Log of the President’s Trip to the Berlin Conference
Wednesday, August 1:
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The President spent the forenoon working on his mail and studying reports on subjects due to come up for discussion in the afternoon session of the conference.
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1445: The President left the Little White House for Cecilienhof, where he arrived at 1455. Shortly after his arrival at the Palace, the President and other members of the Big Three, together with their Foreign Secretaries and Admiral Leahy, posed for newsreel and still pictures.
1530: The twelfth meeting of the Big Three was convened. The meeting adjourned at 1750, when it was announced that a final session had been called for 2100 tonight.
The President left Cecilienhof at 1800 and returned to the Little White House.
1900: Captain Ross and First Lieutenant McDonald were dinner guests at the Little White House this evening.
2145: The President and party left the Little White House for Cecilienhof. The 2100 meeting was delayed until 2200 to permit the various delegations more time to complete drafts of the communiqué to be considered at tonight’s meeting of the conference. The President and Secretary Byrnes arrived at Cecilienhof at 2155 and devoted the next 30 minutes to the study of our proposed draft of the conference communiqué.
2230: The thirteenth meeting of the Berlin Conference convened. This session was devoted almost entirely to the study of, and approval of, the final tripartite communiqué. The communiqué was agreed on shortly after midnight. Release time was agreed for 1730 (local time) tomorrow in Washington and concurrently in London and Moscow. A copy of the communiqué is appended hereto. At 0030 (August 2, 1945) the Berlin Conference formally adjourned. The delegates spent the next few minutes saying goodbyes. The President and his party then, at 0040, left the Palace to return to the Little White House.