley Ordona, Celedonio (n) CCk. B. A. Peterson Estrada, Pio (n) CSt. W. K. Deckard Abiba, Sotero (n) CSt. Roland M. Savage Floresca, Mariano (n) CCk. John E. Campion Claniso, Frederico (n) CSt. Frank B. Wood Sarate, Isidro (n) CCk. Rubert E. Holmes Brazal, Silvestre (n) CSt. Daniel J. O'Driscoll Helms, Harold Lloyd, GMlc. James H. Griffith Quy H. Spaman James M. Beary Walter A. Haman Roy H. Kellerman Roger Williams Elmer R. Hipsley Robert R. Hastings Charles W. Fredericks John H. Dorsey Dewey Long TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET Combined Chiefs of 77500 TOP SECRET 25 January 1945 Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces Main Echelon Verssilles, France Commanding General Allied Force Headquarters Caserta, Italy British Joint Staff Mission Washington, D. C. Number: WARX 26476 TOPSEC book message to; Eisenhower Versailles and Alexan- der Caserta for action, to British Joint Staff Mission pass to British Chiefs of Staff for information. This message is FACS 136 to Eisenhower and FAN 484 to Alexan- der from the combined Chiefs of Staff. Pointing to FACS 130 and FAN 479, a block of FACS numbers namely 151 to 170 inclusive and a block of FAN numbers namely 501 to 520 inclusive have been reserved for use at CRICKET and MAGNETO. End ORIGINATOR: cc/s INFORMATION: Adm. Leahy Gen. Arnold Gen. Hull Gen. Bissell Adm. King Log CM-OUT-26476 (Jan 45) DTG: 251804z ejc TOP SECRET 9 COPY No. argonant THE MAKING OF AN EXACT 10-30000-1 COPY OF GPO THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE OPERATIONAL PRIORITY SECRET TOP TOP- SECRET-AMUG From: CG J S Army Air Forces London England To: War Department Nr: AO 317 25 January 1945 USAT C Casablanca USAT C Washington from Stowell USATC AO 317 Jan 24. George for Markman and Stowell for Sperry from Stowell. To War attn Duty Officer. Message No. 2 Clearing all flights which arrive Tunis first to ERRAND then to ALBATROSS thereby insuring complete briefing for last hop. End Received SECRET, reclassified TOPSEC by WD CMC ACTION: Gen Arnold INFO : JC/S Adm Leahy Gen Hull Adm King C of S CM-IN-24005 (25 Jan 45) DTG 250220Z da TOP SECRET 12 arganant COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified Jahen- MR 371 GERMANY, OCCUPIED COUNTRIES - Zones of occupation. MR 370 GERMANY, Surrender terms. MR 051 BALKANS, Spheres of influence. MR 051 GREECE - Civil affairs. MR 210 SECURITY COUNCIL. MR 052 POLISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS (1) See 2 (1) Sec 3 MR 210 CHURCHILL-STALIN CONFERENCE MR 210 AIR CONFERENCE MR 310 JAPAN - Russian participation in Japanese war. PRESIDENT-STALIN FILE ARGENTINE BEEF FILE REMOVAL AMERICAN EQUIPMENT FROM BULGARIA REMOVAL SAXONS TO RUSSIA ALLIED CONTROL COMMISSION, BULGARIA Pres-Hurley. argunant Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET FROM: THE PRIME MINISTER TO : THE PRESIDENT NO : 893, 23 JANUARY 1945 1. My people are now discussing with yours in Naples the plans for our flight from Malta to the Crimea. These should be drawn up in advance if pos- sible so that the flight arrangements can be completed and BO that we can give the necessary warning to Stalin and to Inonu of Turkey. It is of course under- stood that they are liable to change at the last minute if the weather makes this necessary. 2. The route proposed is from Malta south of the island of Kythera passing east of Athens and the islands of Skyros, Lemnos and Samothrace across European Turkey to Midia and then straight over the Black Sea. The flight would be 1300 miles long and would take about seven hours. 3. The highest point is in the Island of Samothrace which is just over 5,000 feet high and this would mean if the visibility is not good that the aircraft might have to climb to about 7,000 feet for a short time. The rest of the flight could be done quite low down. 4. We could do the flight either entirely by day or by night with a landing in the morning. As the enemy fighters have now left the Aegean, a daylight flight would be quite safe and the navigational and other arrangements for it should be slightly simpler than for a night one. However, there is no serious objection to a night flight and indeed, I myself did this part of the journey by night when I went to Moscow. A night flight would moreover have the great advantage of getting us to the Crimea in the morning with the whole day before us to drive to Yalta. TOP-SECRET 210 2 Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET 5. The Russians have asked us to arrive at the landing field at Sald as it has the best runways available. This is about ten miles from Eupatoria and would leave us a drive of at least seventy to eighty miles and possibly more if the roads across the hills south of Simferopol are blocked by snow. I am told that the Russians have not yet had time to repair the roads which are still very bad and the going upon them is therefore very slow. The drive to Yalta would therefore probably take at least four hours and perhaps longer even in daylight and I do not think that we could possibly do it in darkness. After a daylight flight the great part would necessarily be after dark. 6. I have therefore come to the conclusion that we ought to plan to fly by night arriving at Saki airfield in the morning. If you are in agreement I will have the plans drawn up accordingly. 7. If your advisors consider that the risk of rising to 7,000 feet is not acceptable, it might be possible to leave Malta about 3 a.m. so as to pass Samothrace at dawn and ensure a daylight drive to Yalta. 8. From the foregoing it will be seen that unless you arrive at Malta on first February we shall not meet Uncle Joe till the third and I suggest that we should give him an amended date if this is necessary. TOP-SECRET - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified FROM The Prime Minister TO The President SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE #893, 23 Jan 45. TOR MAP ROOM VIA SUBJECT: ARGONAUT conference. ACTION: 1. Sent to the President on board the USS QUINCY en route ARGONAUT Conference as MR-IN-25, 24 Jan 45. 2. Answered by PRES-PM #706, 28 Jan 45, which was sent to the Map Room as MR-IN-18, 28 Jan 45. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES.RM FILE 210 (2) TOP-SECRET FROM: MARSHAL STALIN TO : THE PRESIDENT NO : Unno, 23 January 1945 1. Your cable received regarding the presence of press and photo representatives in ARGONAUT. I do not have any objections against your proposals. 2. The same reply I sent to the Prime Minister's request. STALIN 2413182 RECD as MR-OUT-26 210 (2) TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified FROM MARSHAL STALIN TO THE PRESIDENT SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE 23 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM VIA Russian Embassy SUBJECT: Press representatives at ARGONAUT ACTION: 1. Answers PRES-STALIN #178, 22 January 1945. 2. Sent to the President on board the USS QUINCY en route to ARGONAUT as MR-OUT-26, 2413182. 3. No reply. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES-PM FILE 210 (2) FROM The Prime Minister TO The President SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE #894, 24 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM 2412122 VIA Army Code Room SUBJECT: Eisenhower's and Alexander's coming to Yalta as well as Malta. ACTION: 1. Sent to the President on board USS QUINCY en route ARGONAUT as MR-OUT-27. 2. Acknowledged by PRES-PM, #707, 31 January 1945, which was sent from the QUINCY to the Map Room as MR-IN-21. (note: Pres 707 stated: "Your 894. received." Copy not included in this file. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES-PM FILE 210 (2); 100 EISENHOWER, General; 100 ALEXANDER, Marshal. TOP-SECRET FROM: THE PRIME MINISTER TO : THE PRESIDENT NO : 894, 24 January 1945 1. It would be a great pity if Eisenhower and Alexander only come to Malta and if we do not have them with us at Yalta. This will really make it impossible for the heads of Government to enter fully into the military problems. I hope therefore they may be instructed as originally proposed to come to Yalta as well as Malta and if they have to be absent from either it should be Yalta. 2. The above, of course, is subject to battle exigencies. 2413182 RECD as MR-OUT-27 210 2 TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET TOP SECRET PRIORITY 22 JANUARY 1945 FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, LONDON 2301302 NCR 6398 NUMBER 705, PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER. Your 892. I have sent the following message to Stalin: "I have decided to not have any press representatives at ARGONAUT and to permit only a small group of uniformed service photographers from the American Navy to take the pictures that we will want. "Prime Minister Churchill agrees." ROOSEVELT Released 230130Z Jan 45: F. H. GRAHAM TOP-SECRET FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE 705, 22 January 1945. TOR MAP ROOM VIA SUBJECT: Press representatives at ARGONAUT. ACTION: 1. Answers PM-PRES #892, 22 January 1945, which requested that the President inform Stalin of his decision not to take press to Yalta. 2. Dispatch to Stalin prepared by Admiral Leahy; dispatched as PRES-STALIN #178, 22 Jan 45. Quoted to the Prime Minister in this message, #705. 3. No answer by Churchill. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES-PM FILE 210 (2) TOP SECRET PRIORITY 22 January 1945 FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, MOSCOW 230140Z NCR NUMBER 178, PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FROM THE PRESIDENT FOR MARSHAL STALIN. I have decided to not have any press representatives at ARGONAUT and to permit only a small group of uniformed service photographers from the American Navy to take the pictures that we will want. Prime Minister Churchill agrees. ROOSEVELT Released at 230140Z Jan 45: F. H. GRAHAM, Capt, AGD. - 1 - 210 210(2) (2) Regraded Unlcassified FROM The President TO Marshal Stalin DATE SERIAL or FILE NO. #178, 22 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM VIA SUBJECT: Press representatives at ARGONAUT conference. ACTION: 1. See PM #891 in which the Prime suggests that press should be excluded from ARGONAUT and the President's affirmative reply, #704. In PM #892, Churchill requested that the President inform Stalin. 2. This dispatch written by Admiral Leahy; dispatched to Stalin at 2301402. Copy sent to PM as PRES #705 for his information. 3. Answered by STALIN-PRES, 23 Jan 45. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: MR 210 ARGONAUT ORIGINAL: PRES-PM FILE 210 (2) TOP SECRET PRIORITY FROM: THE PRIME MINISTER TO : THE PRESIDENT NO : 892, 22 JANUARY 1945 Your 704. Please tell U. J. PRIME 210 2 Regraded Unlcassified FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE PRESIDENT SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE #892, 22 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM 23/00422 VIA Army Code Room SUBJECT: Press representatives at ARGONAUT ACTION: 1. Answers PRES-PM #704, 22 January 1945. 2. To the President via usher just prior to the President's leaving on ARGONAUT trip. 3. Reply to Stalin as suggested by the Prime Minister in this mes- sage prepared by Admiral Leahy and dispatched to Stalin as PRES-STALIN #178, 22 Jan 45. Quoted to Churchill in PRES-PM #705, 22 Jan 45. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES-PM FILE 210 (2) TOP SECRET PRIORITY 22 JANUARY 1945 FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, LONDON NUMBER 704, PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET, FOR THE PRIME MINISTER FROM THE PRESIDENT. I am in full agreement with the suggestion regarding press representatives and photographers made in your 891. ROOSEVELT Released 221642Z Jan 45: J. A. TYREE, JR., Commander, U.S.N. Regraded Unlcassified FROM The President TO The Prime Minister SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE 704, 22 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM VIA SUBJECT: Press representatives at ARGONAUT ACTION: 1. Answers PM-PRES #891, 21 Jan 45, which was referred by the President to Admiral Leahy to take up with Steve Early for preparation of reply. 2. Reply as drafted by Admiral Leahy approved by the President and dispatched to Churchill at 2216422. 3. Churchill answered in his #892, requesting that the President also inform Marshal Stalin. COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES-PM FILE 210 (2) 10P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COMDESDIV 35 PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY DATE 22 JAN 1945 FOR ACTION NOB BERMUDA USS QUINCY GD, ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 2047 8 CINCLANT PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY IMRIE BY INFORMATION COMTENTHFLT C-R PRIORITY 10 ROOTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED COMNAVZOR 11 WHITTINGTON BY DEFERRED DERMAN 12 COMEASTSEAFRON BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED WHITTINGTON WHITTINGON COMDESLANT 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 222005 NCR 5276 X 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 NOB BERMUDA ENCODES FOR COMDESDIV 35 AND HAS FOR ACTION. ACTION 23 ALSO USS QUINCY INFO CINCLANT COMTENTHFLT CANDR COMNAVZOR COM- 24 EASTSEAFRON COMDESLANT. 25 26 THIS IS TOPSEC. 27 28 29 COMDESDIV 35 IN CARMICK WITH DESDIV 35 LESS MCCOOK DEPARTS 30 31 32 POINT X BERMUDA 0900Q/23 JANUARY DIRECT TO POINT GU TO 33 34 RENDEZVOUS AND PROCEED IN COMPANY WITH USS QUINCY. SPEED OF 35 36 ADVANCE TO RENDEZVOUS 9 KNOTS, ETA RENDEZVOUS 06000/26 JANUARY. 37 38 > 39 40 41 42 NCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: ACTION:F-30 43 44 FX37(#1) COG 45 46 COMINCH(#2-#9) 19#10) 19C(#11) 20G(#12) 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. argonant OPNAV 5 222005 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER IRIP INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE yr. TOP SECRET IVI OPERATIONAL PRIORITY TOP SECRET From: CG, US Army Forces, Tunis, Tunisia To: War Department US Military Mission, Moscow, Russia DTG: 220100Z 22 January 1945 TOP SECRET To Gens Deane and McFarland from Lowry. ALBATROSS. Advance Joint Chief Party ETD 01002 Tunis, ETA 0900Z handing field End at Saki ACTION: JCS INFO : ADM LEAHY GEN ARNOLD GEN HULL ADM KING C OF S CM-IN-20825 (22 Jan 45) DTG 220100Z mcs TOP SECRET arganant COPY No. 8 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Zif TOP SECRET "TOT URGENT SECRET TOP From: U.S. Military Mission, Moscow, Russia To: War Department No: Mx 22427 22 January 1945 For Colonel D E Lowry, OH ATC, Tunis; info to Ireland st NAFD, Casablance from Deane TOPSEC MX 22427. WAR please pass to both addressees. All ARGONAUT aircraft flights cleared by Soviets. End NOTE: This message has been relayed to Tunis and Casablanca by War Department Code Center per originator 8 request. ACTION: GEN ARNOLD INFO : JCS ADM LEAHY GEN HULL ADM KING C OF S CM-IN-21067 (22 Jan 45) DTG 220630Z mcs TOP SECRET argonant THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN COPY No. 11 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET IVI SECREP TOP URGENT From: CG, North African Wing, Air Transport Command, Casablanca, Morocco To: War Department Nr: 1523 22 January 1945 TOP SECRET. Attention War please pass to Deane Moscow info George from Ireland sgd Stowell 1523 P NAFD. Item 1. After arrival Casablanca review of ATC operational requirements shows minimum personnel required at ARGONAUT destination to be 22 officers and 11 enlisted men instead of 25 total previously indicated from Washington of which 10 officers and 3 enlisted men should be located at point where they can handle requests from principal parties, for project control, booking of special flights through period of conference, arrangements for return flights and related matters. Therefore, booking office and housing accommodations for same should be provided at conference site. Experience previous conferences shows this to be essential. Item 2. Twelve officers and 8 enlisted men should be accommodated at airport. Item 3. It may be necessary to handle plane and passengers at Poltava particularly the returning or due weather complications which may necessitate routing all flights on 2nd February over destination to Poltava or for purpose refueling with 100 Octane gas. Should this be true assume you will provide for any CM-IN-21470 (22 Jan 45) .TOP SECRET 10 argonant COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET IVI SECRET TOP URGENT Page 2 From: CG, North African Wing, Air Transport Command, Casablanca, Morocco Nr: 1523 22 January 1945 housing and messing required for distinguished passengers involved. However to provide for such contingency con- sider it necessary that ATC station 5 officers and 5 on- listed men at Poltava for duration ARGONAUT. Such personnel will be routed via ARGONAUT destination. Please confirm above. Item 4. NAFD ATC personnel dispatched to destina- tion and Poltava will have ARGONAUT identification cards without CCS seal altho commandants signature already affixed. Assume cards prepared as indicated will suffice until arrival seal on aircraft February 2nd current. End Relay note: This message has been relayed to Moscow by the War Department Code Center according to the originator's instructions. ACTION: Gen. Arnold. INFO : JC/S; Adm Leahy; Gen. Hull; Adm King; C of S CM-IN-21470 (22 Jan 45) DTG 22/13572 ef TOP SECRET 10 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE IVI SECRET TOP TOP SECRET PRIORITY From: CG North African Wing Air Transport Command Casablanca To: War Department Nr: DAFD 1549 P 22 January 1945 To War Department pass to General Deane Moscow from Johansen signed Stowell DAFD 1549 P TOP SECRET. Coming your way flight KC 47 call sign z8x, first pilot Capt Morton, cargo special fork lift. Aircraft to remain, crew to return on flight L-1 message concerning which to follow in 12 hours. End Note: This message has been relayed to Moscow by WDCC according to originator's instructions. ACTION: Gen. Arnold INFO: JC/S, Adm. King, Gen Hull, Adm Leaby CM-IN-21542 (22 Jan 45) DTG 22/ NFT TOP SECRET argonant 12 COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET TOT SECRET TOP PRIORITY From: US Military Mission, Moscow, Russis To: War Department No: M 22437 22 January 1945 WAR please pase this message to Casablance Stowell for Ireland from Deane TOPSEC M 22437. No objection to additional personnel listed in first paragraph your 1523 P NAFD. Believe that 12 officers and 8 enlisted men can be accommodated on the sirfield but that will have to be settled there. Reference Paregraph 3, I gee no reason for passengers going to Poltave. If weather 1s bad, flight should not be made at all. If by any chance distinguished visitors have to go to Poltava they w1ll be housed and fed. If you wish to send 5 officers and 5 enlisted men to Poltava there will be no objection, however, they will have nothing to do with the housing and messing of any visitors who may arrive. End This message has been relayed to Casablanca by Wer Department Code Center in accordance with originator's request. Footnote: 1523 is CM-IN-21470 (22 Jan 45) Gen Arnold. ACTION: Gen Arnold INFORMATION: JC/S, Adm Leahy, Gen Hull, Adm King, Cofs CM-IN-21954 (23 Jan 45) DTG 221950z hrt TOP SECRET argonant COPY No. 12 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET "IVI" SECRET TOP URGENT From: CG, North African Ferrying Division, ATC, Casablanca To: War Department Nr. 1581 P 22 January 1945 Attention War please pass to General Deane from Sherry sgd Stowell NAFD 1581 P TOP SECRET. Freedom for American aircraft engaged in mission 17 to fly over Turkish territory without restriction apparently not understood at ALBATROSS where our survey party was com- pelled to file flight plan avoiding Turkish territory. Permission has been received from Turkish authorities for unlimited flights over Turkey, hence urge you inform control authorities at ALBATROSS for proper crew briefing. End Note: This message has been relayed to US Military Mission, Moscow by the War Department Code Center per originator's request. ACTION: Gen Arnold INFORMATION: JC/S Adm Leahy Gen Hull Adm King Coff CM-IN-21753 (22 Jan 45) DTG 222057Z bjm TOP SECRET argunant COPY No. 12 MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified 22 January 1945 TOP-SECRET MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. Latta The White House Map Room will send pouches by air to the Presidential Party during the President's absence from Washington. Pouches will leave the Map Room at the follow- ing times: 6:00 p.m., January 28th. 10:00 a.m., January 31st. 10:00 a.m., February 2nd. 10:00 a.m., every,day thereafter as long as required. It is expected that not more than four days will be re- quired for each pouch to reach the President. Pouches will be returned by the President's Party at frequent intervals but it is not yet possible to state their times of arrival. When incoming pouches are received by the Map Room, they will be delivered immediately to you. WILSON BROWN, Vice Admiral, U.S.N., Naval Aide to the President. TOP-SECRET argunant Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER IRIP for, INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET TOT PRIORITY WB. SECRET TOP From: US Military Mission, Moscow, Russia To: War Department Nr: M 22417 21 January 1945 To the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Deane TOPSEC M 22417 Hill, Olsen and Col. Hampton have arrived in the ARGONAUT area. Hampton who was first arrival sends following in- formation: It 1s recommended that flights entering the ARGONAUT area from the west cross the southern shore of the Black Sea about daylight. This because of desirability of crossing Turkey at night on that route. Flights to and from Ceiro can be made at any time. yalta Seventoped New subject: IL is about four hours drive from BUCHAN to MAGNETO. We shall make every effort to house everyone at MAGNETO. Col. Fennig, ATC representative at ALBATROSS, agrees that duplication of Royal Air Force airways and airdrome communications and airdrome control is un- necessary. Accomodations will be available at ALBATROSS for such aircraft crew personnel as are required to remain overnight there. This applies particularly to the night of 2 February as thereafter 1t 1s intended that majority of crews will be quartered at ELDORADO. Poltava. CM-IN-20347 (21 Jan 45) TOP SECRET 8 COPY No. argonant THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE PRIORITY SECREP TOP TOP SECRET Page -2- From: US Military Mission, Moscow, Russia Nr: M 22417 21 January 1945 Saki The gasoline being furnished by the Soviets at ALBATROSS 13 97.7 octane. However, it 1s planned that the servicing of 4-engine aircraft will be accomplished at ELDORADO with 100 octane American gasoline. The Russian gasoline is entirely suitable for the communications air- craft to Cairo. malta Lt. Col. Fennig will take full information regarding airdrome briefing to CRICKETT and to Tunis. He reports that all airfield approaches are good and there are no obstructions. The terrain at the end of the runways is being smoothed Fennig 1s also taking full information on airways control facilities with frequencies and call signs to Ireland and will relay them to Cairo, Tunis, Caserta, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff from his base at CRICKET. malta It is recommended that no crews land at GLENCOE. New subject: Reference WAR 24370, answers to questions in paragraph 1 are affirmative. End ACTION: JC/S INFORMATION: Adm Leahy Gen Arnold Adm King Gen Hull C of S CM-IN-20347 (21 Jan 45) DTG 210803z aj TOP SECRET COPY No. 8 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER TRiP of INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET AMUG M PRIORITY SECRET TOP From: USS Catoctin To: War Department DTG: 21/0130z 21 January 1945 Encyphered TOPSECRET by USS Catoctin for Lt Col Rouen. To for action CG ATC Washington DC. CG ATC NAFD Casablanca. For Ireland and Stowell sgd Rauen. CRICKET MALTA plans approximately 30 passenger cars and US Navy Looking forward item 1 ARGONAUT coordinator at 18 landing 6 each sedans and reconnaisance cars. Local authorities advise adequate trucks available for cargo and baggage. Item 2: Passenger steps suitable for C 54's are not available. NAFD should prepare at least 3 knockdown types to be flown in and assembled. 5 ton crane available for heavy cargo. Baggage can be handled from truck and trailer if desired. Item 3: Adequate 100 octane fuel and dispensing equipment available according information given Coates. Item 4: Apparently some fighter cover arrangements already discussed. Local authorities are very anxious for further details including routes and call signals. Item 5: Housing problem exists at rendezvous and local authorities desire most accurate information available soon as possible reference ATC Personnel. Data reference fighter crews should be forwarded also. Have indicated CM-IN-21214 (22 Jan 45) TOP SECRET COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 12 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET TOP TOP SECRET AMUG Page 2 From: USS Catootin DTG: 21/0130z 21 January 1945 approximately 100 ATC personnel maximum including ATC flight crews on hand at one time approximately one half officers. Ground handling personnel are available locally to function under our supervision. Suggest consideration be given to possibility moving some ATC aircraft to an adjacent ATC base during period not needed on hand if cumulative count by local authorities indicates impossible to handle. Alternative may develop if Navy moves in LST presently planned on which some accomodations may be worked out. MALTA Item 6: One daily 2 engine round trip courier flight to CRICKET for US connection should be available approximately 27 January through period of activity there no specific departure time from CRICKET requested but presumably late PM. Suitable courier arrangements should be concluded. Item 7: Signal Corps will require transportation CRICKET ALBATROSS for approximately 12 communications and photographic personnel at close of discussions and which must move prior to main movement. CAVALCADE ALBATROSS cargo shuttle routed via CRICKET to coincide will be satisfactory. Caution there may be some additional similar movements which have not yet been stated. Lowry knows none presently. Item 8: Catoctin, furnish in flight food, specials and return flights out ALBATROSS. Item 9: Lowry expressed belief yesterday that ATC billet requirements were not included in personnel totals CM-IN-21214 (22 Jan 45) TOP SECRET COPY No. 12 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE SECRET TOP TOP SECRET AMUG Page 3 From: USS Catootin DTG: 21/01302 21 January 1945 submitted to coordinator at destination. Suggest Washington check immediately. I will investigate further on arrival. According present bookings Catoctin can handle approximately 60 officers and 150 enlisted men above those presently aboard. However latter accomodations have been earmarked for unidentified group pursuant message COMINCH to Catoctin on 13 January and officer quarters may be directed for use otherwise. Suggest Washington ascertain promptly if aforementioned enlisted spaces included any ATC personnel. Item 10: Catoctin has adequate medical unit aboard. Item 12: Unless Turkish clearance already received and forwarded request Washington arrange for 22 January and / or 23 January and forward specific information to flight one at Tunis to avoid further dealy for three day wait more. End. ACTION: GEN ARNOLD INFO : JCS ADM LEAHY GEN HULL ADM KING C OF S CM-IN-21214 (22 Jan 45) DTG 210130A mcs TOP SECRET COPY No. 12 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified SECRET AFHQ MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING MESSAGE TOP SECRET PRIORITY From: War Department, Washington, D.C. To : ARGONAUT Number: 310955Z DTG 310955Z 31 January 1945 WAR pass following TOP SECRET to Malta for Mr. Harriman, from Olsen. Guest house being prepared. Chuvakin can get no better information now than that it will not accommodate over seven but promises definite number tonight. Hill's memory is that there are two bedrooms downstairs with entry into one through the other and one bedroom upstairs. End. Conference Distribution: ACTION: Mr. Harriman INFORMATION: None NOTE: This message received from War Department as a retransmission under DTG 011026Z. CM-IN-122 (1 February 1945) 011206Z js TOP SECRET SECRET 1 COPY NO. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOT SECRET TOP TOP SECRET URGENT From: US Military Mission, Moscow, Russia To: War Department Nr: M 22422 21 January 1945 To Joint Chiefs of Staff from Deane TOPSEC M 22422 Following are changes in RAF control facilities at ALBATROSS reourad MX 22386 of 17 Jan. For security reasons request you motify all parties now enroute. Point to point: ALBATROSS LO CAVALCADE change 4040 kilocycles to 3965 kilocycles. ALBATROSS to CRICKET (meteorlogical) change all frequencies to 12220, 8320, and 5230 kilocycles. Navigational aid: HF/DF hange frequencies LO 6555 and 4575 kilocycles. Add approach control; call sign CVG frequencies 4060 and 3320 kilocycles. New subject: Request call signs of all aircraft due to arrive at ALBATROSS be sent here immediately. Footnote: MX 22386 1s CM-IN-16657 (18 Jan) JCS End ACTION: JCS INFO : General Arnold, General Hull, Adm. King Admiral Leahy. CM-IN-20243 (21 Jan 45) DTG 211402Z wg TOP SECRET 14 argmout COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET IVI SECRET TOP Jos OPERATIONAL PRIORITY From: CG, North African Wing, Air Transport Command, Casablanca To: War Department Nr: 1451 21 Jenuary 1945 Attention War please pass to General Deane Moscow immediately from Ireland sgd Stowell NAFD 1451 P. TOP SECRET. Holding at Tunis awaiting return of ATC survey flight is JCS advance party referred to in urad M 22321 dated 10 January. Please send Russian clearance to Colonel D. E. Lowry care of ATC Tunis copy to NAFD Casablanca. End Note: This message has been relayed to Moscow by the War Department Code Center according to the origina- tor's instructions. FOOTNOTE: Reference not identified in WDCMC ACTION: Joint Chiefs of Staff INFORMATION: Adm Leahy Gen Arnold Gen Hull Adm King C of S CM-IN-20294 (21 Jan 45) DTG 211606z aj TOP SECRET augmont COPY No. 11 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET -- TOT TOP SECRET wht 3.3 From: U.S. Military Attache, London, England. To : The President of The United States. Nr : 891 Filed 211640z. Prime Minister to President Roosevelt Personal and TOP SECRET Number 891. I suggest that the press should be entirely excluded from ARGONAUT, but that each of us should be free to bring not more than three or four uniformed service photographers to take "still" and cinematograph pictures to be released when we think fit. Please let me know if you agree. There will of course be the usual agreement communique, or communiques. I am sending a similar telegram to U. J. Prime. TOP SECRET Reed 2118207 TPV2L. Regraded Unlcassified FROM THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE PRESIDENT SERIAL or FILE NO. DATE 891, 21 January 1945 TOR MAP ROOM 2118202 VIA Army Code Room SUBJECT: Press representatives at ARGONAUT ACTION: 1. To the President via usher. 2. Referred to Admiral Leahy by the President by chit, stating: "Will you please speak to Steve before you prepare reply and I think one should go to Marshal Stalin as well as the Prime Minister." 3. Draft dispatch to Churchill prepared by Adm Leahy; approved by the President; sent to Churchill as PRES-PM #704, 22 Jan 45. Admiral Leahy stated that nothing was to be sent to Marshal Stalin. 4. (See PM's answer to #704, which requested the President to inform Stalin.) COPIES TO: DATE: BY DIRECTION OF: ORIGINAL: PRES*PM FILE 210 (2) OP SECRET DISPATCH TRiP Fice DRAFTER F-01 EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE RELEASED X BY C M COOKE ASTERISK (*) PAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OP OP OP : FROM COMINCH PRIORITY #: 3 FOR ACTION ROUTINE COM 8TH FLEET 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE 21 JAN 1945 BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 2124 A OP OP OP PRIORITY 14 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY SOWERS BY KERNAN INFORMATION ALUSNA MOSCOW * 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BASEGRAM 13 BY SOWERS 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 15 202114 NCR 49990 17 14 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 ADVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED THAT DIPLOMATIC ARRANGEMENTS 23 24 FOR PASSAGE THROUGH DARDANELLES AND BOSPORUS TO THE 25 26 BLACK SEA OF CATOCTIN, WILLIAM BLOUNT AND THE 4 47 28 MINESWEEPERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THEY ARE TO 29 30 31 PASS THROUGH WITHOUT INTERFERENCE OR INSPECTION 32 33 BY THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES AND ONLY A PILOT IS TO 34 35 BE ALLOWED ON BOARD. COMMUNICATE WITH AMBASSADOR 36 37 STEINHARDT AS MAY BE NECESSARY REGARDING THIS 38 39 10 MOVEMENT. 11 42 *PASSED TO ALUSNA MOSCOW AS 202117 NCR 49991, 43 44 45 COPY TO:- ADMIRAL BROWN, WHITE HOUSE (COMINCH PASS) 46 47 COMINCH COPIES 1 TO 8 INCL. 18 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Randle only 19 accordance with Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 202114 5 OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH TRiP Fice DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM COM 8TH FLT PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY ROUTINE DATE 20 JAN 45 FOR ACTION COMINCH 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 1633 7 8 DECODED BY ROWLAND PRIORITY 9 BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 ROWLAND BY READY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY ROWLAND BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 201430 NCR 2826 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 TOPSECRET. ADMIRAL KING EDWARDS OR COOK EYES ONLY. FROM COM 8TH FLT ACTION COMINCH. 23 24 25 YOUR 152145 REFERS. 26 27 AM INFORMED BY CINCMED NO ALONGSIDE BERTH 28 29 PRACTICABLE PORT SAID. 30 31 NEAREST SUITABLE AIRFIELD DISTANT 50 OR 6g MILES, 32 33 34 35 COMINCH COPIES 1 THRU 8 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ACTION Fo 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* Instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 6 201430 OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET 20 JANUARY 1945 FOR ADMIRAL BROWN AND SPAMAN FROM MIKE REILLY AND COMMANDER SMITH: British plan dock USS QUINCY starboard side to boathouse wharf, French Creek, Grand Harbor, Malta. Camels to hold ship 16 feet from pier. Have prepared suitable ramps as follows, width 3 feet or more. 22 foot horizontal span, ship to platform on pier. Platform 20 feet above water, 10 feet square, 6 feet from dock edge. Sloping ramp leading aft from platform to dock, length 160 feet. Plan to spot ship with platform about 300 feet from stern. VAN requests main deck plan showing bits, chocks and location of clear spaces. Party promised such plan would be delivered by JCS advance party; request you implement. USS QUINCY stern will protrude 100 feet past dock corner. Plan land car by ships crane to barge port side thence to dock. Distance to Luga (Iuga ?) Field Malta 4 miles or 20 minutes. Same field as last occasion, runway 6,000 feet. Anticipate 4 dock telephones for ship and party with direct communication to Prime Minister. SAVANNAH will be moved somewhere in Grand Harbor. USS CATOCTIN adequate to receive the President and party at Yalta if necessary. Advance party leaves 1 or 2 days for Yalta, meanwhile Tunis ATC Airport. Request notify interested persons. Message filed aboard Catoctin. RECD 210130Z. TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified SECRET SECRET 20 JANUARY 1945 PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, LONDON 201649Z NCR WHITE HOUSE NUMBER 177, PERSONAL AND SECRET FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE ANTHONY EDEN. Greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness. Will meet you time and place agreed upon. Your physical arrangements sound completely in keeping with hospitality of Benderton. STETTINIUS Released from the White House Map Room at 2016492 January 1945. HENRY W. PUTNAM, Major, A. C. SECRET Regraded Unlcassified I PREPARING OFFICE TO BE TRANSMITTED WILL INDICATE WHETHER TELEGRAM SENT XSECRETX Full rate Collect CONFIDENTIAL Day letter Night letter RESTRICTED Department of State CLEAR Charge Department: X AIRGRAM Full rate Day letter Washington, Night letter SECRET Charge to $ January 20, 1945 The Right Honorable Anthony Eden, M.C., M.P. British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Foreign Office London, England Greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness. Will meet you time and place agreed upon. Your physical arrangements sound completely in keeping with hospitality of Benderton. Stettimes do Secretary S:ERS:RG:GH EUR MIN SPA Enciphered by Sent by operator M., + 19 ** GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-25200-1 Regraded Unlcassified SECRET THE SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON January 20, 1945 MEMORANDUM FOR THE MAP ROOM Will you be good enough to dispatch for me the attached message addressed to the Right Honorable Anthony Eden. Many Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE OPOPOPOPOP: FROM ANKARA (ARMY RADIO) PRIORITY 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION CNO 4 was DEFERRED DATE 20 JANUARY 1945 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1617 8 HARTIGAN DECODED BY Reid 20/8/7Z PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED CHECKED MILLER BY GERMAN INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY MILLER BY MILLER BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 201430z NCR 2819 CHECK BELOW 16 XXXXXX 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 ( THIS TOPSECRET IS MOST IMMEDIATE AND PERSONAL FROM AMBASSADOR 22 STEINHARDT FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE.) 23 24 25 I HAVE SEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AGAIN THIS MORNING. HE HAS 26 27 PERSONALLY TAKEN CHARGE OF THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 28 29 30 6 VESSELS NAMED IN YOUR TELEGRAM TO PASS THROUGH THE DARDANELLES 31 32 AND THE BOSPHORUS TO THE BLACK SEA WITHOUT INTERFERENCE OR 33 34 INSPECTION BY THE TURKISH AUTHORITIES. HE ASSURED ME THAT ONLY 35 36 A PILOT WILL BE ALLOWED ON BOARD. 37 38 (SIGNED) STEINHARDT 39 40 41 42 NCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: 43 44 NAVAIDE(#1 & #2) ACTION (FOR DELIVERY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE) 45 46 Adm Leahy sent copy to Adm. King. 47 48 No. 2021002 ADMIRAL. may Rooper 2 impormed that No. 3F-1 OR Cominal CHARTROOM. would NO. 4 SPECIAL. 49 50 natify Com TOP 8th Fleet SECRET on 20 Jan 45 51 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* 201430Z contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. ( OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT do CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER TRIP INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET IVI PRIORITY SECRET TOP From: USS Catoctin To: War Department DTG: 210133A 21 January 1945 This is TOPSECRET. USS Catoctin encyphers for Lt Col Rauen to CG ATC Washington. CG ATC NAFD Casablanca. COM Eighth Fleet. For Ireland and Stowell from Rauen. Able and ready is Navy Eighth Fleet to position destroyer in advance area along proposed ARGONAUT air route for air sea search and rescue duty. Action requires advance planning and authority. Have informed Navy that last information available to me was final selection of route was subject conference with theatre Headquarters. Action should be taken to arrage this with Com Eighth Fleet AFHQ is route designated requires such action. End ACTION: GEN ARNOLD INFO : JCS ADM LEAHY GEN HULL ADM KING C OF S CM-IN-21153 (22 Jan 45) DTG 210133A mcs TOP SECRET COPY No. THE MAKJNG OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 11 Regraded Unlcassified UP SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE ALUSNA CAIRO PPPPPPPPPPPPP FROM PRIORITY 2 ALUSNA ISTANBUL 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY 19 JANUARY 1945 DATE FOR ACTION ALUSNA ANKARA 4 DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 190237 7 TOR CODEROOM PPPPPPPPPPPPP MONROE ALUSNA MOSCOW PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY BY INFORMATION COM 8TH FLEET 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED MONROE CHECKED SCHMICK COMINCH 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY MONROE BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 1823368 NCR 1223 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 (THIS IS TOP SEC. ACTION ALUSNA ISTANBUL ANKARA INFO ALUSNA MOSCOW 21 COM 8TH FLEET COMINCH) 22 23 24 LT COMDR CHARLES W WILLIAMS USNR REPORTED CAIRO THIS DATE UNDER BUPERS 26 ORDERS DELIVERED BY COM BTH FLT TO PROCEED ISTANBUL TO ESTABLISH US 27 28 NAV PORT OFFICE AND REPORT BY LTR ALUSMAS ANKARA AND MOSCOW AND 29 30 COOPERATE WITH CAPT STEVENS RN. WILLIAMS WITHOUT PASSPORT OR CIVILIAN 32 CLOTHES BUT CAN OBTAIN LATTER HERE IF REQUIRED. ADVISE. IN VIEW 33 34 URGENCY HIS MISSION CAN SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS BE MADE FOR HIS ENTRY 35 36 WITHOUT PASSPORT. WILLIAMS ALSO HAS JEEP AND PERSONAL GEAR ON SHIP 37 38 DUE TRANSIT AND PRESUMABLY SOME ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRED LAND SAME AT 39 40 ISTANBUL. 41 42 FX-01 43 COMINCH: COPIES 1 TO 8 INCLUSIVE. 44 ACTION: 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 1823368 4 OPNAV 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified #P SECRET DISPATCH NAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM AMBASSADOR STEINHARDT URGENT 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 SECRETARY OF STATE DEFERRED 5 DATE 18 JAN 1945 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 182125 8 DECODED BY BALDWIN PARAPHRASED BALDWIN INFORMATION M/3 PRIORITY 9 10 ROUTINE CHECKED 11 BY BY GARDNER DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BALDWIN BY BALDWIN BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 181900Z NCR 1007 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (TOP SECRET. PERSONAL AND MOST IMMEDIATE FROM THE AMBASSADOR FOR 22 THE SECRETARY OF STATE ONLY) 23 24 25 26 27 WITH REFERENCE TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT TELEGRAM 162300 SENT 28 29 30 THROUGH COMMERCIAL CHANNELS, WHICH WAS RECEIVED IN ANKARA 31 32 BY THE NAVAL ATTACHE ON JANUARY 18, THE MESSAGE WAS so BADLY 33 34 GARBLED THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY VITAL WORDS REMAIN UN- 35 36 DECIPHERED. AS IT APPEARS FROM THE MESSAGE THAT SOME ACTION 37 38 BY THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT IS DESIRED BY JANUARY 18, 1 SHOULD 39 40 41 APPRECIATE AN IMMEDIATE REPETITION OF THE MESSAGE PREFERABLY 42 43 NOT THROUGH COMMERCIAL CHANNELS WHICH FREQUENTLY TAKE FROM 44 45 TWO TO FIVE DAYS. SIGNED STEINHARDT. 46 47 NAVAIDE(#1-2) (#1-2) ACTION (FOR DELIVERY TO SECRETARY OF STATE) 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 02 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Savy Regulations. COPY NO. 1819008 OPMAY Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH 00 EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 DECODED BY PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY BY BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 WS 23 24 25 NOTE: NAVY CODE ROOM HAS RETRANSMITTED CODE THROUGH 26 27 ARMY CHANNEL AS ONLY COMMERCIAL CHANNELS ARE 28 29 AVAILABLE TO NAVY. RETRANSMISSION HAS BEEN 30 31 32 GIVEN AN "URGENT" PRECEDENCE. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. JPNAY 19:76 Regraded Unlcassified NAVAL MESSAGE NAVY DEPARTMENT DRAFTER EXTENSION NUMBER ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE 1 COMINCH ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 2 PRIORITY 12 DB DUNCAN USS QUINCY RRRR RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE 5 19 JAN 1945 DEFERRED 6 DATE 7 1652 8 TOR CODEROOM 9 DECODED BY BY 10mg) PRIORITY 10 TYPED TRUSSELL INFORMATION 11 ROUTINE 12 DEFERRED 13 14 ROUTED BY 15 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL If TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 16 CHECK BELOW 191637 NCR 49961 17 18 19 ORIGINATUR FILL IN DATE AND TIME: DATE TIME GCT 20 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT // ACTION 21 ONE ADDITIONAL SINGLE ROOM WILL BE REQUIRED 22 F-0 23 F-01 24 25 F-02 26 F-05 27 28 F-07 29 F-1 30 F-2 31 32 F-20 33 34 F-3 35 F-30 36 F-32 ***** 37 F-31 38 39 F-33 40 41 F-34 42 F-4 43 44 FX01 45 FX30 46 47 FX37 48 49 FX40 50 IG-00 51 52 VCNO SECRET Make original only. Deliver to Code Room Watch Officer 191637 in (See Art. 76 (4) NAVREGS.) OPNAY 19-67 Regraded Unlcassified PP SECRET DISPATCH AFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA MOSCOW ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PRIORITY IN RELEASED BY FOR ACTION BP 3 CNO ROUTINE 4 19 JANUARY 1945. DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOM 1702/19. 7 8 DECODED BY GERMAN Recd 1919157 PRIORITY 9 PARAPHRASED GERMAN INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE CHECKED MILLER 11 BY BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY GERMAN BY GERMAN BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECIDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 191420Z NCR 1813 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 30 21 (PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN) 22 23 24 25 26 27 KATHLEEN AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR INVITATION TO 28 Yalta 29 HER. I WILL LEAVE HER AT MAGNETO TO ASSIST IN DETAILS OF 30 31 32 ARRANGEMENTS THERE. 33 34 35 36 37 38 ORIGINAL "NCR" DISTRIBUTION: 39 40 41 NAVAIDE(#1,#2)) ACTION(FOR DELIVERY TO THE PRESIDENT) 42 43 FILE. 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. 2 OPNAV 19-76 Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET TOP SECRET 20 JANUARY 1945 4 PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, LONDON 2014292 NCR 5896 WHITE HOUSE NO. 176, PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET, FOR AMBASSADOR WINANT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE. I would appreciate your having the Embassy reserve for Harry and * Claridges PPP party the following accommodations at the hotel Clorender for January 22, 23, and 24: two double bedrooms and baths, two sitting rooms, three single bedrooms and baths. Best regards. STETTINIUS NCR has serviced 20 1945Z Released from White House Map Room at 201429Z Jan 45: HENRY W. PUTNAM, Major, A. C. TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY January 19, 1945 The Secretary of State requests that the attached message be sent to Ambassador Winant, London. cresablen Charles E. Bohlen Regraded Unlcassified OLLICE DEL # #176. TOP SECRET January 19, 1945 AMERICAN EMBASSY, LONDON. PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR THE AMBASSADOR FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE I would appreciate your having the Embassy reserve for Harry and party the following accommodations at the hotel Clarendon for January 22, 23, and 24: two double bedrooms and baths, two sitting rooms, three single bedrooms and baths. Best regards. Regraded Unlcassified )P SECRET DISPATCH PRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA ANKARA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 CNO ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE 19 JANUARY 1945. FOR ACTION 4 so DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOK1810/19 / 1646/19 8 MILLER Reed 1919152 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED GERMAN CHECKED INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 GARDNER BY BY DEFERRED 12 GERMAN DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFARED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 (SHEET ONE OF TWO) 191230Z NCR 1797 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (THIS IS TOP SECRET. MOST IMMEDIATE AND PERSONAL FOR THE SECRETARY 22 OF STATE FROM THE AMBASSADOR) 23 24 25 26 27 I SAW THE PRIME MINISTER LAST NIGHT. HE HAS GRANTED PERMISSION 28 FOR THE DESIRED FLIGHTS. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE UNDECIPHERABLE 29 30 31 WORDS IN YOUR MESSAGE TO ME ARE PRINCIPALLY NUMBERS HE ACCEDED TO MY 32 REQUEST THAT THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF BE INSTRUCTED IMMEDIATELY TO 33 34 NOTIFY ALL ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES AND ALL PURSUIT SQUADRONS THAT NO 35 FOREIGN PLANES FLYING OVER TURKISH TERRITORY ARE TO BE FIRED AT UNTIL 36 37 FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED. 38 39 40 THESE INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED LAST NIGHT BUT DUE TO THE 41 DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNICATING WITH OUTLYING POSTS WHICH ARE WITHOUT 42 43 RADIO OR TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION, THE PRIME MINISTER STATED THAT 44 THERE WAS NO CERTAINTY THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN 45 46 LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND THAT ACCORDINGLY HE COULD NOT GUARANTY* 47 ABSOLUTE SECURITY PARTICULARLY FROM ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE UNTIL MIDNIGHT 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. OPNAY 19.75 Regraded Unlcassified )P SECRET DISPATCH PRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA ANKARA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 CNO ROUTINE RELEASED BY DATE 19 JANUARY 1945. FOR ACTION 4 so DEFERRED 5 BASEGRAM 6 TOR CODEROOK1810/19 / 1646/19 7 8 MILLER Reed 1919152 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED GERMAN CHECKED INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 GARDNER BY BY DEFERRED 12 GERMAN DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFARED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 (SHEET ONE OF TWO) 191230Z NCR 1797 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (THIS IS TOP SECRET. MOST IMMEDIATE AND PERSONAL FOR THE SECRETARY 22 OF STATE FROM THE AMBASSADOR) 23 24 25 26 27 I SAW THE PRIME MINISTER LAST NIGHT. HE HAS GRANTED PERMISSION 28 FOR THE DESIRED FLIGHTS. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE UNDECIPHERABLE 29 30 31 WORDS IN YOUR MESSAGE TO ME ARE PRINCIPALLY NUMBERS HE ACCEDED TO MY 32 REQUEST THAT THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF BE INSTRUCTED IMMEDIATELY TO 33 34 NOTIFY ALL ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES AND ALL PURSUIT SQUADRONS THAT NO 35 FOREIGN PLANES FLYING OVER TURKISH TERRITORY ARE TO BE FIRED AT UNTIL 36 37 FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE ISSUED. 38 39 40 THESE INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED LAST NIGHT BUT DUE TO THE 41 DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNICATING WITH OUTLYING POSTS WHICH ARE WITHOUT 42 43 RADIO OR TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION, THE PRIME MINISTER STATED THAT 44 THERE WAS NO CERTAINTY THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN 45 46 LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND THAT ACCORDINGLY HE COULD NOT GUARANTY* 47 ABSOLUTE SECURITY PARTICULARLY FROM ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE UNTIL MIDNIGHT 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76. Navy Regulations, COPY NO. OPNAY 19-75 Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH Did FTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA ANKARA ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE URGENT 1 FROM PRIORITY 2 3 RELEASED BY CNO ROUTINE FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 BY DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BY BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFARED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 SHEET TWO OF TWO SHEETS ALUSNA ANKARA 191230Z NCR 1797 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 ON JANUARY 19, TURKISH TIME. 22 23 24 HE SAID HE WOULD EXPECT ME TO INFORM HIM AS SOON AS THESE 25 IGHTS ARE COMPLETED so THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE REVOKED. 26 27 (SIGNED) STEINHARDT 28 29 30 (* - AS RECEIVED.) 31 32 33 34 35 ORIGINAL "NCR" DISTRIBUTION: 36 37 NAVAIDE(#1,#2). ACTION(FOR DELIVERY TO SEC'Y. OF STATE) 38 39 FILE. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. 2 OPNAY 19-70 Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET COPIES OF MESSAGES RE ARGONAUT RECD BY ADMIRAL LEAHY, 19 JANUARY 1945 FROM: COLONEL LOWRY (Casablanca) TO : JCS for GENERAL McFARLAND NO : 1244, 18 January 1945 CM-IN-17469 Newly arrived Casablanca 181010 estimate departure for Tunis 190600 in aircraft 941. Leaving 941 at Tunis and proceeding CRICKET in NAFD ATC C47 on afternoon of 19 January. Remaining overnight at CRICKET. Proceeding Palermo morning 20th January and continuing Tunis afternoon 20 January to rejoin aircraft 941 where we will await clearance for continued flight over Turkey to ALBATROSS. At Tunis must also await return of ATC two engine survey flight for briefing. General Stowell CG NAFD strongly feels that blanket clearance for flights over Turkey without specific individual clearance is essential to successful accomplishment mission 17 and supporting flights and any action which will result in such approval will expedite mission substantially. Stowell informed by HQATC that Turkey presently state three days advance notice required to assure safe conduct of each flight and that without such advance notice for purposes of alert to all Turkish defense installations, immunity from attack by fighter aircraft or anti- aircraft fire can not be assured. Reply to this message can reach me through ATC Tunis temporarily. FROM: JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF TO : COLONEL LOWRY (Casablanca) NO : WAR 22789, 18 January 1945 The delay of one day in your itinerary is understood in Washington. General Deane has been notified that 22nd January is expected date arrival advance party at ARGONAUT. FROM: JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF TO : GENERAL DEANE, U.S. MILITARY MISSION, MOSCOW. NO : WAR-22790, 18 January 1945 Advance party has been delayed one day and now expects to arrive on 22 January at ALBATROSS. TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET WAT we TXC AMOUNT 19 JANUARY 1915 FROM: COLONEL LOWRY (Casablanca) TO : JOINT CHIFFS OF STAFF 1820132 SCB 5687 NO : 1265, CM-IN-17955, 19 January 1945 PUBLIC 174, TOP FOR ANRASSADOR STRINHARDT FOR HIS EYES ONLY Looking at your wire 22789 if proper clearances are received can arrange arrive ARGONAUT 21 January unless it is desired that we do not arrive until 22nd January. Tunis advise us. The Government of the United States desires to send through the Derdanalles and Borporus to the Black Sea accoption between January 20 and January 25 & non-combatant suriliary versel, the CATOCTIN, and 2 2 liberty ship, RELLIAM SLOUNT. This Government also desires to assid during the - period Herough the Oardanelles and Easporus to the Black Love the four navel auxiliaries IMPLEMS, INDUSTRIE and FINEACLE. You are directed to issue the pecossary secret employer mdti with the proper Twick authorities to insure that them visaula say proceed to the Black See without any interference or inspection by authorities. STETTLEINS Released 1820.32 to 45. notest H. mas, Mostenant, U.S.W.R. TOP-SECRET TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET WWI 3 WB TOP SECRET 18 JANUARY 1945 PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, ANKARA 182013Z NCR 5687 NUMBER 174, TOP SECRET FOR AMBASSADOR STEINHARDT FOR HIS EYES ONLY FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE. The Government of the United States desires to send through the Dardanelles and Bosporus to the Black Sea sometime between January 20 and January 25 a non-combatant auxiliary vessel, the CATOCTIN, and a liberty ship, WILLIAM BLOUNT. This Government also desires to send during the same period through the Dardanelles and Bosporus to the Black Sea the four naval auxiliaries IMPLICIT, INCESSANT, INCREDIBLE and PINNACLE. You are directed to make the necessary secret arrange- ments with the proper Turkish authorities to insure that these vessels may proceed to the Black Sea without any interference or inspection by Turkish authorities. STETTINIUS WRL Released 182013Z Jan 45. ROBERT H. MYFRS, Lieutenant, U.S.N.R. TOP-SECRET Beceipt acknowledged. - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified 0 COPY 174 182013Z TOP SECRET MESSAGE FOR AMBASSADOR STEINHARDT FOR HIS EYES ONLY FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE The Government of the United States desires to send through the Dardanelles and Bosporus to the Black Sea sometime between January 20 and January 25 a non-combatant auxiliary vessel, the CATOCTIN, and a liberty ship, WILLIAM BLOUNT. This Government also desires to send during the same period through the Dardanelles and Bosporus to the Black Sea the four naval auxiliaries IMPLICIT, INCESSANT, INCREDIBLE and PINNACLE. You are directed to make the necessary secret arrangements with the proper Turkish authorities to insure that these vessels may proceed to the Black Sea without any interference or inspection by Turkish authorities. WAL EUR:HFM:hfc 1/18/45 ES Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM ALUSNA MOSCOW PPPPPPP 2 3 RELEASED BY ROUTINE FOR ACTION 4 CNO DEFERRED 5 DATE 18 JAN 1945 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 182049 8 DECODED BY BALDWIN PARAPHRASED BY GARDNER INFORMATION M3 PRIORITY 9 10 ROUTINE CHECKED 11 BY BALDWIN DEFERRED 12 ROUTED BY BALDWIN DITTOED BY BALDWIN BASEGRAM 13 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFFRRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 181520Z NCR 983. 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 22 (PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR SECRETARY OF STATE STETTIVIUS 23 FROM HARR IMAN) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 WILL BRING PAGE AS INTERPRETER AND GENERALLY TO 31 32 ASSIST BOHLEY ALSO STENOGRAPHER PER YOUR 162305 33 34 WHITE HOUSE NUMBER 163. 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 MCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: 44 45 46 NAVAIDE(#1-2) (FOR DELIVERY TO SECRETARY OF STATE 47 STETTINIUS) 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with "Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY 02 JPNAV 19-76 181520Z Regraded Unlcassified COPY ARGONAT TRIP CM-IN-16545 TOP CRET TOP SECRET From: US Military Mission, Moscow, Russia To: War Department No: M 22383 17 January 1945 To Joint Chiefs of Staff from Deane TOPSEC M 22383. The southern shore of the Black Sea may be crossed just after daylight and any time thereafter during daylight hours, reference WAR-21724. THE RAF is perfectly willing for you to employ 14 officers and 11 enlisted men as control personnel, ref- erence WAR-21652. These personnel would work jointly with the RAF and would use RAF facilities. A maximum of 9 ATC 4-engine aircraft would not overload facilities at ALBATROSS too much for only one night. However, it is planned to send all US aircraft to Poltava as soon as possible after landing at ALBATROSS. Therefore, all US aircraft will be serviced with 100-octane gasoline at Poltava, and it seems that there would be no need to store 100-octane gasoline at ALBATROSS. Russian 96.3-octane gasoline will be available in sufficient quantities at Albatross if needed. This gasoline has been used by the RAF and all US aircraft landing in Moscow and has been found entirely satisfactory. We have never had any difficulty in securing permission for special flights over Turkey. Similarly, the British have also secured this permission for special flights. Requests for flights over Turkey should be secured through Ambassador Steinhardt in Ankara. RAF have no in- formation here as to whether English aircraft are cleared for flight over Turkey. Suggest you obtain this information from Air Ministry. At the present time General Hill is enroute to ALBATROSS. Your desire as to lengthening approaches to the runway at ALBATROSS has been forwarded to him, and you can rest assured that the runways will be adequate and all approaches cleared. Page 1 TOP SECRET TOP SECRET Both Sevastopol and Yalta have been declared pro- hibited to aircraft for the duration of ARGONAUT. It is contemplated to prohibit all flights over the south and southeast coast of the Crimea. A corridor to ALBATROSS will be established with entrance from the west. Further information will be forwarded as soon as obtained from Soviets. Following are airdromes to be used in case the Crimea is closed in due to weather: (1) Odessa Central: 46 degrees 30 minutes north, 30 degrees 40 minutes east. Size of flying field, 1350 by 900 meters. Size of runway, 1200 by eight meters. Approaches to aerodrome clear, approach from town side slightly obstructed. (2) Nikolayev (kulbakino): 46 degrees 55 minutes north, 32 degrees 07 minutes east. Size of flying field, 1500 by 1500 meters. Size of runway, 1200 by 70-SW to NE direction approaches to aerodrome unimpeded. (3) Krimskaya: 44 degrees 57 minutes north, 38 degrees 00 minutes cast. Size of flying field, 1300 by 1300 meters. Size of runway, 1100 by 80 meters. In NE direction approaches to aerodrome unimpeded. Landings are best made in N-S direction. End ACTION: Joint Chiefs of Staff INFO: Adm Leahy Gen Arnold Gen Hull Adm King C of S TOP SECRET CM-IN-16545 (18 Jan 45) DTG: 17/1600Z pa Page 2 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE Jr TOP SECRET TOT PRIORITY TOP SECRIPT us From: US Military Mission Moscow Russia To: War Department Nr: MX 22386 17 January 1945 Joint Chiefs of Staff, info to CG ATC Casablanca for Ireland signed Deane TOPSEC MX 22386. WAR pls pass- to Casablanca. airdrome crimea Following is RAF airway control facilities at ALBATROSS as approved by Soviets this date: Navigational aids: MF beacon; power 300 watts, call sign 97Q, frequency 350 kilocycles. VHF/DF; power 50 watts, call sign "VISCOUNT" (Americans cautioned that the letter S is silent) frequency 117.9 megacycles. HF/DF; power 300 watts, call sign 07G, frequency 4060 and 3320 kilocycles. Point to point: Power 300 watts; address sign, SG4; ALBATROSS to DISRAELI frequency 2570 kilocycles, call signs TX 8 and MFN. ALBATROSS to CRICKET TX 8 frequency 5565, 8195 and 12,100 kilocylces. ALBATROSS to CRICKET (MET) call sign TX 8 and 9QK, frequencies 3230, 5030 and 7075 kilocyles. ALBATROSS to CAVALCADE, call sign TX 8, frequencies 10038, 6490 and 4040 kilocycles. CM-IN-16657 (18 Jan 45) TOP SECRET COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE PRIORITY SECRET Page 2 TOP TOP SECRET TOT From: US Military Mission Moscow Russia Nr: MX 22386 17 January 1945 Aircraft control: ALBATROSS HF, power 300 watts, call sign C7G frequency 4700 kilocycles. VHF, power 300 watts, call sign VISCOUNT (silent s), frequency 116.1 megacycles. End Note: This message was relayed to Casablanca by WDCC per originator's request. ACTION: JC/S INFO: Adm Leahy Gen Arnold Gen Hull Adm King CM-IN-16657 (18 Jan 45) DTG: 1719052 pa 6 TOP SECRET COPY No. THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET TOP SECRET 17 January 1945 PRIORITY up From: Opnav we To : Alusna, London 1723082, NCR 5546 NUMBER 172 TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL FOR THE AMBASSADOR ONLY FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Harry has asked me to tell you definitely that he will arrive in London in the beginning of next week for a few days stay and that Bohlen will accompany him. Best regards. Released from the White House Map Room at 1723082, January 1945. F. H. GRAHAM, Captain, A.G.D. TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified I DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY January 17, 1945 Map Room: The Secretary will appreciate the attached message being sent to Ambassador Winant, London. crisablen Charles E. Bohlen Regraded Unlcassified 7 is TOP SECRET January 17, 1945 AMEMBASSY, LONDON. #172 # TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL FOR THE AMBASSADOR ONLY FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE Harry has asked me to tell you definitely that he will arrive in London in the beginning of next week for a few days stay and that Bohlen will accompany him. Best regards. Released from the House Map Boom no January, 1945. ORABAN, I 6.9.0. Regraded Unlcassified 17 January 1945 WDL TOP-SECRET TOP SECRET PRIORITY y From: Opnav To : Alusna, Moscow 1723012, NCR 5545 NUMBER 171 PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FROM THE PRESIDENT FOR AMBASSADOR HARRIMAN. Thank you for your 171525. Anna will accompany me to Conference and I will be delighted if you will bring Kathleen. ROOSEVELT Released from the White House Map Room at 1723012, January, 1945. F. H. GRAHAM, Captain, A.G.D. TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified OK PRESIDENT TO HARRIMAN # 171 Thank you for your 171525. Anna will accompany me to conference and I will be delighted if you will bring Kathleen. 1715252 von MAST (PERIONAL THE PRESENT REFERENCE BARK TREE DEPARABLE E FRID FOR DE X READWY 17 AS - APPROPRAATE BEER ADVIDED THEY ARMINDEMENTS ON THE FROM PALACE En I STREET TO 00 THERE ON THE mer, MAKE to THE NATURE ALOTO E THIS MR DISTRIBUTION TOP SECRET Regraded Unlcassified OP SECRET DISPATCH RAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM ALUSNA MOSCOW PPPPPPPPP 2 3 RELEASED BY ROUTINE FOR ACTION 4 CNO DEFERRED 5 DATE JAN. 17, 1945 any BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 1651 R DECODED BY COOK BY TALMAN BY COOK INFORMATION way PRIORITY 9 10 ROUTINE PARAPHRASED CHECKED 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED ROUTED BY TALWAN BY BASEGRAM 13 TALMAN 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH will BE TRANSMITTED with DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 171525Z NCR 9637 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN) 22 23 REFERENCE CABLE NSS 162058, WHITE HOUSE NUMBER 167, IN MY FIRST 24 25 TALK WITH MOLOTOV ABOUT ARRANGEMENTS I TOLD HIM I FELT SURE IT 26 27 WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR YOU TO HAVE YOUR OWN MESS AND MESS CREW AND 28 29 BRING YOUR OWN FOOD FOR YOUR USUAL DIET JUST AS WE HAD ARRANGED IT 30 31 IN TEHERAN. HE READILY AGREED AND I AM THOROUGHLY SATISFIED HE TOOKg2 33 IT AS AN APPROPRIATE AND QUITE NATURAL THING TO DO. I HAVE SINCE 34 35 BEEN ADVISED THAT ARRANGEMENTS ON THIS BASIS ARE BEING MADE IN THE 36 37 TWENTY-ONE ROOM PALACE MENTIONED IN MY 161215. WEATHER PERMITTING 38 39 I EXPECT TO GO THERE ON THE 21ST, AND HAVE ARRANGED TO TAKE 40 41 KATHLEEN ALONG AS THIS IN HER DEPARTMENT. 42 43 44 NCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: 45 46 NAVAIDE(#1-2) ACTION 47 Cod/7/19302 48 19 No. Presive ADMIRAL. ARB FNY FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPT NO. File Copy 1715252 OPNAV 10-18 Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET Brig Gen A J McParland SECRET TOP Joint Chiefs of Staff 77500 16 January 1945 W.B. US Military Mission Moscow, Russia Number: WAR 21653 The revised list of Signal personnel mentioned in our 21652 18 as follows: Colonel C. H. Hatch, Lieutenant Colonels J. A. Green F. H. Menagh C. H. Humelsine Majors G. F. Rogers R. G. Kreer A. G. Kilcoyne Captains C. E. Laurendine C. G. Heitzeberg Lieutenants M. C. Reeds G. A. Micholson A. G. Budd Eight Navy officers, five Werrant Officers, thirty-five enlisted. All of this Signal personnel will be quartered on the ship unless it should be found possible to accommodate them ashore. End. ORIGINATOR: Gen McFarland JC/S INFORMATION: Adm Leahy; Gen. Arnold; Gen Hull; Adm King;CofS CM-OUT-21653 (Jan 45) DTG 162112Z of TOP SECRET COPY No. 8 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN SPO Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET STATE TOP Joint Chiefs of 16 January 1945 US Military Mission Moscow, Russia Number: WAR 21652 TOPSEC to Deane Moscow from the Joint Chiefs of Staff Pursuant to your number M 22363 the AAF has withdrawn its proposal in WAR 20512 of 13 January to install and op- erate a temporary communications station and weather service at end destination, provided it is allowed to employ 14 officers and 11 enlisted as U. S. Control personnel. In addition, the U. S. Signal Communications Group has been reduced to 25 officers and 35 enlisted, a total of 60. A revised list of Signal personnel is being forwarded sep- arately. The Joint Chiefs of Staff party at present comprises 52 officers and 44 other ranks, a total of 96. This is not considered excessive in view of a memorandum from the British which gives the total of their Chiefs of Staff party as 115. 35 of the Joint Chiefs party are included in the list of 80 already notified to Mr. Harriman. The remaining 61 of the Joint Chiefs party and the entire Signal Communications Group can be quartered aboard the U. S. S. Catoctin, which will base at Buchan end which can accommodate 130 officers and 130 enlisted in addition to her crew. However it is desired to point out that the daily movement of this personnel to and from the ship will be time consuming and the transaction of business will be directly facilitated in proportion to the number thereof for whom quarters can be arranged ashore. ORIGINATOR: Gen McFerland (JC/S) End INFORMATION: Adm Leahy; Gen Arnold; Gen Hull; Adm King; Cofs CM-OUT-21652 (Jan 45) DTG 162110z of SEVASTOPOL TOP SECRET COPY No. 8 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 10-0009-1 GPO Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET Joint Chiefs of SECRET Start TOP W.D. Ext. 77500 Col C.R. Peck 16 January 1945 Commanding General US Military Mission to USSR M3 Moscow, Russia Number: WAR 21535 TOPSEC to Deane from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Answering your M 22347 of 13 January. SAKI anfred at destribution Anticipated is crowded airdrome conditions at ALBA- TROSS on afternoon of 2 February caused by arrival considerable number 4 engine aircraft limited by protocol requirements. Takeoffs therefore may be restricted to degree that maximum of 9 ATC 4 engine aircraft should overnight at ALBATROSS instead of making night flight and night landing at Poltava. Arrange- ments should be made accordingly if possible. Information concerning arrival of personnel needing special reception will be furnished by Colonel Ray Ireland who will be at destination and will receive coded messages as you suggest. Re fighter escort, information on this will be fur- nished by Colonel Ireland upon his arrival ALBATROSS approxi- mately 26 January. Route plan still stands altho permission to fly over Turkey has not yet been received. Advise whether British have secured this permission. It 1s highly desirable that American transport air- craft be furnished American 100 octane gasoline. C-54 specia- list personnel for ALBATROSS requested by you will be 3 in number and will come as part of crew of airplanes. CM-OUT-21535 (Jan 45) TOP SECRET COPY No. 6 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 10-20609-1 are Regraded Unlcassified WAR DEPARTMENT CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CENTER OUTGOING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE TOP SECRET SECRET TOP WAR 21535 Page 2 Airdrome information 1s noted but even 1200 meters is marginal for C-54. Must have inmediate information as to approaches including obstructions. If any obstructions exist which can be removed you should attempt to have them removed. Suggest consideration of increasing runway lengths or smooth- ing terrain at ends for added safety. Please send copy of information of RAF airway control facilities with frequencies and call signs to Ireland in care of CG, North African Division, ATC, Casablanca. End ORIGINATOR: JC/S INFORMATION: Adm Leahy Gen Arnold Gen Hull C of S CM-OUT-21535 (Jan 45) DTG 161833z hrt TOP SECRET COPY No. 6 THE MAKING OF AN EXACT COPY OF THIS MESSAGE IS FORBIDDEN 10-3000-1 OFO Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET TOP SECRET 16 JANUARY ZZ PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, ANKARA, TURKEY NUMBER 169, TOP SECRET FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE EYES OF THE AMBASSADOR ONLY. You are requested immediately to seek an interview with the President or the Foreign Minister of Turkey whichever in your opinion would be prefer- able from the point of view of security and top secrecy in order to make the following arrangement: It is desired to send for an indefinite period beginning January 18 U.S. Air Transport Command 4-engine and 2-engine aircraft up to a maximum of twelve flights per day to cross Turkey from Athens (and from North Africa passing over Athens) thence on direct air line over Istanbul to the Black Sea returning over the same route. You are requested to obtain permission for these flights from the Turkish Government the first of which will occur on January 18 and to obtain assurances that proper notification will be given the necessary Turkish authorities along the route. Permission is also desired from approximately the same date to extend the existing Air Transport Command Cairo, Adana, Ankara route north across Black Sea with a maximum of four flights per day. For your information and guidance only, the Joint Chiefs of Staff are prepared if absolutely necessary (repeat necessary) to insure security to notify a representative of the Turkish Government from the take-off points in advance of all flights, but unless absolutely necessary such an arrangement is obviously undesirable and should be avoided if possible. If the Turkish Government, therefore, is willing to give the desired general permission TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET and assurances in regard to safety in so far as the Turkish authorities are concerned, you should not (repeat not) raise the question of individual notification. Please report urgently the result of your representation through same channels. STETTINIUS Released from the White House Map Room at 162233Z Jan 45. ROBERT W. BOGUE, Lieutenant, USNR. TOP-SECRET 162300 NCR5332 R 5332 Regraded Unlcassified DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Top secret January 16, 1945 MEMORANDUM FOR ADMIRAL LEAHY In compliance with the request of the Joint Chiefs of Staff set forth in your letter of January 16 the Secretary of State asks that you transmit through White House channels the attached telegram to Ambassador Steinhardt. It is preferable to send this message through White House facilities in order that all matters relating to the forthcoming meeting be central- ized in the interest of security. Charles E. Bohlen MCA got мисмаяомум THE 06 169. VIA NAVY TOP SECRET January 16, 1945 AMERICAN EMBASSY, ANKARA, TURKEY. TOP SECRET FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE EYES OF THE AMBASSADOR ONLY You are requested immediately to seek an interview with the President or the Foreign Minister of Turkey whichever in your opinion would be preferable and top secrecy from the point of view of security/in order to make the following arrangement: It is desired to send for an indefinite period beginning January 18 U.S. Air Transport Command 4-engine and 2-engine aircraft up to a maximum of twelve flights per day to cross Turkey from Athens (and from North Africa passing over Athens) thence on direct air line over Istanbul to the Black Sea returning over the same route. You are requested to obtain permission for these flights from the Turkish Government the first of which will occur on January 18 and to obtain assurances that proper notification will be given the necessary Turkish authorities along the route. Permission is also desired from approximately the same date to extend the existing Air Transport Command Cairo, Adana, Ankara route north across Black Sea with a maximum of four flights per day. For your information and guidance only,the Joint Chiefs of Staff are prepared if absolutely necessary (repeat necessary) to insure security to notify a repre- sentative of the Turkish Government from the take-off points in advance of all flights, but unless absolutely necessary such an arrangement is obviously undesirable and should be avoided if possible. If the Turidsh Government, therefore, is willing to give the desired general permission and assurances in regard to safety in so far as the Turkish authorities are concerned, you should not (repeat not) raise the question of individual notification. Please report urgently the result of your representation through same channels Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET 16 January 1945 TOP SECRET PRIORITY WDL From: Opnav to To : Alusna, Moscow 1622162, NCR 5333 NUMBER 168. TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AMBASSADOR HARRIMAN. I would very much appreciate your bringing the other stenographer in place of Newton who I did not know had actually left. Many thanks. Released from the White House Map Room at 162216Z, January, 1945. Robert w. Boque ROBERT W. BOGUE, Lieutenant, USNR. TOP-SECRET Regraded Unlcassified DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY January 16, 1945 Admiral Leahy's Office: The Secretary of State requests that the attached message be sent through Naval facilities to Ambassador Harriman. It is in reply to a message from Ambassador Harriman through the same channels. crisablen Charles E. Bohlen Regraded Unlcassified creamet NCE Ok THE Instable TOP SECRET January 16, 1945 PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR AMBASSADOR HARRIMAN FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE VIA NAVY I would very much appreciate your bringing the other stenographer in place of Newton who I did not know had actually left. Many thanks. Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ALUSNA MOSCOW ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM PPPPPPP PRIORITY DE 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY 16 JAN 1945 FOR ACTION CNO M 4 DEFERRED 5 DATE BASEGRAM 6 161517 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 BALDWIN PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED BALDWIN CHECKGARDNER BY BY INFORMATION 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 BALDWIN BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 161215Z NCR 8372 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 20 (PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN) DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 21 22 23 I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL BE WELL SATISFIED WITH THE ACCOMODATIONS 24 FOR YOURSELF AND THE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS OF YOUR PARTY. YOU WILL BE 25 26 27 IN THE LIVADIA SUMMER PALACE OF THE CZAR WHERE ARE TWO PRINCIPAL 28 BUILDINGS ONE OF 21 ROOMS AND ONE OF 41 ROOMS AND A THIRD BUILD- 29 30 ING FORMERLY I UNDERSTAND FOR THE GUARDS. I AM NOT YET CERTAIN 31 ABOUT ACCOMODATIONS FOR THE RECENT LARGE INCREASED NUMBER OF THE 32 33 MILITARY GROUP. I FIRST TOLD MOLOTOV THAT THE PARTY WOULD BE OF 34 A NUMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR SEVERAL TELEGRAMS WITH A MARGIN 35 36 37 TO TAKE CARE OF STETTINIUS GROUP AS NOW DECIDED UPON. THE ARRANGE- 38 MENTS HE HAS BEEN MAKING HAVE BEEN ON THIS BASIS. I AM NOW ASKING 39 40 FOR ADDITIONAL ACCOMODATIONS AND AM HOPEFUL THAT REASONABLE SATIS- 41 FACTORY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR THE WHOLE PARTY ASHORE AS WE 42 43 NOW LEARN THAT THE CATOCTIN CAN ONLY BE BASED AT SEVASTOPOL. 44 45 46 NAVAIDE(#1-2) 47 ACTION 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* instructions contained in Article 76, NAVY Regulations. COPY NO. 1 161215Z OPNAY 19-78 Regraded Unlcassified TOP-SECRET TOP SECRET 16 January 1945 WAL PRIORITY FROM: OPNAV TO : ALUSNA, MOSCOW 162058Z NCR 5269 NUMBER 167, TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL, FOR AMBASSADOR HARRIMAN FROM THE PRESIDENT. Referring to Deane's M22351 of 14 January and your 161215. I hope that you will be able to arrange, without offending the Russians, for the setting up of my personal mess ashore and the use of my stewards and cooks. I desire this in order to maintain my usual diet. Our supplies will be obtained from the CATOCTIN. ROOSEVELT Released 1620582 Jan 45: J. A. TYREE, JR., Commander, U.S.N. TOP-SECRET 1 - TOP-SECRET OKB # 167. PRESIDENT to HARRIMAN 16 JANUARY 1945 Referring to Deane's M22351 of 14 January. and your 16 1215 I hope that you will be able to arrange, without offending the Russians, for the setting up of my personal mess ashore and the use of my stewards and cooks. I desire this in order to maintain my usual diet. Our supplies will be obtained from the CATOCTIN. ROOSEVELT TOP-SECRET TOP SECRET FROM: THE PRESIDENT TO : THE PRIME MINISTER NO : 702, 16 JANUARY 1945 Receipt is acknowledged of your 889 of January 14. ROOSEVELT Released 1615392 - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH QRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE DRA, ALUSNA MOSCOW ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE FROM PROPRRPPPP 2 3 RELEASED BY FOR ACTION ROUTINE CNO 4 16 JAN 1945 DEFERRED 5 DATE 161517 WHL BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 8 BALDWIN PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY PARAPHRASED CHECKED BY BALDWIN BY GARDNER INFORMATION Ms 10 ROUTINE 11 DEFERRED 12 DITTOED BALDWIN BY BALDWIN BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL at TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 161215Z NCR 8372 CHECK BELOW 16 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 (PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM HARRIMAN) 21 22 23 I AM SURE THAT YOU WILL BE WELL SATISFIED WITH THE ACCOMODATIONS 24 FOR YOURSELF AND THE PRINCIPAL MEMBERS OF YOUR PARTY. YOU WILL BE 25 26 27 IN THE LIVADIA SUMMER PALACE OF THE CZAR WHERE ARE TWO PRINCIPAL 28 BUILDINGS ONE OF 21 ROOMS AND ONE OF 41 ROOMS AND A THIRD BUILD- 29 30 ING FORMERLY I UNDERSTAND FOR THE GUARDS. I AM NOT YET CERTAIN 31 ABOUT ACCOMODATIONS FOR THE RECENT LARGE INCREASED NUMBER OF THE 32 33 MILITARY GROUP. I FIRST TOLD MOLOTOV THAT THE PARTY WOULD BE OF 34 A NUMBER IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR SEVERAL TELEGRAMS WITH A MARGIN 35 36 37 TO TAKE CARE OF STETTINIUS GROUP AS NOW DECIDED UPON. THE ARRANGE- 38 MENTS HE HAS BEEN MAKING HAVE BEEN ON THIS BASIS. I AM NOW ASKING 39 40 FOR ADDITIONAL ACCOMODATIONS AND AM HOPEFUL THAT REASONABLE SATIS- 41 FACTORY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR THE WHOLE PARTY ASHORE AS WE 42 43 NOW LEARN THAT THE CATOCTIN CAN ONLY BE BASED AT SEVASTOPOL. 44 45 46 NAVAIDE (#1-2) 47 ACTION 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 Red 1616257 Z TOP SECRET 52 Copy to adm Regulations. Leahy 2 for delivery. instructions COPY NO. 161215Z OPNAV 19-75 Regraded Unlcassified P SECRET DISPATCH DRAFTER EXT. ADDRESSEES PRECEDENCE ASTERISK (*) MAILGRAM ADDRESSEE 1 FROM ALUSNA MOSCOW PRFPPPPPP 2 3 ROUTINE RELEASED BY FOR ACTION 4 DEFERRED CNO 5 DATE 16 JAN 1945 BASEGRAM 6 7 TOR CODEROOM 161131 8 PRIORITY 9 DECODED BY BALDWIN 10 PARAPHRASED INFORMATION ROUTINE CHECKED 11 BALDWIN BY BALDWIN DEFERRED 12 BY DITTOED BASEGRAM 13 ROUTED BY BALDWIN BY BALDWIN 14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED THIS DISPATCH WILL BE TRANSMITTED WITH DEFERRED PRECEDENCE AND AS ADMINISTRATIVE. IF OPERATIONAL 15 CHECK BELOW 16 160935Z NCR 8297 17 18 Originator till in DATE AND TIME GROUP (Use G. C. T.) 19 ON OUTGOING DISPATCHES PLEASE LEAVE ABOUT ONE INCH CLEAR SPACE BEFORE BEGINNING TEXT 20 21 (PERSONAL AND TOP SECRET FOR SECRETARY OF STATE STETTINIUS 22 FROM HARRIMAN) 23 24 25 26 THANKS YOUR 151938 WHITE HOUSE NUMBER 166. 27 28 29 NEWTON IS ENROUTE WASHINGTON AT REQUEST OF GREW TO TAKE 30 31 POSITION AS HIS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. I COULD READILY 32 33 BRING ANOTHER STENOGRAPHER FROM HERE INVOLVED IN TOP 34 35 SECRET WORK. PLEASE ADVISE. 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 NCR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION: 43 44 45 NAVAIDE(FOR SECRETARY OF STATE STETTINIUS) (#1-2) ACTION 46 47 48 49 No. I ADMIRAL. No. 2 FILE. No. 3F-1 OR CHARTROOM. No. 4 SPECIAL. 50 51 TOP SECRET 52 02 Handle only in accordance with *Top Secret* Instructions contained in Article 76, Navy Regulations. COPY NO. OPNAV 19-78 160935Z Regraded Unlcassified GENERAL INFORMATION BULLETIN of 1. GUESTS. Throughout your stay in the Soviet Union you are guests of the Soviet Government. All transportation, meals, and possible conveniences will be arranged without cost. In general, monetary tips will probably not be accepte cigarettes or candy are more acceptable. 2. BUILDINGS. The buildings prepared for your use during the conference are the former summer palace of the Czars, called LIVADIA, and two auxiliary buildings. LIVADIA is about 5 miles south of Yalta in an isolated location. The British are in the VORONTZOFF Palace and three other dispersed buildings from 15 to 20 kilometers south of LIVADIA. The Russian headquarters lies between LIVADIA and the VORONTZOFF Palace. LIVADIA has been completely renovated during the past three weeks since its selection as headquarters for the U.S. Delegation. Prior to that, the buildings were as left by the Germans in the spring of 1943; 1.0., in complete disrepair; there were no furnishings: the grounds were in equally bad condi- tion. Under the direction of generals of the Soviet Security organization renovation was accomplished. Hotel staffs from Moscow were installed. All furniture and equipment, cars and chauffeurs have been imported from Moscow and other cities or from local sanitoria and rest homes. No one coming in today can visualize fully the gigantic task the Soviets have accomplished in less than a month to accommodate this conference. The buildings naturally were not built for hotel service. The Soviets have done their best to adapt them to the needs of the large party we have brought in. The LIVADIA buildings will be designated and occupied as follows: Building A- Main Palace Building. lst Floor: Conference Room "A" in banquet hall. Principal members of President's, Secretary of State's and Ambassador Harriman's parties. 2nd Floor: Chiefs of Staff and aides. Staff less Secretariat. Moscow Staff. Signal Corps officers. 3rd Floor: Secretaries and clerks. Signal Corps warrant officers and certain enlisted personnel. American stewards and cooks. Building B - Center Building - Communications Center. All communications equipment. Communications headquarters. Signal Corpo enlisted personnel. Building 0- Palace Residential Quarters. (All entrances are to the 2nd floor) 1st Floor: Offices of Admirals King and Cooke, planners and secretariat. 2nd Floor: Offices of Generals Marshall, Hull, Kuter and Deane. Administration and supply offices. Restaurants for Junior Officers and enlisted personnel. 3rd Floor: Living quarters for Secretariat, Secret Service and others. Sick Bay, Canteen, Barber shop. Rooms are numbered in sequence on each floor: 1, 2: 3, etc., on first floors, 101, 102, etc. on second floors, and 201, 202, etc., on third floors. 3. TOILETS AND BATHING. In general, baths, washrooms and toilets are in separate rooms. They are extremely limited in number. Supplementary facilities include outdoor latrines and as many wash basins, pitchers and buckets for bedrooms as are available. Face towels are provided and bath towels may be secured from the Canteen. - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified argonant - In 4. IDENTIFICATION. Conference members have been provided with proper identification cards before arrival and will be required to show same on entering and leaving the conference buildings and grounds. Soviet guards are posted throughout the grounds. All persons should avoid walking around the approach area to the main entrance and North side of Building A. The park and seashore will be out of bounds between 1900 and 0700. The only other restriction in walking is to avoid approaching any Soviet military installations. When a guard asks for your "documente", "proposk", "passporte" or "bumagy", show him your identification card without hesitation. If he challenges you for any reason whatsoever, produce your card. Do not try to bulldoze the guards -- they have strict orders. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. Administrative offices will be in room 107 and 109, Building C, with the following services: Billeting JOS Liaison Navy Liaison Information JCS Supply Navy Supply Motor Pool Identification Air Transport (ATC) JCS supply room is opposite Room 11, Building C. Navy supply 18 avail- able through the warrant officer in charge of the Canteen (Room C-207). 6. CONFERENCE ROOMS. Allocation of all conference rooms will be done by the JCS secretariat. Conference Room "A"- Building A - lst Floor - main banquet hall. For high level meetings. Conference Room "B" - Building A - 2nd Floor - Entrance via outside door to right of main entrance or via room 101. For Chiefs of Staff, planners or for Soviet meetings parailel to Big Three meetings if they desire. Conference Room "C" - Building C. Room 108, between the two adminis- trative offices. For clanners' meetings. 7. RESTAURANTS. In Building A - 2nd floor: For senior members of the Delegation (above Lt. Commander and Major). In Building C - 2nd floor: (3 Roome) For junior officers; Secret Service clorks and secretaries; enlisted personnel. All meals are without cost. Wines will be served with lunch and dinner. Meal hours are: Breakfast - 0700 - 0900 Lunch - 1230 - 1430 Dinner - 1900 - 2100 8 LOUNGES. Room 12, Building A, will be reserved for use of senior guests. When not in use, it will be evailable to the Presidential Party and Chiefs of Staff AS & lounge. Conference Room "B" may be used for a lounge in the ovening if not scheduled for conferences. 9. DRINKING WATER. Water from the faucets has been approved for drinking. 10. BAR. There is no bar. Vodka, wines and cognac are served with meals. Beer and whiskey may be purchased at the canteen. 11. BARBER SHOP. A barber and manicurist (both Russian) are in Room 205, Building C. No ing charge Sunday. for services. Open from 0900 to 1300 and 1400 to Regraded Untcassified - 2 - $ 300.00 gm 12. CANTEEN. A limited canteen service has been set up in Room 207, Building C. Available will be tobacco, candy, toilet items, gift items, beer and some whiskey. Canteen hours: 1200 - 1400 and 1700 - 1900. Payment will be in U.S. currency. 13. SICK BAY. A sick bay will be established in Room 214, Building C. A doctor and pharmacist's mate will be in constant attendance. Lieut. Sullivan (MC) USN, will hold sick call daily at 1000 and may be consulted at other times as required. 14. LAUNDRY AND PRESSING SERVICE. Laundry and & limited pressing service is available on the USS CATOCTIN at Sevastopol. Articles must be plainly listed and identified by owner's name, room and building and delivered to Room 107 in Building C by 10 P.M. It will go to Sevastopol the following morning and be returned within 3 days. 15. ROOM SERVICE. Soviet servants will clean rooms and make beds each morning. No other room service 18 available. 16 SHOPPING, AND SOUVENIRS. No worthwhile purchases can be made. Limited food and clothing are the only items on sale in local stores and they are sold only on ration cards. An effort, however, is being made to have some typical Russian items shipped in for sale to Conference members at government prices. There are 80 few luxury items manufactured in the USSR during the war that success in procuring some is doubtful. If they arrive, they will be on disply and sale daily during lunch hours in Conference Room "C", Room 108 of Building C. Prices and means of payment will be determined later. Meanwhile, please do not pilfer rooms and dining services for souvenirs. Supply in Russia is very short. Under the circumstances, any typical American souvenir collecting will leave & very unfortunate impression with our hosts. 17. SIGHTSEEING. Several trips will be arranged which can be made in cars through the motor DOOL. Some may wish to go to Sevastopol. This is a 3-hour trip over an extremely winding and mountainous road. There are no restaurants or hotels in Sevastopol. The drive should be attempted only in daylight. 18 EXCHANGE. Rubles may be obtained at the canteen at 12 rubles for the dollar. 10 ruble notes for short-snorter bills may be purchased at the canteen for 85 cents. 19. TRANSPORTATION (MOTOR POOL). All requests for cars should be made of the officer in charge of the motor pool in the Administration Office: Room 107 in Building C. Shuttle Service: There will be daily shuttle trips to Saki Airport and to the USS CATOCTIN at Sevastopol, the former to leave Livadia at 8:30 A.M., the latter at 9:00 A.M. daily. Call ATC Administration or the Motor Transport Officer for any further information. 20. SOVIET LIAISON OFFICER. Mr. Chuvahin of the Soviet Foreign Office will act as liaison officer for the Administration Officers. He will be quartered in Room 219, Building C. - 3 - Regraded Unlcassified $ 300.00 gm 12. CANTEEN. A limited canteen service has been set up in Room 207, Building C. Available will be tobacco, candy, toilet items, gift items, beer and some whiskey. Canteen hours: 1200 - 1400 and 1700 - 1900. Payment will be in U.S. currency. 13. SICK BAY. A sick bay will be established in Room 214, Building C. A doctor and pharmacist's mate will be in constant attendance. Lieut. Sullivan (MC) USN, will hold sick call daily at 1000 and may be consulted at other times as required. 14. LAUNDRY AND PRESSING SERVICE. Laundry and & limited pressing service is available on the USS CATOCTIN at Sevastopol. Articles must be plainly listed and identified by owner's name, room and building and delivered to Room 107 in Building C by 10 P.M. It will go to Sevastopol the following morning and be returned within 3 days. 15. ROOM SERVICE. Soviet servants will clean rooms and make beds each morning. No other room service 1s available. 16 SHOPPING, AND SOUVENIRS. No worthwhile burchases can be made. Limited food and clothing are the only items on sale in local stores and they are sold only on ration cards. An effort, however, is being made to have some typical Russian items shipped in for sale to Conference members at government prices. There are 80 few luxury items manufactured in the USSR during the war that success in procuring some is doubtful. If they arrive, they will be on disply and sale daily during lunch hours in Conference Room "C", Room 108 of Building C. Prices and means of payment will be determined later. Meanwhile, please do not pilfer rooms and dining services for souvenirs. Supply in Russia is very short. Under the circumstances, any typical American souvenir collecting will leave & very unfortunate impression with our hosts. 17. SIGHTSEEING. Several trips will be arranged which can be made in cars through the motor Dool. Some may wish to go to Sevastopol. This is a 3-hour trip over an extremely winding and mountainous road. There are no restaurants or hotels in Sevastopol. The drive should be attempted only in daylight. 18 EXCHANGE. Rubles may be obtained at the canteen at 12 rubles for the dollar. 10 ruble notes for short-snorter bills may be purchased at the canteen for 85 cents. 19. TRANSPORTATION (MOTOR POOL). All requests for cars should be made of the officer in charge of the motor pool in the Administration Office: Room 10? in Building C. Shuttle Service: There will be daily shuttle trips to Saki Airport and to the USS CATOCTIN at Sevastopol, the former to leave Livadia at 8:30 A.M., the latter at 9:00 A.M. daily. Call ATC Administration or the Motor Transport Officer for any further information. 20. SOVIET LIAISON OFFICER. Mr. Chuvahin of the Soviet Foreign Office will act as liaison officer for the Administration Officers. He will be quartered in Room 219, Building C. - 3 - Regraded Unlcassified 94918 SUPPLEMENT TO GENERAL INFORMATION BULLETIN 1. The arrival of members of the Delegation will be reported to the Identification and Billeting Desks in the Administration Office, Room 107 in Building C. Final departure will be reported to the same office. This procedure is necessary because of daily arrival-departure reports required to be submitted to the Soviet Military Commander of the Guard at Livadia. 2. To the Restaurant in Building A Lieutenant Commanders and Majors will also be admitted. They will therefore not use the Restaurant in Building C. 3. The Restaurant in Building C will serve lunch daily in buffet style only. 4. Beer will be sold between the hours of 1500 and 1600 from the storeroom at the end of the corridor on the 2nd floor of Building C beyond Office 101. No whiskey will be sold. 5. The Chief Pay Clerk in charge of the Canteen will accept, in addition to U.S. currency, U.S. Treasurer's checks and traveller's checks issued by the American Express Company, Bank of America, Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh, National City Bank of New York. 6. All personnel billeted aboard the mine-sweepers in Yalta harbor will take their meals aboard ship. A shuttle service between Livadia and the Harbor will provide transportation. 7. Laundry will be collected and delivered in the north en- trance (Main facade) of Building C (and not from room 107) between 1630 and 1800 and between 2030 and 2100 daily. 8. Additional copies of the Telephone Directory, if required, may be obtained by calling the JCS Message Center in Building C. 9. Identification and Security. General security for the conference area will be under the control of the U.S.S.R. Security for the U.S. Delegation will be under the control of Captain H. H. Smellie, Security Officer, CCS, Room 107, Building C, Telephone: Argonaut 301. The following pass system has been established: Pink "A" - Permits members of the Air Transport Command to enter and leave Saki, Sevastopol, Yalta, the conference grounds of Livadia, main entrance (Southwest) to Building "C", and the unrestricted portions of the interior thereof. Persons with this type of identification card will register their names with USSR Officer in Charge at airport upon arrival at Saki. Pink "B" - Permits members of the crews of U.S. ships and Army personnel attached to ships to enter and leave Saki, Sevastopol, Yalta, the conference grounds of Livadia, main entrance (Southwest) to Building "C", and the unrestricted portions of the interior thereof. Persons with this type of identification card will register their names with the USSR Captain of the Port each time they come ashore either on liberty pass or when on duty. - 1 = Regraded Unlcassified argonant 9131$ Green "C" (PLAIN) - Permits members of the U.S Delegation to enter and leave Saki, Sevastopol, Yalta, the conference grounds of Livadia, and other than restricted areas in Buildings "A", "B", and "C". Personnel with this type of identification card will under no circumstances attempt to enter restricted areas. Green "C" with super-imposed numeral "5" in RED - Per- mits members of the U.S. Delegation to enter and leave Saki, Sevastopol, Yalta, the conference grounds of Livadia, and all parts of Buildings "A", "B", and "C". This type of identification card is very restricted and personnel having occasion to enter restricted areas of Building "A" are sub- ject to control of U.S. Secret Service. Members of the U.S. Delegation who will have occasion to 80 to the British Delegation Headquarters are required to have in their possession a White Identification card which is propared by the U.S.S.R. Officers in charge of committees should submit names of personnel under their jurisdiction to the Security Officer six (6) hours in ad- vance of departure. Members of the U.S. Department of State will use pass- ports for identification. Classified waste will be collected by U.S. security agents from offices in Building "C" daily at 1700 and again at 2100. It will be destroyed by burning in an incinerator located in Building "C". Officers will be responsible for sooing that classified documents are secured when leaving officus. Room #3 in Building "C" has been provided for the security of classified documents, and will be under control of U.S. security agents from J.C.S. U.S. socurity agents will chock offices in Building "C" for security violations. All infractions of AR 380-5 and Nevy Rogulations, Article 76, will be reported to the Secretary, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Regular security checks will commence at 2100 daily. U.S. guards will accompany the U.S.S.R. cleaning per- sonnol in U.S. offices located in Building "C". Offices will be cleaned daily between the hours of 0500 and 0800. 10. The principal Soviet authorities present in this vicinity (exclusive of the official delegation of the U.S.S.R.) are listed herewith for your information: Colonel General S.N. Kruglov, Chief of Security for the Special Area. Lieut. General P. V. Ivanov, Chief of Security for the Buildings and Grounds of the Three Delegations. Major General N.D. Gorlinsky, Commandant of Livadia. D. S. Chuvakhin, Liaison Officer, U.S.S.R. Foreign Office. F. F Molochkov, Chief of Protocol Division, U.S.S.R. Foreign Office. - 2 - Regraded Unlcassified SHARET 11. Under no circumstances may Soviet sentries be offered cigarottes, candy, etc. Under Soviet military law acceptance of any type of gift by a sentry is strictly forbiddon and viola- tion is punishable by extromo ponalties. The Soviet sentries will be placed in a very embarrassing position should small gifts be pressed upon them, which, although intended in kind- ness and generosity, may not be woll received. 12. All members of the Delegation are advised that it is forbidden to take photographs or snapshots of any Soviet mili- tary personnel or military formations. The possible resultant unfavorable personal publicity would be extremely injurious to any personnel so photographed. 13. Distances between those points in the Crimea with which members of the Dolegation may be particularly concerned are quoted herewith for your information: Yalta to Sevastopol: 50 milos Yalta to Saki: 81 miles Yalta to Simferopol: 66 milos Saki to Sevastopol: 80 miles - 3 - Regraded Unlcassified make Room TOP SECRET TOP SECRET COPY NO. 52 23 January 1945 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF "ARGONAUT" INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. 4 Note by the Secretaries Especial precautions should be taken to insure the secrecy of the contents of this bulletin, which 1s being cir- culated to officers only. The officers immediately responsi- ble for enlisted men should give them such information as 1s essential for them to know. A. J. McFARLAND, E. D. GRAVES, JR., Joint Secretariat. Regraded Unlcassified SECRET ENCLOSURE Flights for ARGONAUT have been revised as indicated below. Certain additional flights have been included for convenient record. FLIGHT NO. 4 Leave Washington - 1300 Tuesday, 23 January. Arrive ARGONAUT - 26 January. ALL CARGO FLIGHT NO. 8 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1300 Tuesday, 23 January. Expected to arrive ARGONAUT - 26 January. Passengers Captain H. H. Smellie WO G. F. Mounger M/Sgt Jake Scott Ylc M. L. Goldrick s/Sgt W. J. Paul, Jr. T/Sgt M. H. Conner S/Sgt C. W. De Mallie S/Sgt T. R. Kehoe Sgt G. W. Rowe T/4 M. E. Schleider T/4 A. Brown T/4 R. Gorseline Cpl. E. T. Filippelli FLIGHT NO. 6 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1300 Thursday, 25 January. Expected to arrive CRICKET - 27 January. Passengers Brig. General A. J. McFarland T/Sgt P. J. Levington Captain E. D. Graves, Jr., USN T/Sgt H. J. Gambaccini Colonel C. R. Peck T/Sgt R. E. Morton CWO J. J. Devenney T/3 J. J. Lucas CWO H. D. Anamosa T/3 C. H. Pfuntner CY E. J. Maurer T/3 A. Pollyea Ylc D. C. Flickinger T/3 A. Wolff Ylc E. G. Peterson T/3 W. Hanson Ylc L. 0. Flom Ylc L. W. Karr FLIGHT NO. 7 Leave Washington 1500 Thursday, 25 January. Expected to arrive at CRICKET - 27 January. Passenger Lt. Colonel W. W. Chapman 5,000 pounds of cargo. - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified SECRET FLIGHT NO. 10 Leave Washington - 1300 Thursday, 25 January Expected to arrive CRICKET - - 29 January. Passengers General G. C. Marshall Colonel F. C. McCarthy Lt. General B. B. Somervell, Colonel G. A. Lincoln (from CRICKET only) Colonel F. M. Dean Maj. General H. R. Bull, Lt. Colonel Edward Martin, Jr. (from CRICKET only) (from CRICKET only) Maj. General J. E. Hull WO L. W. Thompson Maj. General L. S. Kuter M/Sgt J. E. Powder Brig. General R. C. Lindsay FLIGHT NO. 9 Leave Washington - 1300 Saturday, 27 January Expected to arrive CRICKET - 29 January Passengers Admiral E. J. King Captain P. D. Stroop, USN Vice Admiral C. M. Cooke, Jr. Commander R. E. Dornin Rear Admiral W. W. Smith Lt. (jg) R. E. Morgan Bear Admiral L. D. McCormick Ship's Clerk J. B. McCoy Rear Admiral D. B. Duncan Captain A. S. McDill, USN FLIGHT NO. 11 Leave Washington - 1200, Friday 26 January Expected to arrive CRICKET - 29 January Passengers Field Marshal Sir H. M. Wilson and party FLIGHT NO. 14 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1300 Friday, 26 January. Expected to arrive CRICKET - 29 January. Passengers Major General W. A. Wood, Jr. Lt. Col. H. Woodward Brig. General J. L. Loutzenheiser Commander T. H. Ross (from CRICKET only) Lt. (jg) F. V. O'Leary Colonel J. B. Cary wo A. B. Holladay Colonel V. J. Esposito WO Charles Weis Colonel R. B. Lincoln WO E. E. Bright Col. A. J. Cooper WO R. G. Hickey Lt. Colonel F. S. Righeimer WO J. R. Costello Lt. Colonel W. A. McRae - 2 - Regraded Unlcassified OP SECRET FLIGHT NO. 12 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1200 Friday, 26 January. Expected to arrive CRICKET . - 29 January. Passengers Vice Admiral E. S. Land Lt. B. G. Johnson, USNR Captain Granville Conway Lt. T. C. Homan, USNR Mr. R. M. Bissell, Jr. Colonel C. H. Donnelly Major General C. P. Gross Lt. J. E. Killough, USNR Lt. Colonel M. E. Sprague T/Sgt P. S. Baker M/Sgt Herbert Lipsitz Ylc J. R. Johanson Sgt Donald Watkins Sgt. C. F. Mocidlowski Cpl W. M. Koloski Cpl W. A. Grimes FLIGHT NO. 16 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1200, 29 January. Expected to arrive ARGONAUT - - 1 February. Passengers Brig. General W. W. Bessell Major J. T. Hillis Brig. General F. F. Everest S/Sgt G. J. Lang Commodore E. W. Burrough Colonel W. L. Ritchie Colonel R. W. Bonnevalle Lt. Colonel A. L. Johnson FLIGHT NO. 15 Leave Washington - 1400, 29 January Expected to arrive ARGONAUT - - 1 February ALL CARGO PLACE OF DEPARTURE All flights will depart from the new Air Transport Command Passenger Terminal Building, located approximately one-half mile north of the Washington National Airport Passenger Building, and directly east of the rear entrance of the Army Air Forces Annex No. 1. - 3 - Regraded Unlcassified /OF SECRET To insure uninterrupted passage to the proper point of departure, ATC passenger terminal guards have been directed to expedite the passage of all cars bearing on the windshield a red 3, three inches in height. Passengers should mark their cars accordingly. SECRECY All flights are secret. The utmost caution 1s enjoined upon all concerned to maintain this secrecy. - 4 - Regraded Unlcassified wop Room TOP SECRET TOP SECRET COPY NO. 51 23 January 1945 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF "ARGONAUT" INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. 4 Note by the Secretaries Especial precautions should be taken to. insure the secrecy of the contents of this bulletin, which 1s being cir- culated to officers only. The officers immediately responsi- ble for enlisted men should give them such information as 1s essential for them to know. A. J. McFARLAND, E. D. GRAVES, JR., Joint Secretariat. Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET ENCLOSURE Flights for ARGONAUT have been revised as indicated below. Certain additional flights have been included for convenient record. FLIGHT NO. 4 Leave Washington - 1300 Tuesday, 23 January. Arrive ARGONAUT - 26 January. ALL CARGO FLIGHT NO. 8 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1300 Tuesday, 23 January. Expected to arrive ARGONAUT - 26 January. Passengers Captain H. H. Smellie WO G. F. Mounger M/Sgt Jake Scott Ylc M. L. Goldrick s/Sgt W. J. Paul, Jr. T/Sgt M. H. Conner S/Sgt C. W. De Mallie s/Sgt T. R. Kehoe Sgt G. W. Rowe T/4 M. E. Schleider T/4 A. Brown T/4 R. Gorseline Cpl. E. T. Filippelli FLIGHT NO. 6 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1300 Thursday, 25 January. Expected to arrive CRICKET - 27 January. Passengers Brig. General A. J. McFarland T/Sgt P. J. Levington Captain E. D. Graves, Jr., USN T/Sgt H. J. Gambaccini Colonel C. R. Peck T/Sgt R. E. Morton CWO J. J. Devenney T/3 J. J. Lucas CWO H. D. Anamosa T/3 C. H. Pfuntner CY E. J. Maurer T/3 A. Pollyea Ylc D. C. Flickinger T/3 A. Wolff Ylc E. G. Peterson T/3 W. Hanson Ylc L. O. Flom Ylc L. W. Karr FLIGHT NO. 7 Leave Washington 1500 Thursday, 25 January. Expected to arrive at CRICKET . 27 January. Passenger Lt. Colonel W. W. Chapman 5,000 pounds of cargo. - 1 - Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET FLIGHT NO. 10 Leave Washington - 1300 Thursday, 25 January Expected to arrive CRICKET - - 29 January. Passengers General G. C. Marshall Colonel F. C. McCarthy Lt. General B. B. Somervell, Colonel G. A. Lincoln (from CRICKET only) Colonel F. M. Dean Maj. Goneral H. R. Bull, Lt. Colonel Edward Martin, Jr. (from CRICKET only) (from CRICKET only) Maj. General J. E. Hull WO L. W. Thompson Maj. General L. S. Kuter M/Sgt J. E. Powder Brig. General R. C. Lindsay FLIGHT NO. 9 Leave Washington - 1300 Saturday, 27 January Expected to arrive CRICKET - 29 January Passengers Admiral E. J. King Captain P. D. Stroop, USN Vice Admiral C. M. Cooke, Jr. Commander R. E. Dornin Rear Admiral W. W. Smith Lt. (jg) R. E. Morgan Bear Admiral L. D. McCormick Ship's Clerk J. B. McCoy Rear Admiral D. B. Duncan Captain A. S. McDill, USN FLIGHT NO. 11 Leave Washington - 1200, Friday 26 January Expected to arrive CRICKET - 29 January Passengers Field Marshal Sir H. M. Wilson and party FLIGHT NO. 14 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1300 Friday, 26 January. Expected to arrive CRICKET - 29 January. Passengers Major General W. A. Wood, Jr. Lt. Col. H. Woodward Brig. General J. L. Loutzenheiser Commander T. H. Ross (from CRICKET only) Lt. (jg) F. V. 0'Leary Colonel J. B. Cary WO A. B. Holladay Colonel V. J. Esposito WO Charles Weis Colonel R. B. Lincoln WO E. E. Bright Col. A. J. Cooper WO R. G. Hickey Lt. Colonel F. S. Righeimer WO J. R. Costello Lt. Colonel W. A. McRae - 2 - Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET FLIGHT NO. 12 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1200 Friday, 26 January. Expected to arrive CRICKET - 29 January. Passengers Vice Admiral E. S. Land Lt. B. G. Johnson, USNR Captain Granville Conway Lt. T. C. Homan, USNR Mr. R. M. Bissell, Jr. Colonel C. H. Donnelly Major General C. P. Gross Lt. J. E. Killough, USNR Lt. Colonel M. E. Sprague T/Sgt P. S. Baker M/Sgt Herbert Lipsitz Ylc J. R. Johanson Sgt Donald Watkins Sgt. C. F. Mocidlowski Cpl W. M. Koloski Cpl W. A. Grimes FLIGHT NO. 16 Passengers to arrive at new ATC Terminal, National Airport, at 1200, 29 January. Expected to arrive ARGONAUT - 1 February. Passengers Brig. General W. W. Bessell Major J. T. Hillis Brig. General F. F. Everest S/Sgt G. J. Lang Commodore E. W. Burrough Colonel W. L. Ritchie Colonel R. W. Bonnevalle Lt. Colonel A. L. Johnson FLIGHT NO. 15 Leave Washington - 1400, 29 January Expected to arrive ARGONAUT - 1 February ALL CARGO PLACE OF DEPARTURE All flights will depart from the new Air Transport Command Passenger Terminal Building, located approximately one-half mile north of the Washington National Airport Passenger Building, and directly east of the rear entrance of the Army Air Forces Annex No. 1. - 3 - Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET To insure uninterrupted passage to the proper point of departure, ATC passenger terminal guards have been directed to expedite the passage of all cars bearing on the windshield a red 3, three inches in height. Passengers should mark their cars accordingly. SECRECY All flights are secret. The utmost caution is enjoined upon all concerned. to maintain this secrecy. - 4 - Regraded Unlcassified Amix. argumt communi CUMMUNICATION ATION FOLDER fur. TOP SECRET THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON January 19, 1945. CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR The PRESIDENT: I suggest that you inform Members of the Cabinet that urgent messages for you may be sent through the White house Map Room, and to request that only absolutely necessary aessages be sent and that they should be as brief as possible in order not to tie up communications. In case of very lengthy messages, the Map Room officer will have to exercise his discretion as to whether it is physically possible to send them by radio or whether they will have to be sent by pouch. We should receive a pouch about 30 January and should be able to send a return one about that date. Very respectfully, WILSON BROWN. COPY for Map Room. Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET TOP SECRET COPY NO. 56 21 January 1945 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF "ARGONAUT" INFORMATION BULLETIN NO. 3 Note by the Secretaries Especial precautions should be taken to insure the secrecy of the contents of this bulletin, which is being cir- culated to officers only. The officers immediately responsi- ble for enlisted men should give them such information as is essential for them to know. A. J. McFARLAND, E. D. GRAVES, JR., Joint Secretariat. Regraded Unlcassified TOP SECRET ENCLOSURE 1. COURIER SERVICE Air courier service between Washington and the conference sites will provide for one round trip to CRICKET and service every two days to and from MAGNETO as follows: EASTWARD Estimated Arrival At Leave Washington 28 Jan CRICKET 31 Jan Leave Washington 29 Jan MAGNETO 2 Feb Leave Washington 31 Jan MAGNETO 4 Feb Leave Washington 2 Feb MAGNETO 6 Feb (This sequence to be continued as long as required) WESTWARD Estimated Arrival At Leave CRICKET 1 Feb Washington 4 Feb Leave MAGNETO 3 Feb Washington 7 Feb Leave MAGNETO 5 Feb Washington 9 Feb Leave MAGNETO 7 Feb Washington 11 Feb (This sequence to be continued as long as required) Personal mail or official papers for conference destin- ations should bear the name of the addressee and be sent to Colonel G. G. Epley, (Phone: War 77744, Navy 3544) Room 252, C.C.S. Building, 30 as to reach him not later than 1100 on the day of the departure of the courier. Mail and material intended for Washington addressees should be delivered to the U.S. message center at the confer- ence sites. 2. ACCOMMODATIONS AT "CRICKET" A report on CRICKET received from the advance party states that arrangements made for U.S. group are considered very satisfactory. The following excerpts from the report are furnished for information: - : - Regraded Unlcassified losure TOP SECRET 8. Living quarters. General officers will be assigned a room. Other officers will be assigned two to a room. Enlisted men will be quartered near the office building. b. Offices. In a two story building about two miles from living quarters and two miles from airport. The ground floor will accommodate the signal installation, the Secretariat, 8 other offices and a large conference room. The second floor contains a large conference room and 15 offices. All offices furnished with desks, tables and chairs. C. Meals. Breakfast will be served at living quarters. Officers and men will lunch and dine at Club near office building. Sandwiches and coffee will be available for late workers at office building. & d. Transportation. A motor car will be assigned each general officer. Transportation for other officers and for baggage and supplies 1s ample. e. Services. Pressing and laundry will be available. American Express Checks can be cashed. f. The U.S. party will be the guests of the British. Regraded Unlcassified - 2 - Enclosure FLASH