Roosevelt Papers: Telegram

Prime Minister Churchill to President Roosevelt1

secret

Former Naval Person to President Roosevelt personal and most secret Number 488. Your number 406.2

1.
I and the British Staffs will await you in Cairo on 22nd.
2.
We think it necessary that the British and United States Staffs should consult together before any triple conference with the Russians take[s] place, and that when it takes place there should be a responsible Russian delegation and not a mere observer. I should be grateful if you would let me know whether you agree with this.
  1. Apparently sent via military channels.
  2. Ante, p. 62.