Closing the Ring (104 page)

jurisdiction in Southeast Asia Command
;

memorandum on proposal for combined command of “Overlord” and Mediterranean
, ;

on L.S.T.s for Anzio operation
, and further strategic ideas related thereto, ;

conference on aid to anti-Axis movement in Yugoslavia
;

support Mountbatten in Burma campaign
;

anxiety about situation at Imphal
;

favour British force to support left flank in Southwest Pacific
;

at conference on eve of “Overlord,”;

minutes to
,

Chiefs of Staff Committee, recommend changing over to aluminised explosives
;

minutes to
,

Chiefs of Staff (U.S.)
;

formal memorandum favouring Combined Command for “Overlord” and Mediterranean
, ;

take different view from British on “Anvil,”

Chindit, familiar name for Wingate’s Long-Range Penetration Force
and
n.

Chindwin River

Chittagong, capture of, by Japanese

Christison, General

Churchill, Mary

Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, proposes British aircraft carriers be transferred to reinforce American Pacific Fleet
, ;

summarises war situation in telegram to Smuts
, ;

suggests amendments to Roosevelt’s draft of Proclamation to Italians
, ;

views on position of Italy (Nov. ‘42)
, ;

thoughts on the fall of Mussolini
, ;

suggests amendments to Roosevelt’s draft for Eisenhower’s broadcast to the Italians
, ;

suggests terms for Italian Armistice
, ;

on the King of Italy and Badoglio
, ;

on instrument of surrender
, ;

invites Wingate and Gibson to accompany him to Quebec
, ;

sails in the
Queen Mary
for Canada
, ;

on voyage considers plans for “Overlord”: retrospect of preliminary measures taken to date
, and reviews various technical devices in connection with, ;

minute to C.O.S. on “Habakkuk” project
, ;

decides on need for separate Supreme Allied Command in Southeast Asia
;

proposal to appoint Lord Mountbatten to Southeast Asia Command
, agreed to by Roosevelt, and note to C.O.S. Committee concerning, ;

visits President Roosevelt at Hyde Park, ;

general statement on whole war policy (Aug.
), ;

proposes American Commander for expedition to France
;

appoints liaison officers with General Mac-Arthur and Chiang Kai-shek
;

expresses concern to Alexander about Italian campaign time-table
, ;

informs Roosevelt of d’Ayeta’s mission in Lisbon
, ;

telegrams to Eden on attitude to Badoglio and Italian surrender terms
, ;

views on Italian negotiations in telegram to Roosevelt
, ;

joint instructions with Roosevelt to Eisenhower on Italian surrender
, ;

telegrams to Alexander on hastening “Avalanche,” ;

joint message with Roosevelt to Stalin on Italian surrender
;

message to Stalin on “Avalanche,”;

joint message with Roosevelt authorising Eisenhower to broadcast Italian Armistice announcement
;

message to Wilson urging capture of Rhodes
;

urges courteous treatment of surrendered Italian Fleet
;

asks Admiral Cunningham to report on Italian Fleet ammunition
, ;

sworn Privy Councillor of Dominion Cabinet
;

visits Col. Clarke at Lake of the Snows
, ;

broadcasts to Canadians and Allied World from Quebec
, ;

receives honorary degree at Harvard
, ;

at Staff Conference at White House
;

memorandum on world situation after expected fall of Naples and Rome
, ;

presides over second Staff meeting at White House
, ;

stops at Hyde Park to say goodbye to President Roosevelt
;

arrives Halifax to board
Renown
;

concern about “Avalanche” and consequent messages to Alexander
, ;

message to Eisenhower on Italian victory, on Corsica and Sardinia, and on forthcoming visit of Smuts
, ;

message to Eisenhower on desirable proportions of effort to be devoted to various objectives
;

explains his use of term “Third Front” to Alexander
;

congratulates Alexander
;

congratulates Montgomery
;

notes great credit due to Eisenhower for Italian operations
;

speech in Parliament on war issues (Sept.
), ;

on taking of Salerno
, ;

on Second Front
, ;

on King Victor Emmanuel, Badoglio, and Italy
, ;

case of Prussia different
, ;

warning on pilotless aircraft
, ;

announces arrangement with Portugal arising out of Treaty of
;

speech to the House on coal-mining situation
, ;

on the rebuilding of the House of Commons
, ;

memorandum on transition to peace
, ;

appoints Lord Woolton Minister of Reconstruction
;

memorandum to Cabinet on U.S. and British attitudes toward de Gaulle and Committee of Liberation
, ;

messages to Roosevelt on recognition of French Committee
, ;

to Macmillan on U.S. and British declarations on French Committee
, ;

to Macmillan for Giraud and de Gaulle
;

message to Roosevelt on changes in French Committee
;

expresses wish to see new French Army
;

instructs Wilson to intervene in Lebanon if necessary
;

views on working with King Victor Emmanuel and Badoglio
, ;

sends directive jointly with Roosevelt to Eisenhower on relations with Italy
, ;

explains Italian situation and British policy relating thereto to Stalin
, ;

drafts text of declaration acknowledging position of Royal Italian Government as stated by Badoglio
, ;

exchanges with Roosevelt on Sforza
, ;

on convention with Italian Government as to use of Italian prisoners of war
, ;

to Cunningham on use of Italian
ships;

on necessity of Italian declaration of war on Germany
;

strongly urges attack on Rhodes as key to Aegean
;

lays reasons in detail before Roosevelt
, ;

adduces additional reasons in two telegrams
, ;

upon unfavourable answer suggests meeting in Tunis
;

requests unprejudiced consideration by Conference of Commanders-in-Chief in Tunis
, ;

upon reservations of Tunis Conference telegraphs President Roosevelt
, ;

sends messages to Alexander
, and to Wilson;

recommendations to Foreign Secretary on line to take in Parliament on Aegean, if issue raised
, ;

summary of Churchill’s views on episodes of Rhodes and Leros
, ;

quotes Eisenhower on V-weapons
, ;

his own evaluation of V-weapons
;

message to Marshall on withdrawal of divisions from Italy in favour of “Overlord,”;

message to President about landing-craft in Mediterranean
, ;

informs Alexander of President’s answer
;

instructs Alexander to make alternative plans
;

message to H.M. Ambassador in Moscow on Italian campaign
, ;

to Brooke on the Polish Corps
;

disturbed by building-up of Heavy Bombers Force based on Foggia
;

summary of views on strategy of Western Powers in
, ;

on Arctic convoys
, ;

note to Stalin on convoys and treatment of British personnel in North Russia
, ;

takes charge of Foreign Office during Eden’s absence
;

to H.M. Ambassador in Moscow on convoys
;

to Eden (in Moscow) on Stalin’s message about convoys
, ;

comments to Roosevelt on Stalin’s message
;

sees M. Gousev, Russian Ambassador, and hands him back Stalin’s message
, ;

message jointly with President Roosevelt to Stalin about meeting-place of three heads of governments
, ;

message to Stalin on Foreign Secretaries’

Conference
, ;

in message to Stalin accepts Moscow as place of meeting for Foreign Office representatives and Teheran as place for personal meeting
, ;

drafts note for colleagues on points to be considered at forthcoming Conference of Foreign Ministers
, ;

to Eden (in Moscow) on war strategy
, ;

to Eden (in Moscow) on Turkey, Sweden, and Finland
, ;

sends Alexander’s appreciation of battle in Italy to Eden (Moscow) and asks it be shown to Stalin
;

adds comments on Mediterranean and “Overlord,”;

sends Eden (Moscow) Cabinet view of Italian Fleet question
, ;

drafts tri-partite declaration on “war-criminals,” ;

messages to Hopkins and President Roosevelt about Marshall’s rumoured appointment to command “Overlord,” ;

will not put “Overlord” and Mediterranean Commands under American Commander-in-Chief
;

to Stalin on security arrangements at Teheran
;

to President Roosevelt suggesting Habbaniya for tri-partite meeting
;

to the President suggesting various subjects for Anglo-American meeting prior to meeting with Russians
, ;

to the President deprecating presence of Russian military representative at Cairo meeting
;

takes steps to smooth way for Teheran meeting
;

message to President Roosevelt on misunderstandings relating to Cairo meeting
, ;

talks at Algiers with General Georges
;

at Malta invests Eisenhower and Alexander with North Africa ribbon
;

decides Khartoum and Malta unsuitable as meeting-place for Conference
;

message to President Roosevelt on arrangements at Pyramids, quoting
St. John;

meets the President at Cairo
;

message to C.O.S. recording his refusal to undertake amphibious Burma operation
;

visits Chiang
;

memorandum to Chiefs of Staff on misconduct of Mediterranean operations since Salerno
, ;

record of position on eve of Teheran with respect to “Overlord” and Mediterranean
;

note on proposed Combined Command of “Overlord” and Mediterranean
, ;

Thanksgiving Day dinner
, ;

leaves with the President for Teheran
;

security and living arrangements at Teheran
, ;

outline of his wishes and requests at Teheran
, ;

states British position at opening meeting at Teheran
, ;

answers Stalin’s questions
, ;

on question of Turkey
, ;