U.S. State Department (August 4, 1945)
Log of the President’s Trip to the Berlin Conference
Saturday, August 4:
The President was up at 0500 this morning and spent some time strolling about decks. He appeared completely rested from the strain of the long and tiring conference discussions. He had breakfast early and spent most of the forenoon studying conference reports and working on the address he planned to deliver on his return to the United States.
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The President spent the afternoon working on his mail and his forthcoming speech and studying conference reports.
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509TH COMPOSITE GROUP
Office of the Operations Officer
APO 247, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
5 August 1945
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35 |
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Date of Mission: 6 August 1945
Briefings: See below
Take-off:
Weather Ships at 0200 (Approx)
Strike Ships at 0300 (Approx)
Out of Sacks:
Weather at 2230
Strike at 2330
Mess: 2315 to 0115
Lunches:
39 at 2330
52 at 0030
Trucks:
3 at 0015
4 at 0115
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VICTOR NO. |
APCO |
CREW SUBS |
PASSENGERS (To Follow) |
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| 298 |
83 |
Taylor |
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| 303 |
71 |
Wilson |
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| 301 |
85 |
Eatherly |
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| 302 |
72 |
Alternate A/C |
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| Combat Strike: |
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| 292 |
82 |
Tibbets |
As Briefed |
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| 353 |
89 |
Sweeney |
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| 291 |
91 |
Marquardt |
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| 354 |
90 |
McKnight |
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| 304 |
88 |
Alternate for Marquardt |
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GAS:
#82 – 7000 gals.
All others – 7400 gals.
AMMUNITION: 1000 rds/gun in all A/C
BOMBS: Special.
CAMERAS: K18 in #82 and #90. Other installations per verbal orders.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES:
Catholic at 2200
Protestant at 2230
BRIEFINGS:
Weather Ships
General Briefing in Combat Crew Lounge at 2300.
Special Briefings at 2330 as follows:
- AC and Pilots in Combat Crew Lounge
- Nav-Radar Operators in Library
- Radio Operators in Communications
- Flight Engineers in Operations
Mess at 2330
Trucks at 0015
Strike Mission:
General Briefing in Combat Crew Lounge at 2400.
Special Briefings at 0030 as follows:
- AC and Pilots in Combat Crew Lounge
- Nav and Radar Operators in Library
- Radio Operators at Communications
- Flight Engineers at Operations
Mess at 0030
Trucks at 0115
NOTE: Lt McKnight’s crew need not attend briefings.
JAMES I. HOPKINS JR.
Major, Air Corps,
Operations Officer
Neues Österreich (August 5, 1945)
Keine Geheimabkommen in Potsdam
London, 4. August – Präsident Truman erklärte an Bord der Augusta, mit der er nach den USA zurückkehrt, Pressevertretern, dass er in Potsdam keine Geheimabkommen abgeschlossen habe.
Der Vorsitzende des amerikanischen Senats für auswärtige Angelegenheiten erklärte, dass er die Verhandlungen in Potsdam im Ganzen billige. Seiner Meinung nach sei es am praktischsten, die endgültigen Grenzberichtigungen bis zur Friedenskonferenz zu vertagen.
Der außenpolitische Mitarbeiter der Londoner Times schreibt: Die Potsdamer Erklärung wurde in allen alliierten Staaten allgemein begrüßt als das, was sie ist, eine notwendigerweise komplizierte, aber sachliche Darstellung über die vereinbarte Politik, über die Kontrolle Deutschlands, über die Wiedergutmachung von Deutschland und über Arbeiten, die vom Rat der fünf Außenminister zu leisten sind.
L’Aube (August 5, 1945)
Pour l’assaut contre le Japon
Une puissante force d‘invasion est massée dans les Riou-Kiou
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Le monde applaudit discrètement aux décisions des « Trois »
Les silences e Potsdam laissent, en effet, sans solution un certain nombre de questions litigieuses
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The Pittsburgh Press (August 5, 1945)
Flee or die, Japs warned in 12 more cities by B-29s
Enemy’s ‘Pittsburgh’ now on doomed list; fleet still on prowl
By William F. Tyree, United Press staff writer
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Fliers pound Java city in 2,000-mile trip
First heavy attack made on Soerabaja
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Five U.S. armies to strike Japan
MacArthur takes over Okinawa bases
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Bare shelves to be filled –
Radios to be available by Christmas time, WPB official says
Most civilian supply problems expected to be ironed out by next March
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Laval: Petain ordered army to aid Allies in Africa
Vichy premier claims secret agreements with British for scuttling of French fleet
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Franco defies Potsdam edict
Says Spain won’t beg world parley seat
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Vets’ seniority taken to court
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10 lashes given youths for theft
WILMINGTON, Delaware (UP, Aug. 4) – Three youths sentenced to the Newcastle County Workhouse for robbery, today were given 10 lashes each at the whipping post by Warden Elwood H. Wilson.
The whippings were a part of the original court sentence and are permissible under Delaware law.
Many tasks still faced by Big Three
Rhineland problem among those cited
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Jap hospital ship violates law
Carries machine guns and ammunition
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Wounded vet, 14, home from war
Brings his girl perfume from Paris
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