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assumes control of “Overlord” naval operations in the Channel, 619;

arranges for Churchill to see preliminary bombardment

Randazzo

Ranger
, small U.S. carrier

Rangoon

Rapido River

Reggio

Rhodes
;

Churchill’s messages to Wilson suggesting capture of
;

importance of
, ;

C.O.S. approves plan to capture
;

Hitler’s view of importance of
,

Ribbentrop, Joachim, meeting of, with Italian Foreign Minister

Ribbentrop-Molotov Line (1939 Line)
,

Riviera
.
See also
“Anvil,” and Southern France

Roatta, General

Robertson, General Brian

Robertson, Sir Robert

Eockets, heavy long-range, German experiments on
, ;

manufacture concentrated underground
;

experimental stations transferred to Poland
;

first trial, $$, exploit of a Polish engineer in connection with

Roma
, Italian battleship, destroyed by German aircraft on her voyage of surrender

Rome, bombing of, by Americans
;

entry into, by IId U.S. Corps

Rommel, Field-Marshal Erwin

Roosevelt, Elliott
, ;

behaviour of, at dinner given by Stalin in Teheran
,

Roosevelt, Franklin D., President of the United States, agrees with Churchill on Italian situation
;

sends draft of broadcast for General Eisenhower to make to Italians
;

on treating with House of Savoy and Badoglio
, on instrument of surrender;

Churchill his guest at Hyde Park
, ;

slights Hopkins
;

goes to Quebec
;

agrees that American officer should command “Overlord,”;

accepts C.O.S. plan for Italian campaign
;

approves language of Eden’s instructions to British representative at Tangier as to reply to Badoglio’s emissary, Signor Berio
;

joint instructions with Churchill to Eisenhower concerning surrender negotiations with Italians in Lisbon
, ;

joint message with Churchill to Stalin concerning Italian situation and surrender terms
;

joint message with Churchill to Eisenhower concerning announcement of Armistice
;

presides at formal Staff Conference at White House
;

invites Churchill to use White House for residence and conferences
;

congratulations from Stalin
;

message to Churchill on latter’s arrival home
;

anxiety about de Gaulle and his rivalry with Giraud
, ;

agrees with Church-ill on means of obtaining quick signing of Italian Armistice
;

agrees to text of joint declaration drafted by Churchill on Italian co-operation
, ;

on Sforza
, ;

instructs Eisenhower to put pressure on Italian Government to declare war on Germany
;

unfavourable opinion of Aegean plans of Churchill
, ;

instructs Eisenhower to act in sense of Churchill’s desire that unprejudiced consideration be given by Commanders’

Conference in Tunis to Aegean question after hearing point of view of Middle East Command
, ;

message to Churchill on German rocket activity
;

on C.O.S. authorisation to Eisenhower to retain certain L.S.T.s
;

sends joint message with Churchill to Stalin offering to meet the latter in Fairbanks, Alaska
, ;

approves tripartite
declaration on war-criminals drafted by Churchill, ;

is indeterminate about appointing Marshall as Supreme Commander of “Overlord,” ;

suggests Dill, Portal, or Brooke for British Deputy Commander
;

wishes to appoint the Supreme Commander of “Overlord” as Supreme Commander also of all operations in the Mediterranean
, ;

problem of going to Teheran
;

suggests other places
;

gives Stalin his reasons for not wishing to go to Teheran
, ;

views on forthcoming Cairo Conference
;

makes alternative proposal to Teheran Conference
;

suggests inviting Russian military representatives to Cairo Conference
;

hopes to meet Churchill in Cairo on Nov.
;

invites Chiang Kai-shek for Nov.
;

agrees to go to Teheran and so wires Stalin
, ;

still wishes presence of Molotov and Russian military representative at Cairo
;

suggests meeting Churchill at Khartoum instead of Cairo
;

promises Chiang Bay of Bengal operation
;

host at Thanksgiving Day dinner in Cairo
, ;

leaves Cairo with Churchill for Teheran
;

security and living arrangements at Teheran
, ;

remarks of, at opening meeting on Pacific and Burma theatres
;

on Europe
;

on timing of operations
;

interview with Stalin and Molotov on post-war world
;

theory of “Four Policemen,”;

will not agree to delay “Overlord” beyond May
;

intervention in incident at Stalin’s dinnerparty
;

announces date set for “Overlord,”;

on Baltic, Kiel Canal, and the Dardanelles
;

at Churchill’s birthday dinner
, ;

presents Churchill with Persian vase
;

expresses wish for resumption of relations between Russia and Poland
;

raises question of Finland
;

against large indemnities
;

plan for splitting Germany into five parts
, ;

initials document setting forth military conclusions of Triple Conference
;

sums up points of general agreement at first plenary meeting of second Cairo Conference
;

gives up Andaman Islands project
, ;

jointly with Churchill sends message to Stalin giving summary of decisions reached at Cairo
;

tells Churchill of his decision as to command of “Overlord,” ;

goes with Churchill to see the Sphinx
;

message to Churchill on latter’s illness
;

agrees to new appointments of Eisenhower, Tedder, Wilson, Eaker
;

agrees to Churchill’s proposal to delay departure of L.S.T.s in order to mount Anzio’s operation
, ;

laid up with influenza
, ;

states understanding of promises made at Teheran about “Overlord” and view concerning deferment
;

message to Churchill about Russian share of Italian ships and promises made at Teheran concerning
, ;

accepts Churchill’s alternative plan concerning Italian ships for Russia
;

directs State Department to take no action affecting any change in Italian Government for the time being, and so informs Churchill
;

further messages to Churchill on Italian political situation
, ;

on bombing of French railway centres
;

cables Churchill on Greek difficulties
;

congratulates Churchill’s success in handling Greek mutiny
, ;

sets forth Washington view on need for Upper Burma campaign
, ;

pleased at Wingate’s success
;

prefers Upper Burma operation to Sumatra-Malaya
;

on lack of need for British Fleet detachment in Pacific in
, ;

sends message to Churchill on eve of “Overlord,”;

Churchill’s messages to
, ,

Rostock

Royal Air Force, selection of men from, for infantry
,

Royal Italian Government, declares war on Germany
;

Soviets send fully accredited Ambassador to

Royal Sovereign
, H.M.S.
,

Rumania

Rundstedt, General Gerd von

Russian Front, operations on, in
, ;

in
;

maps, Operations in Russia, July–December
;

map, The Front in Russia, January–June

Russo-Japanese Neutrality Pact
,

Sabang, attack at, by Admiral Sir James Somerville

St. John, quoted

St. Matthew, quoted

Salamaua

Salazar, Dr. Oliveira, Prime Minister of Portugal, on Portuguese neutrality

Salerno, Battle of
, ;

map, The Salerno Landing

Salween River

Samos

San Ambrogio

San Apollinare

Sandys, Duncan, reports on rocket experiments at Peenemünde
, ;

on rocket installations in Northwest France
, ;

on pilotless aircraft
;

minute to

Sangro River, Eighth Army crosses the

Santa Maria Infante

Sardinia
;

falls into Allied hands

“Saturn,” code-name for plan of operations in eventuality of Turkish entry into war
,

Saturnia
, Italian motor vessel

Scharnhorst
, German pocket battleship
;

in battle with convoy escorts and sunk
,

Schweinfurt
;

British and American air attacks on
,

Scoones, General Geoffrey

Sebastopol

Selborne, Earl of, Minister of Economic Warfare, minute to

“Sextant,” code-name for Cairo Conference
.
See also
Cairo

Sforza, Count Carlo, returns from exile on fall of Mussolini
;

President Roosevelt on
;

exchanges between Churchill and the President as to
, ;

conversation of Churchill with, in London
;

member of Badoglio’s Government

“Shingle,” code-name for Anzio operation
.
See also
Anzio

Shipping, British, Allied, and Neutral, Churchill on losses in Cape area
;

table of monthly totals of losses by enemy action
;

sinkings in Feb.

Shwebo Monywa

Sicily, expedition to
, ;

proportion of British and American forces available for
;

appointments to various commands in connection with
, ;

details of plan of advance
, ;

Neurath reports to Hitler on attitude of population
, ;

map, The Conquest of Sicily

Simeto River

Simon, Viscount, Lord Chancellor, minute to

Sinclair, Sir Archibald, Secretary of State for Air, minutes to
,

Singapore
,