1943 January 24 An Allied press conference announces the results of the Conference at Casablana. The press, wrote Churchill, could hardly believe their eyes and then their ears when they heard that the Conference had been meeting for two weeks. Roosevelt and Churchill have agreed to continue convoys to Russia, send support to American forces in China, begin plans for a June landing in Sicily, and build up large numbers of American forces in Britain. They also announce (against Churchill's better judgment) that "Unconditional Surrender" is the only term which they will accept to end the war. This decision will later bring criticism for unduly prolonging the hostilities. (Churchill Center)

After the Conference Churchill and Roosevelt drove to Marrakech, where Churchill showed Roosevelt the Atlas Mountains and enjoyed his only opportunity to paint during the war. Churchill flew on to Cairo, where he was advised by his former research assistant, William Deakin, to support Tito in Yugoslavia. He continued up the coast where he met with the President of Turkey.