The Pittsburgh Press (December 3, 1943)
Draft of declaration written by Churchill
Cairo, Egypt – (Dec. 1, delayed)
Prime Minister Churchill is believed to have prepared the first rough draft of the declaration of the Sino-American-British conference here between midnight and 2:00 a.m. EET. After discussions with President Roosevelt and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Mme. Chiang acted as interpreter during the talks.
The following day, Mr. Churchill took his draft of the declaration to President Roosevelt who congratulated the Prime Minister and dictated slight changes and additions in accord with his views.
Then Mme. Chiang, on behalf of China, requested its amplification of the original terms.
The completed declaration was in the hands of the Big Three for final initialing only a few hours before they left for secret destinations.