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ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESEAVATtq delightful. The mosquitoes and flies werebothersome, however.Excellent care was taken of our party whilewe were in Cairo, for which credit is dueMajor General Royce and Brigadier GeneralCheaves.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943Tuesday, December 7th.(At Cairo andenroute Tunis)7:30 a.m.The President and members of his party lefthis villa for the airport.8 :05 a.m.The President arrived Cairo West airport. H.ebade goodbye to the Prime Minister, AmbassadorsSteinhardt and Kirk, General Royce and a numberof other officers from our .Middle East Commandwho had accompanied him to the airport.8:20 a.m.The President embarked and his plane departedCairo for Tunis. In the President's plane were:The president, Mr. Hopkins, Admiral Leahy, AdmiralBrown, Admiral MCIntire, General Watson, MajorBoettiger, Lt-Commander Fox, Lieutenant (jg)Rigdon, Sergeant Robert Hopkins, Secret ServiceAgents Spaman, Haman and Fredericks and Stewardprettyman.Enroute to Tunis our plane passed over the ElAlamein battlefield, Tobruk, Benghaxi, Tripoliand Sfax. We had fighter-plane escort for theentire flight from Cairo to Tunis.We set our clocks and watches back one hour duringthe flight so as to conform with Zone Minus Onetime.3:40 p.m.The President's plane landed at El Aouina airport(Tunis). The President was met here by GeneralsEisenhower and Spaatz and Colonel Elliot Roosevelt.Air distance Cairo to Tunis over our route, 1571miles.Shortly after landing, the President disembarked-51-[Part 3 of 3]
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PAESERVATIq 7:55 a.m.and proceeded by motor to Guest Villa No. 1(the White House) at Carthage.8:00 p.m.The President had dinner at his villa (GuestVilla No.1) with General Eisenhower, GeneralSpaatz, General Booth, Colonel Elliot Roosevelt,Mr. Hopkins, Commander Harry J. Butcher, USNR,and a group of nine officers from Colonel ElliotRoosevelt's squadron.The President retired shortly after dinner.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943Wednesday, December 8th.(At TuniS; at Malta;in Sicily; and at Tunis.)7:3h a.m.The President and his party left his villa forthe airport. On leaving the villa, honors werepaid the president by the Second Battalion ofthe Coldstream Guards (Lt-Col. Norman commanding).8; 09 a.m.The President's plane departed El Aouina airportfor Malta. We were escorted to Malta by a groupof 12 P38's (fighter-Planes), and relays of fighterplanes escorted us throughout the day. In thePresident's plane on leaving El Aouina were: ThePresident, Mr. Hopkins, Admiral Leahy, GeneralEisenhower, Lt-General Spaatz, Admiral Brown,Admiral McIntire, Major General Watson, MajorGeneral Bedell Smith, Major Boettiger, Lt-CommanderFox, Lieutenant (jg) Rigdon, Sergeant Robert Hopkins,Secret Service Agents Reilly, Spaman, Beary, Behnand Fredericks.Enroute to Malta our plane passed over Cape Bonand passed close by Pantelleria Island.9:50 a.m.The President's plane landed at Luqua airfield, Malta.Air distance, Tunis to Malta, 310 miles. The resi dent was greeted here by Lord Gort, Governor and Commander in Chief, Malta, who came aboard the planeimmediately on our landing. (Note: The landing herewas made without the use of the landing flaps becauseof a mechanical failure. However, due to the skillof our pilot, Major Bryan, there was no noticeabledifference in the manner of our landing here and atother airfields.)
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ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESEAVATtql:il10 :00 a.m.;,l'.,The President left his plane, entered a jeep,and proceeded to a earby area where a guard ofhonor (composed of British Naval, Army and AirForce Units and under the command of MajorE.C.C. Wells--Garrison Adjutant, HampshireRegiment) rendered honors and the Stars andStripes was hoisted nearby. This was the firsttime our national ensign had ever been officiallyraised on Malta. Lord Gort then presented thefollowing officers and local officials to thePresident: Air Vice Marshal Sir Keith park, AirOfficer Commanding Malta; Vice Admiral Hamilton,Commanding Malta Dockyard; Major General H. W.Oxley, General Officer Commanding Malta; theLieut nant Governor, Mr. D. C. Campbell; the LordBishop Mgr. Michael Gonzi; the Chief Justice, SirGeorge Borg; and several other Island officials.The President then addressed Lord Gort and theother dignitaries present, the guard of honorand the assembled crowd. (A copy of his talkis appended, marked Appendix "I").Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943On completion of the President's remarks, MajorBoettiger presented the Malta Scroll to LordGort. Lord Gort accepted the scroll and madea short talk. A copy of his remarks is appended,marked Appendix Itv",.10:30 p.m.After the presentation ceremony was over, thePresident returned to his plane and was informedby Major Bryan that the necessary repairs hadnot yet been completed on his plane and that itwould require approximately one hour's additionaltime to complete them.(The hydraulic mechanismfor operating the wing flap was out of commission).10:40At the invitation of Lord. Gort, the Presidentleft the airport by auto for a drive throughthe Malta Dockyard area (which comprises thevillages of Vittoriosa, Senglea and Kospikwa).This is reputed to have been the most bombedspot in the world during the present war. Thearea is still generally a mass of shambles butwe were told by local officers that the dockyardis now, through the use of underground workshops,a m.-53-
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATKWoperating at near normal efficiency. Wedid not visit the city of Valletta but weretold that it had not been damaged to anyappreciable extent as the bombing had beenconcentrated on the dockyard and airfield areas.11:45 a.m.The President returned to the airport andembarked in his plane. The repairs to hisplane were not yet completed, and thePresident lunched in the plane while therepairs were being rushed to completion.1:10 p.m.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943".IiThe repairs to the President's plane werecompleted and remaining members of the partyembarked. The President's plane departedMalta for Castelvetrano, Sicily.·Passengers in the President's plane werethe same as for the flight from Tunis to Malta.A few of the interesting facts about Maltabrought to our attention are:Malta is the seat of the oldest knownhuman habitation.Malta was part of a once-existing landbridge from Europe to Africa.Malta has three large airfields, all threeof which are connected with each otherto form one immense field.Malta has a population of approximately270,000 people. It is reputed to be themost densely populated island in theworld.The people on Malta are mostly very devoutCatholics. There are some few Mohammed .On the flight from Malta to Sicily points inItaly were visible from the air and werepointed out to us by General Eisenhower asthey came into view.2:02 p.m.The President's plane landed at an Alliedoperational air field at Castelvetrano, Sicily(approximately 50 miles southwestPalermo).Air distance from Malta to Castelvetrano, 164miles. The field at which we landed was thebase for our Troop Carrier Service. Theor-54-
r,The President and six officers of theFifth Army, whom he decoratedwith the D.S.C., take a reviewin Sicily.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943- -,JJ.15'iZ: .m(Jlm "oJJo:nm"m JJ: r8zo
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATtqt:iCollection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943President was greeted by Lieut-GeneralsGeorge S. Patton and Mark W. Clark, U.S.A.,on his arrival at Castelvetrano. GeneralArnold was observed to be there too.The President left his plane shortly afterour arrival and entered a jeep and departedon a tour of the airfield. At one cornerof the field troops of the 314th TroopCarrier Group, Army Air Force, augmentedby a company of infantry and a company oftank troops, were drawn up for inspectionby the President. On his arrival at thispoint, honors were rende red for the Pres identby the 36th Engineers' Band (a unit of the?,7th Army). After honors, the President pro. ceeded to inspect the troops , driving downthe ranks in his jeep. He then took a positionin the center and at the front of the troopsand, while still in the j ep, decorated anumber of officers from the Fifth Army with theDistinguished Service Cross. They were (inthe order in which decorated): Colonel R. H.Tucker, Lt-Colonel J. B. Crawford, FirstLieutenant W. W. Kellogg, First LieutenantT. F.·· Birteau, First Lieutenant E. F. Gould,and Lieut-General l1ark W. Clark (Commanderof the American Fifth Army) General Clark'sdecoration came as a complete surprise tohim, he told us. He had been given no ideaof why he had been called down from the frontin Italy to Sicily.Next, the assembled troops passed in reviewbefore the President and the officers he hadjust decorated. The order in which they passedin review was:7th Tank Co. a unit of the 2nd Armored Division.Co. "E" 96Sth Infantry - a Colored outfitand a unit of the 7th Army.32nd Troop Carrier Squadron.50th Troop Carrier Squadron.Headquarters Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group.51st Tr90P Carrier Squadron.62nd Troop Carrier Squadron.The troops passing in review were led by Lt ·Colone1Clayton Stiles, U.S.A. We were told here that all-55-
ORIGINAL RETIR.EO FOR PRESERVATlqr;.lthose participating in the review had takenan active part in the recent Sicilian campaign.The President was then photographed with thesix officers whom he had previously decorated.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943After the review the President toured thefield further and then proceeded to the32nd Squadron Officers' Club where he wasserved a cocktail, and snacks.3:35 p.m.The President and his party returned to hisplane and the plane departed Castelvetranofor Tunis. Our original plan to proceed fromSicily to Marrakech this afternoon had to beabandoned as the time lost at Malta becauseof necessary plane repairs would have preventedour arriving at Marrakech until late that nightand such a flight was considered unsafe forthe President. Maj or Boettiger left our partyhere to return to his duty in Italy. GeneralsSpaatz and Smith left us here also. MajorDurno and Secret Service Agent Rowley, whohad come to Sicily via another aircraft thismorning, joined our party" here for the returnflight to Tunis. General Eisenhower remainedwith us and, as will be noted, spent theentire day today with the President.4:30 p. m.The President's plane landed at El Aouinaairport. Distance from Castelvetrano, Sicily,to Tunis, 155 miles. The President disembarkedand motored to the "White House" where he spentthe night. He was greeted at the airport byhis son, Colonel Elliot Roosevelt, who alsoaccompanied him to his villa.8 :00 p.m.The President dined at his villa with AdmiralLeahy, Admiral Brown, Admiral McIntire, GeneralWatson and Elliot. He retirBd soon afterdinner as we were scheduled for an earlymorning take-off the following day.-56-
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ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PReSERVATIq Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943Thursday, December 9th.(At Tunis; enrouteDakar; and in IOWA)6:00 a.m.The President departed his villa by auto forthe airport. Colonel Elliot Rooseveltaccompanied the President.6:20 a.m.The President arrived at El Aouina and boardedhis plane. He once again bade goodby toElliot and various other officers on dutyin the Tunisian area.6:35 a.m.The President's plane departed El Aouina forDakar. Our plane circled the El Aouina airfieldfor approximately fifteen minutes while waitingfor our fighter-plane escort to take off andform up. The fighter escort accompanied us asfar as Sfax. In the Presid nt's plane were:The President, Mr. Hopkins, Admiral Leahy,Admiral Brown, Admiral McIntire, GeneralWatson, Lt-CQrnmander Fox, Lieutenant (jg)Rigdon, Secret Service Agents Spaman, Hastingsand Fredericks and Steward Prettyman.Our flight to Dakar took us south from Tunisto Tuggurt and then ,southwest' across the lengthof the Great Sahara Desert to Dakar. We passedover sections of Tunisia, Algeria, French Sudan,Mauretania and Senegal. The first few hours, of the flight were through heavy obscuring clouds.'The flight was long and tiring (12 hours nonstop), but was uneventful. Enroute we set ourclocks and watches back one hour to conform toZone Zero time (G.M.T.).6:10 p.m.(Dakar time)The President's plane landed at Rufisque Field(a U.S. Army fip,ld), near Dakar, Senegal, FrenchWest Africa. Air distance Tunis to Dakar viaour route, 2,425 miles. Total air miles traveledthis expedition, 9,729 miles.The President was met at. Rufisque Field by ViceAdmiral William A. Glassford, U.S.N., who is the-57-
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PAESEAVATtq head of the American Mission to Dakar, andby Brigadier General Moley, the CommandingGeneral, U.S. Army's African-Middle-EasternAir Wing, and by Colonel Keen, the CommandingOfficer of Rufisque Field. First LieutenantFrank H. Graham, A.U.S., (White House MapRoom watch officer), was the first to boardour plane, bringing a pouch containing officialWhite House mail from Washington. The Presidentremained seated in his plane while this mailwas opened, sorted, read and signed, and themail was then returned to Lieutenant Grahamfor him to return to Washington via air. Therewere no legislative or Congressional mattersincluded in this particular batch of mail . \Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943As soon as all three of our planes had landedhere (plane #2 was about 20 minutes late inarriving due to having encountered unfavorableweather), the President and members of his partyentered motor cars for the 18-mile drive fromRufisque Field to the French Naval Station atDakar. On arrival at the Naval Station weboarded the French destroyer LA GAZELLE, thendocked at a pier, which vessel later transportedus to the IOWA, which was at anchor in Dakar'souter harbor.On board the LA GAZELLE the President was greetedby the Governor General of French West Africa,Monsieur Pierre Cournarie, with whom he chattedat length during the trip out to the IOWA. Thefollowing local officials were als.o presented tothe President at this time: Captain Bonneau,Chief of Naval Staff; Captain Jaujard, SeniorFrench Naval Officer Present; Captain Cadoret,Commandan , Naval Dockyard; Commander Bourley,Commanding Officer of the LA GAZELLE; Lt-ColonelRichard E. Danielson, U.S.A., Aide to AdmiralGlassford; Lieut-Commander L. A. Morris, U.S.N.R.,Aide to Admiral Glassford; Mr. Maynard B. Barnes,U.S. Consul General, Dakar; and 'Mrs. Glassford. 58-
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ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESEAVATtqt:48:13 p.m.The LA GAZELLE went alongside the IOWA andour party was transferred to that vessel. ThePresident was taken aboard by means of aspecially rigged "boatswain's chair'!., suspendedfrom the starboard whaleboat davit. Theboatswain's chair had been designed and madeunder the direction of the IOWA's ship'sboatswain, Chief Boatswain W,. T. McMahon,U.S.N. By arrangement there were no honorsrendered on the President's arrival on board.The remaining members of our party scrambledaboard as best they could under the verydifficult accommodations afforded. The mannerof General Watson's and Mr. Hopkins' accessfrom the destroyer to the battleship was amatter of much discussion during the remainderof our voyage home.The Combined Chiefs of Staff and their"accompanyingparty did not return in the IOWA with us. Therewere, however, a number of U.S. Navy and U.S.Army officers on board the IOWA for transportationto the United States.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 19439:00 p.m.The IOWA got underway from Dakar in company withthe U.S. destroyers ELLYSON (with CommanderDestroyer Squadron Ten embarked therein), EMMONSand RODMAN for the return voyage to the UnitedStates. The group operated tactically as TaskGroup 27.5, under the command of Captain McCre .The President and members of his mess (Mr. Hopkins,Admiral Leahy, Admiral Brown, Admiral McIntireand General Watson) dined soon after boarding theIOWA. Our Filipino messmen had arrived in DakarWednesday night and had reported on board theIOWA immediately on her anchoring at Dakar, about11:00 a.m. t o d a y . The President retired soon after dinner.Since we left the IOWA at Oran on November 20th,she had made two trans-Atlantic crossings (calling-59-
ORIGINAL R(!TIR(!O FOR PRESEAVATtq first at Bahia, Brazil and next at Freetown,Sierra Leone, French West Africa, beforecoming to Dakar to embark the President andhis party). Enroute Oran to Bahia the"Shellbacks" of the IOWA initiated some2,100 "Pollywog" shipmates into the "Orderof Neptunus Rex l1 ,Friday, December lOth.(At sea in IOWA).8:00 a.m.Latitude,Longitude,Course - 266 , (true) Position:14 0 -27'-30" N.21 0 -16'-00" W.'\ Speed - 25 knotsoDistance made good since departure,215 miles.Wind from 052 (true) , force 17-21 knots.Temperature 71 0 , but it was actually muchwarmer within the closed-up ship.Sea-moderate swells.Weather - clear. Barometer falling.11:00 a.m.Set all ship's clocks back one-half hour.2:00 p.m.Set all ship's clocks back one-half hour, toconform to Zone Plus One time.II IIIII'-Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943 '3:45 p.m.8 :00 a.m.The task group changed course from 266to 291 0 (true).0(true)I'"The President and all members of the partyspent the day, as well as the several daysfollowing, enjoying the complete relaxationthat the sea voyage afforded. We were allmighty glad to be back in the IOWA.S t rday, December 11th.(At sea in IOWA)I160-29'-00" N.Latitude,Longitude,31 0 -07'-00" W.0Course - 291 (true).Speed - 25 knots.Distance made good since 8:00 a.m., Friday,596 miles.Distance made good since departure, 811 miles.Wind from 095 0 (true), force 13 knots.Temperature 740 (considerably warmer within the ship).Sea - moderate swells.Weather - sky overcast; barometer rising. Position:-60-"II1J
Captain Cadoret, Commander Bourley andCaptain Bonneau (French Navy) admire theship's log signed by the President onboard the GAZELLE.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 19431Z:15 m(fJm]:0o-no:nm m:0I»-15·zo:0
ORIGINAL RE;TIREO FOR PRESERVATIqt:-l10:25 p.m.Commander Destroyer Squadron Fifty-One in theU.S.S. HALL, with the U.S.S. HALLIGAN and theU.S.S. MACOMB, joined our Task Group for dutyas escorts and anti-submarine screen. CommanderDestroyer Squadron Ten, in the ELLYSON, with theEMMONS and the RODlAAN, then departed our companyon duty assigned.During the afternoon we cros ed the 35th MeridianWest Longitude and into the American Theatre ofOperations.,;,1.Today was General Watson's birthday. He receiveda congratulatory 'radio message from Mrs. Watsonbut he was very careful to keep the significanceof the date a dark secret from the President andother members of their mess.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943Sunday, December 12th.(At sea in IOWA)8 OO a.m.Latitude,20 0 -01'-00" N.Longi tude,40 0 -04'-00" W.Course - 292 (true).Speed - 25 knots.Distance made good since 8:00 a.m., Saturday,553 miles.Distance made good since departure, 1364 miles.Wind from 092 , force 19 knots.Temperature - 750Sea - slight swell from 090 0 (true) Weather - partly cloudy; barometer rising.11 :00 a.m.Set all ship's clocks back one-half hour.2 :00 p.m.Set all ship's clocks back one-half hour, toconform to Zone Plus Two time.Position: :Enroute from Dakar to the Chesapeake Bayour Task Group steamed on zig-zag coursesand with ships darkened at night.-61-
ORIGINAL Rt;TIREO FOR PRESERVATKWMonday, December 13th.(At sea in IOWA).8:00 a.m.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 19432:00 p.m.23 0 -48'-0 0", N.Latitu de,49 0 -50'-0 0'" W.Longi tudeCours e - 292 (true) .Speed - 25 knots .Dista nce made good since 8:00 a.m., Sunda y,593 miles .Dista nce made good since depar ture, 1,957 miles .0Wind from 100 (true) , force 16 knots .Temp eratur e 75 .Sea - moder ate swell s.Weath er - cloud y.Posit ion:Set all ship' s clock s back one-h alf hour.5:10 p.m.u.S. destro yers HALSEY POWELL (DD686),WADLEIGH (DD689) and MARSHALL (DD676),joine d our Task Group. The HALL, HALLIGANand MACOMB then depar ted company with us toproce ed on duty assign ed.6:00 p.m.Set all ship' s clock s back one-h alf hour,to confor m to Zone Plus Three time.The Presi dent spent the most of this after noon on deck (on the super struc ture deckjust outsid e his cabin ).7 :50 p.m.0Task Group chang ed cours e to 304 (true) .Tuesd ay, December 14th.(At sea in IOWA)8:00 a.m.Latitu de,Longi tude,Cours e - 3040 (true ).Speed - 25 knots .Posit ion:-62-027 -54'-0 0" N.59 0 -04'-0 0", W.I!IIII
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ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATtqIliIDistance made good since 8:00 a.m., Monday,564 miles.Distance made good since departure, 2,521 miles.Wind from 130 , force 15 knots.Temperature 74 .Sea - moderate swells.Weather clear. Barometer steady.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943Wednesday, December 15th.(At sea in IOWA)8:00 a.m.latitude,32 0 -50'-00" N.Longitude,67 0 -09'-30" W.0Course - 305 (true).Speed - 25 knots.Distance made good since 8:00 a.m., Tuesday;528 miles.Distance made good since departure, 3,049 miles.Wind from 222 0 (true), force 16 knots.Temperature 69 .Sea - moderate swells.Weather - cloudy. Barometer falling.9:03 a.m.Task Group changed course to 304 0 (true).11:00 a.m.Set all ship's clocks back one-halfh()u,r.2 :00 p.m.Set all ship's clocks back one-half hour,to conform to Zone Plus Four time.Pos i tiol!:\During the afternoon a storm set in-- thefirst really bad weather encountered duringour entire expedition to date. This stormcontinued until late in the night and thetemperature meanwhile dropped steadily. Wehad shifted fr0m khaki to blue uniforms thismorning and for a while the blues were actuallya bit uncomfortable. But overcoats and winterclothing were a necessity for topside now.The IOWA continued to ride steady--even duringthe worst of the storrn-- but our escortingdestroyers were having rough going.-63-
ORIGINAL RETIREO FOR PRESERVATtqt:-l11: 13 p.m.The night was very dark and stormy; visibilityzero. Our Task Group was forced to turn onrunning lights and to maneuver to avoid collidingwith a single merchant vessel standing northon a course that was crossing ours. Had it notbeen for our radar contact, a collision wouldhave certainly occurred.11:58 p.m.Task Group changed course to 308 0 (true).Thursday, December 16th.(At sea in IOWA)8:27 a.m.During the early morning our Task Group changedcourse and speed so as to arrive at the buoymarking the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay a.t8:27 a.m. This was approximately one and onehalf hours later than had been planned and wasdue to the rough weather encountered the previousday.8:47 a.m.The IOWA was sto ped momentarily and the pilot-Lt-Commander L. T. Stallings, U.S.C.G.R., cameon board.8:52 a.m.IOWA underway on various courses conforming tothe channel and at various speeds enroute torendezvous with,U.S.S. POTOMAC near the mouthof the Potomac River. The Task Group had beendissolved and the escorting destroyers wereproceeding independently.9:00 a.m.A low temperature for the day of 23 0 wasrecorded at 9:00 a.m. Bitterly cold on decknow.Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943:: 11:00 a.m.4': 19 p.m.The President despatched a radio message toSecretary Stephen T. Early authorizing him toannounce the President's return to the UnitedStates. As we were now within the inland watersof the U.S., this message was transmitted bythe IOWA directly to Radio Washington.The IOWA anchored off Cherry Point, Va , inrendezvous with the President's yacht POTOMACand the destroyer escorts (DEs) STEWART andBOOTH.-64-
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Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943ORIGINAL Rt;TIREO F"OR PRESERVATtqt:il4:40 p. m.The POTOMAC came alongside and moored tothe port side of the IOWA for transfer ofthe President and his party.5: 10 p.m.The President addressed the officers andenlisted personnel of the IOWA, speakingfrom a platform that had been rigged on the fter main deck.A copy of his remarks isappended, marked Append ix "K".5: 19 p.m.The President and his party left the IOWAand went aboard the POTOMAC. The transfer wasmade by means of a brow rigged in the samemanner as was rigged when the Presidentembarked in the IOWA from the POTOMAC onNovember 12th. No honors were renderedon the President's transfer from the IOWAto the POTOMAC, but the POTOMAC broke hisflag at the main when the President cameon board.5:26 p.m.The POTOMAC got underway from alongside theIOWA and proceeded up the Potomac Riverenroute to the Navy Yard, Washington, D. C.The U.S.S. BOOTH (DE) fell in astern of thePOTOMAC and escorted us to Washington.7:00 p.m.The President worked on official mail thathad been brought down via the POTOMAC byLieutenant (j g) R. H. Myers, U. S.N .R. (MapRoom watch officer). There were no Congressionalmatters included in this mail.10:50 p.m.The POTOMAC and BOOTH anchored in the PotomacRiver just above Quantico, Va. (Stump Neck).The President had indicated that he did notdesire to arrive at Washington until 9:00a.m., Friday.Friday, December 17th.(In POTOMAC, and atWashington, D.C.)6 :00 a.m.The POTOMAC and the BOOTH got underway fromanchorage at Stump Neck for the Navy Yard,Washington. Small ice floes were encounteredwhile we were going up the river.-65-
ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATtg 8:50 a.m.The POTOMAC and BOOTH arrived at the. Washington Navy Yard. The POTOMAC wastied up. Total distance traveled - Dakarto Washingto - 3,752.The President was met here by Mrs. Roosevelt.and a number of other members of hisimmediate family, who came on board thePOTOMAC after we had tied up.9:15 a.m.The President left the POTOMAC and motoredto the White House, where he arrived at9:30 a.m. A large delegation of his friendswereon hand at the White House to welcome,him back home.'l;. ThePresident's expedition to North Africaand the Middle East had taken him over atotal of 17,442 land, sea and air miles.Respectfully submitted,1r( 1rn ' Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943William M. Rigdon Lieutenant (j g), U Rear Admiral, U.S.N.,Naval Aide to the President.-1)6-
Collection: Grace Tully Archive; Series: Grace Tully PapersBox 7; Folder Logs of the President's Trips:Africa and the Middle East (Cairo and Teheran Conferences), November-December, 1943II
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