Quincy (CA 71) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Qumcy renders proper honors for Prlme Munster Churchxll 1ng the harbor swarmed w1th currous spectators Although oH'lc1als kept the docks clear of the 1nqu1s1t1ve small boats Edward Stett1n1us U S Secretary of State headed the long l1ne of notables who were to V1S1t the Presldent that day A few m1nutes later the Governor General of Malta came aboard smartly saluted the colors and then pa1d h1s respects to the U S Gh1ef Next Br1t1sh Adm1ral of the Fleet Gunnmgham arrrved Pract1c1ng the art of see1ng w1thout belng seen members of the crew vlewed w1th mount1ng 1nterest th1s h1stor1c parade of notables From a barge wh1ch came along the port s1de of the umcy General of the Army Marshall and Fleet Adm1ral Kmg were plped aboard just a few m1nutes later Adm1ral Stark and VICC Adm1ral Hewltt came over to v1s1t the Presldent At 1130 the s1ghtsee1ng crew was awarded the scene of all scenes Down the dusty sun baked Maltese road someone spotted W1HStOH Ghurch1ll s famous walk Guarded by a s1ngle Scotland Yard man he was approach1ng to see the Pres1dent The onlookers cheered and ap plauded h1m as he Jogged along At regular rntervals he extended h1s rrght arm toward the crowd 1n the v1ctory s1gn When h1s audrence saw th1s they doubled the1r ch ers just before stepp1ng onto the quarterdeck he turned to the mult1tude removed h1s hat and agam saluted the cheerlng throng As he stepped aboard a mar1ne honor guard rendered honors and e1ght s1de boys snapped to attent1on at the sound of the boatswa1n's p1pe Sarah Ghurch1ll the Pr1me M1H1St6f s daugh ter came aboard a few mlnutes later and ac cepted an 1nv1tat1on to stay for dmner A tour of the 1sland of Malta opened PICSI d nt Rcosevelts sclaedule for the afternoon lhe Governor General po1nted out s1ghts of lnterest as they rode along The bu1ld1ngs wh1ch lmed the roads mutely test1f1ed to Malta s part 1n the wa The Presrdent returned to the sh p at 1500 refreshed from the out1ng and ready to recommence h1s d1plomat1c con rerences W Aver1ll Harrlman the Ambassador to Russ1a arrlved for a short chat vt1th the PICSI dent He next recelved General S1r Ma1tland W1lson General S1r Hastmgs Ismay Major General Jacobs A1r Gh1ef Marshal Portal and F1eld Marshall S1r Alan Brooke of the Br1t1sh General Staff In the crew s quarters conver sat1on that n1ght centered on who had seen and recogmzed the most and h1ghest rank1ng notables But on deck t1me for 1dle chatter was scarce be cause the entlre Pres1dent1al party was humm ng w1th preparat1ons for the second part of the journey to Yalta All of the equ1pment and baggage was taken off the sh1p and loaded 1nto the g1ant G 5 4 s wh1ch were to complete the tr1p Then the staff took 1ts departure Last of all the Pres1dent h1mself brd the sh1p farewell and headed for the a1rport Two days later the -Qmncy put out to sea aga1n Th1s t1me the dest1nat1on was passed on to all hands after the Two great leaders have an important chat. , . , , 7 , e 1 . ' I ' r. ' 4 . .C I 5 , 7. .I , 9 L s Q 7 7 afforded sightseers a closer look. A ' ' ' i ' 3 . - , L u , , ' 1 - I 4 ' 3 , I - - n , I 3 Q ' ' e . , I 7 3 7 G, 36

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Distinguished Visitors Aboard U. S. S. Quincy on Yalta Cruise fTaken from Ship's Logj January 23, 0810 President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Boettiger. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. Vice Admiral Wilson Brown. Vice Admiral Ross McIntyre. Major General Watson. justice James Byrnes, War Manpower Commission. The Honorable Stephen Early, Sec'y to the President. The Honorable Edward Flynn, Adviser to President. Feb. 2, 1945 1020 Edward R. Stettinius, Secretary of State. Right Honorable Anthony Eden, Britain's Sec'y of State. Harry Hopkins, Adviser to President. 1042 Governor General of Malta. 1053 Admiral of the Fleet Cunningham. V 1107 General of the Army George C. Marshall. Fleet Admiral Ernest King. King Farouk I, President Roosevelt, and Fleet Admiral Leahy. 37 His Majesty King Farouk I of Egypt converses with President Roosevelt aboard the Quincy. 1122 Admiral Harold Stark. Vice Admiral Henry K. Hewitt. 1138 Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Sarah Churchill. 1520 W. A. Harriman, Ambassador to Russia. 1755 General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson. General Sir Hastings Ismay. Major General Jacobs. Air Chief Marshall Portal. Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke. Feb. 13, 1945 1205 His Majesty King Farouk I of Egypt. 1722 His Majesty Haile Selassie. Feb. 14 1130 His Majesty Ibn Saud, King of Arabia. United States Minister to Egypt. Major General Giles. Feb. 17 1100 Ambassador Winant, Ambassador to England Feb. 18 1400 Jefferson Caffery, Ambassador to France. Alexander Kirk, Ambassador to Italy.