U.S. State Department (July 24, 1945)
Log of the President’s Trip to the Berlin Conference
Tuesday, July 24:
Mail arrived from Washington this forenoon. The President signed this mail shortly after it was delivered to him. It included legislative bills HR 905, HR 3295 and H.J. Res. 228.
1000: The President took time out from his work to pose for pictures with Major Greer’s communications personnel, who included several of the WAC telephone operators who handled the “Amco” board.
1020: Secretary Stimson called on the President.
1035: Secretary Byrnes conferred with the President.
1130: The Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and British) assembled at the Little White House and met in plenary session with the President and Prime Minister Churchill. Their report was approved by the President and the Prime Minister.
1430: The first meeting of the Tripartite military staffs (U.S., British, and USSR) was convened at Cecilienhof.
1500: Mail was dispatched to Washington.
1620: A delegation of Poles (consisting of the President of the National Council of Poland and three members of the Polish Provisional Government of National Unity), escorted by Ambassador Harriman, called on the President at the Little White House. They departed at 1645.
1650: The President and his party left the Little White House for Cecilienhof, where they arrived at 1700.
At 1715 the eighth meeting of the conference was called to order. The meeting adjourned at 1930, and the President left Cecilienhof immediately to return to the Little White House.