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JUMP FOR IT It is a small matter, but it rather epitomises the traffic situation in the central dis- trict of Hong Kong. This week, traffe has been divert- ed around Statue Square be- cause of road workings. Or rather, that was the idea. The humble,
non-taipan pedes- trian walked up to a sign which he knew said "No En-
THE CHỈNA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948,
THE TWENTY-FOURTH INSTALMENT
CRUSADE IN EUROPE
By late December my own personal stift, starting from #
Total of two individuals eight Gen.
war us innt.
ון
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe
anxious car!!
convened
mory for detail.' He zeeniled that my brother · Milton-had; visited Africa and he told me the rea sons why he had telgned · Miiton to the OWI; which was hedded
by Elmer Davies. Ile repeated
entire sentences, 'aiment para graphs, from the radiogrum-1 hud sent home to explain the Darini motter and told me the mesango had been most useful in calming fears that all of Were turning, Fascist.
months before, had achieved the composition that it wha substan- tially to maintain throughout the remainder of the war. Comman- der Hurry Butcher of this Navy and Captain Ernest Lee were personal aldes. Nana Rae, Mar- Foret Chick, and Sue Saraflan seemed to us n risky thing to do, 1 We went over In detail the were personal and office scoretar both because hostile Bombers military and political develop ics: Kay Summersby was corres- were occasionally visiting that ments of the preceding ten weeks ponding secretary and doubled as
aren and because there were many he was obviously and outspoken-
It was some time after I had a driver. Sergeants Leonard Dry dissident elements in the populay delighted with the progress returnert to Algiers that the "un- and
Pearlie Hargreaves were on, including numbers of funn- we had made. However, when conditional surrender"
formula པ་ chauffeurs. Sergeants Popples who might
be expectent to outlined some of the possibilities was announced by the President undertake any kind of extreme for reverses that the winter held Muaney, Hunt, Novak, and Wil
and the Prime Minister. Of more action, Proparations for the Hams, with Sorgeant Furr as
for us, his manner inetiesiect
Imteclate importance to me whe Bled that he thought I took this too serious the decision later replacement, ran the house, meeting involved
that the British fold camp, and mess. Colonel
and
very considerable amount ly. While both of us were aware Eighth Army and the Desert Alr Jamar Gaull of the Scots Guards of work, not the least of which that the Axis forces in Afcles Force, coming up' through Tripoll the battle line. Because General could not permanently withstand
the Bri- shortly joined me and thereafter was spent to preserve secrecy. remained with me throughout the
The conference
the pincers effect that General and lower Tunisia, would be as- Anderson, commanding
signed to the Allied forces under tish First Army, had origintilly Sir Harold B.L.G. During the course of British Military Assia schedule.
Alexander's my command when once they had been engaged entirely In the number ils deliberations A
of forces and our own were develop- pritored the tutter province. Dur-mantl post were so situated his communications and Sergeant Michael McKeogh British and American officers of ing. President Roosevelt's estiming the day I spent at Casablanca was my orderly, who accompani- all services were called before it ate of the final collapse was, in was
I was informed this general tis
eral hs to make moni difficult bla my opinion, too sanguine by many et me always and was close by in the role of professional wit-
plan, but not until General Mar-effective controi
of the central my niele, day and night. One day hea
spent
complete day weeks. Under his insistence that
the other learn that it had Veen' Befinitoly | line. On in Africa 1 hast to make a hur- at the conference, after a journey 1 nume a date 1 Bnally blurted shall ater came to Algiers did und Safthern portions of the long General Alexander | meagre quality of the signal com- ried trip to the front and 1 tele- that suddenly and unexpectedly out my most miraculous guess of phoned to Sergeant McKeogh to bees
to became somewhat hazardous the war. "May 15," 1 sald, Short-Approved.
was to become the deputy communications from West to East bring a bag to the airfield. Flying owing to the loss of two engines. is thereafter i told Alexander of
a mile, said maler of the Ailled forces. Ad- across North Africa made it im- miserable and Under orders of the pilot, Cap-this, and he, with
miral Cunningham was to repossible for me to stay perman- the last Bity that in answer to the some quest in the intal absence of flying olds miles of the journey were made tion at the conference he hail res
Jock Reedy.
main as my nuvel C. C. and ently on what was ensentially a Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W.
The arrival, single battle front. Tunisia, the prospect of the fat by the nearest exits, equipped in
Tedder was assigned us the C. in of Alexander would automatically I found that Wha not enjoyable. When I got to the plane
I found Sergeant parachutes and ready to jump on this consideration of current Afri-
ri-plated
thin organisalida: was stii concerned that both With an can problems, McKeogh also prepared to make an instant's
did not always dia- would become effective in early Anderson and Fredendall should clearly understand that my inten- the journey, I said, "Mickes, anxious thought for an old foot tinguish clearly between the mill February intend to return tomorrow, and ball knee, I was delighted that I tury occupation of enemy terri This development was extra- tions in Southern Tunisia were, claubt that i will need you before did not have to adopt this me-tory and the situation in which ordinarily pleasing to me because temporarily, defensive and that then Flying conditions are nat
thod of disembarkation.
we found ourselves in North Af
meant, first and foremost, our dispositions were made so as That was my only day at the rica. comfortable and there is no use
He constantly conference. I was already fa: plans and proposals affecting the complete unity of action in the to insure aur own safety and to
H | central Mediterranean and It pro-
Recure the forward alrields. too busy elsewhere to stay for a local population. the
French
Vided needed 'machinary for January 18, I flew to Constantine, single moment longer than my Army, and governmental officials effective tretical and strategical where I hold a conference with co-ordination. 1 informed the| Generals Anderson, Fredendall, number of staff Instructod An- uguin
conditions were
NCSBCR.
tain
30."
try," and then jurnped for his in the mountainous country of with all the passetigers standing / plied. "May the President, In.C, of air forces. It was contem-correct this situation.
life as a big sedan wormed its way past the notice and accelerated towards him. The policeman on duty meanwhile had shrugged his shoulders and gone back to watch the newly-oncoming traffe.
for instance, the South side of
notice.
referred to
ibut
presence was required. I learned in terms of ordern, instruction" \ "President and the Chief of Staff and Julin, and
It was neCCA-
bineers. 1
hand, the
On
my job in this tecisions when General Marshall; Bary to remind him that from the int I would be delighted to serveerson to hold as much of the II
had operated
Bank. The person walking the mother who could say such a blued our current dort to estab-ever in nopular control. Anounced ourselves as satisfied and the
as he sees a foreigner, prefer-
and
zires or ambitions.
collaborated in the
It would have been
samel
battle
per
In haste
the properly'organiseti, to
10
the desert
La strong,
mobile reserve. However, the in- to liability of the poorly equipped to withstand re-
The task of handling Hong in both of us being miserable. You
may go on back to quartors" Kong traffic is a difficult one,
The sergeant seemed to pale a but the more obvious
bit but he looked me squarely i nuisances and dangers seem
the eye and said, "Sir, my mother of most of the happenings and and compulsion. to be ignored, either because
wrote me that they are age-old or seeming- War was to take cure of you. And later came to visit me at Algiers. outset we
under
under Alexander if it should 'Be she said also, If General Elsen- However, at the one staff session policies requiring us to gain and decided to give him the supreme Corps as possible in mobile re ly because the usual pres-
hower doesn't come back from I did attend the military situation use an ally-that, far from gov
authority.
I made this sugges-serve, especially the US, 1st sure of privilege has been
Division. this war, don't you dare to come In North Africa was thoroughly erning a conquered country, we
tion because the ground strength Armoured
rliterated, successfully invoked. Take back."
discussed.
were attempting only to force a o
be The impact of such loyally and I described the conditions that gradual widening of the base of of the Allied Allied Force, after also, that defunces in the southern camalgamation with the desert sector should perfected. I told Statue Square, opposite the devotion, not only on the part of had compelled us to suspend our government, with the final avec units, would be even more pre- the conference that what I had
the part of offensive in the north and out- tive of turning all internal affairs dominantly British. All of us an learned at
at Casablanca concerning Hong Kong and Shanghai the sergeant but on
He, of
speed
sed of Alexander's West- The II Corps
In the Tebessa cou
course, agreed-realising that thing to her son, left me almost lish
advance across the desert the thus there began what wha, for ward region. I told the conference that personnily along_Des Voeux Road past speechless.
grauifying merely emphasised the need for an exceptionally to the pins were provided we could establish and original formulation of the policy experience in the untention of us to protect ourselves effectively past Prince's Building might "Well, hop into the plane. We're maintain the entire corps there, long before the invasion but he thought and action in an led in the area of eventual junction
allled normally expect a vehicle
late"
Many months after the war was and if the enemy should remain nevertheless continued, perhap command. Other decisions of the of the two forces. Small raids from behind him to turn into
over I heard that a landlady hnd quiescent, we
to discuss local Casablanca could later attempt subconsciously,
Conference affected and minor tactical action were to the Square, but what happens denied Sergeant McKeogh and his n advance toward Gabes
bes or problems from the viewpoint of later phases of our operations, the be encouraged, but no moves just as often is that an ex- family permission to slay tem- Sfax, but we could not predict conqueror.
porarily in one of her apartments that this would happen. We re- so much easier for us could we chlet of which, so far as we were were to be made that could throw
was to concerned, ceedingly fast moving car
prepare to us off balance. Huck it as most fiestrable have done tho garded on the ground that "after all, he ART
attack Sjelly
In one of my later trips to tho as soon as Africa coming from the Wanchai
romarked, however, should be cleared. was merely General Eisenhower's move If it should prove possible. shrewdly
front, on February 1, 1 again mot valet. direction suddenly cuts across
and were building up ns rapidly that it was entirely proper to I must maintain, the pro-
The remainder of the month of Anderton and repeated my in- condition the supply of the 'con- the road and hurtles towards per social atmosphere in my pro- as we could, but our first con-
amounts of military January and aurly February, were structions that, in the Southern Him. As a matter of factual perties." I trust that the lady is, cern was and would remain the siderable
the
to get the sector, there must equipment French ardently employed over the relative safety of our exposed right flank. egul observation,
the
usually not concerned
standing of
nding of herself and Sergeant
Alexander here interrupted to desired upon their complianOZ improve our
and Chinese driver puts on speed | McKeogh in my aiteellahs, res- say that we could drop consi- with American. convictions reing up reinforce both in/2rench forces
deration of the offensive move garding European strategy,
Puthi- bring peet, and admiration!
One of my finest memories of because the British forces would sation of, French, bases, and, the men and in supplies. A succes-peated, though light, attacks in ably an aged one, and more
attacks along our front prevented tish and American forces continu- especially a woman, along the the war is the service rendered be quickly in Tripoli und, if that progressive replacement of French sion of relatively small enemy the mountains between the Bri- me by my personal staff. Scem- port was at all usable, the Bri- oficials who were objectionable full realisation of our plan to as- ed to defeat Anderson's efforts to danger line. No doubt it flai-
would be at to the American Government.
Ho Ingly by common consent they tish Eighth Army
Coverly semble our larger whits into pro- comply with these orders. ters his inescapable inferiority gave my affairs and welfare, even the Southern border of Tunisia Unless they generally
forced to plug formations. This was parti was constantly supported us March.
In these important week in complex to make the Euro-my comfort
sector by convenience, in the first
This was great news!
malters, it was obviously futile cularly serious in its effect upon gaps in the central
Armoured Dig
・Division,
drawing on British and Ameri- pean lose face by jumping for complete priority over any con-
I had long talks with General to arm them. He was particular- the US. 1st t-while the Chinese police sideration of their personal de-
commander can strength. retain Bolsson in which the army Marshall, the Prime Minister, and ly anxious to
In early February we received thought necessary to tea in rela-| man, if on duty, gives what On the official level I had an others. In the early evening the control of French Westing port lively small packets along a con- information that the enemy was
To me, the most satisfying used to be called in the novels outstanding staff. many members President sent word that he would
preparing for a more ambillous siderable portion of his front. This was of the whole conversation was
our "Unes General Marshall and Admiral counterattack against of feminine authors an in- of which served with me through-like to see me alone.
out the war. Under General me of several intimate and pri- the assurance I gained that the scrutable Oriental grin.
of staff, were vate conversations. I had with Mr. President firmly adhered to our King came on to Algiers upon than any he had yet alledipted. of the Casablanca To provide additional strength for the completion war. His baric concept One has to check up on local Smith, the chief
European of -namely
oss-Conference and the three of us this counterattack, some of Rom- the
mel's forcon were hurried · strategy regulations to make sure that men as Gonerals Sir Hum- Roosevelt during the
frey Gale, J.F.M. Whiteley, and optimism and buoyancy, amount-
situations reten He was cur-cor
carefully analysed the there really is a 20 moh. Kenneth Strong the British ing almost to lightheartedness, I Channel Invasion.
thes, aftributed to the atmosphere of S. Hughes,
oftain
would All understood the inherent risks from Tripoll to join Von Ardim that great results
and Messe
in Tunisia, Our early speed limit in the city. The Army, and Everett
Ben M. Sawbridge, Lowell W. adventure attached to the Casa-flow from the spring and sum-resulting from average American car, parti- Books, and Arthur 5. Nevins of blanca expedition. Successful in mer campaigns in the Mediterran-failure of my all-out gamble but information was that the attack | cularly_the_taxi, often roars the Amerlosn Army. They and
Choking loose for a few days can but be properly continued to they enthusiastically approved the was to be expectert
pasa at Fondouk. along straight roads at 50
their many associates mastered, many of the burdens of state, he look upon these as preliminaries attempt, Admiral King saying," a at
Indicated "We've seen what happens when was of during the African
seemed to experience a tremen- campaigns, seem m.p.h, and prosecutions for
and in support of, the great
that our mobile ever Important for the art of dealing with large aldous uplift from the fact that he venture which tind beeu agreed commanders sit down and wait where and it became more then
'Keep exceeding the limit are vir-
enemy to attack. lied forces, operating under single had secretly slipped away from upon nimost a year before as
reserves, particularly our armour- tually unknown unless the command. Without men of their Washington and was engaged in true line of Allied effort for ne- slugging!
I expected General Alexander cd elements, be kept weil con
to meet the offender has smashed up his calibre in the important staff a historic meeting on territory complishing the defeat of Ger-
and Air Chief Marshal Tedder to centrated in order car or killed more than the positions of AFHQ, the unification that only two months before had many.
the several availablo When I later called upon the Join us in Tunisia about February coming attack, no matter through could not been a battle-ground. acknowledged
of the Allied forces number
passes it might be launched. have been achieved. Their names recognised the seriousness of the Prime Minister I was delightert toor & and I was looking forward which of coolies.
ore. virtually unknown A the war problems still facing the got a similar assurance. He said, to their arrival, anticipating an The other most delightful public. But they and their coun- Allles, much of his comment "General, I have heard here that opportunity to scoure better uni- experience for the impecuni-
many terparts
other high dealt with the distant future, the we British are planning to neut- neation of the several sectors of
ible post-hostilities tasks, including to Roundup. This is not so. 1 ous pedestrian in the central headquarters were as responsible area is the sudden apparition for the teamwork out of which disposition of colonics and terri- have given my word and I shall now have a But we came the victories in Tunisia, tories.
before us: of a lorry or van from a side Sicily, Italy, and North West He speculated at length on the glorious opportunity,
others possibiitty lane opening direct on to the Europe were
nd
of France's regaining, we must not fail to seize it. When more spectacular com-her ancient
position of prestige the time comes you will and the pavement. The passer-by, whshmems often made headlines and power in Europe and on this British ready to do their part h
EVETY
the
Roundup commander is always
other operation." point was very pessimistle. As a careful to select only the best consequence, his mind was wrest- was the code name that was inter; officers he can find for key staffling with the questions of me changed to Overlord.
for Yet thods
The President was hopeful of a positions in his headquarters. Yet
controlling certain
in the French quick settlement of the French case would do anything to obtain Empire which he
men, who in the average strategic points
felt that the political altuation through a re- a field command and who could country might no longer be able concillation between Giraud and serve brilliantly in such positions, to hold.
De Gaulle, feeling that he could He was especially interested in convince both that the best-in- of some of the terests of France would be served my impressions
During more prominent French person- by their faining forces,
which turnéd alities, particularly Boisson, the conversation,
I was Giraud, De Gaulle, and Flandin; frequently to the personal,
struck with.hle phenomenal mo- the last-named I had not met.
of
who is, after all, on a lane reserved in normal countries for walkers only, waves to a friend and then leaps for his or her life as a juggernaut driven by a grinning Canton ese emerges from (or backs precipitately into) a narrow entry leading to the back door of some large store.
No doubt the peculiar exi- gencies of conducting com- merce in Hong Kong make this imperative - but wonders how the vast poriums along Oxford Street
across
one
em-
such
of
many others
devote their talents to the drud-
tery of the staff with few of the rewards that go to their comrades of the line.
CHAPTER 8 TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN
DO YOU!
And Regent Street, manage, IN, DECEMBER WE RECEIVED Can you imagine pantechni WORD THAT THE President KNOW
United States, and the cons, bursting
the of the
Prime Minister of Great Britain, pavement in the Strand or each accompanied by a consider- Piccadilly during the day- ablo civil and military staff, time? But thon, they have a would hold a meeting, In Cas lot of important podestrians blanca during the month
make all
a vote.
T
•
YOUR
of directed to
HONG
in London, all of them with rank dit reparations for the KONG?
meeting. Pedal tricycles and rickshas
are an admitted nuisance have, hever learned the exsel
the President Can youɔ NJ modern roads so away with and the Prime Minister to choose cognise where them; they can't make enough cablanca as the fortium for the this ploture was cantarmen. Possibly the 201 takan?. The WIT of a complaint to matter. But WARMOUR WITH uw ta that war fe in Padu antagonize the nanlage cón Premis Baita nátem, he managed seven tractors, the long-entrenched 1:16.come that far to fom dnia, con businessco or even the cock-ferento; posiblý; the Purwalcant
and. Prima Vilnister" www. «NTERI
tail excited European driver paytabloɣibar,
well, that is altogether too meeting at a pille so intely moiź dangerous a matter. Or is it? by Alfred forces. At the time
While he
keep it.
the
the
the Temporary
COUTSO
To Be Continued
Soment
Come take their Rose's iced and tall,
K
Others for the Gimlet call,
East is East and West is West
- It's hard to say which is the best.
But pity the man, who to this day
Hasn't tried it either way.
Rosc's is made with fresh ripe !limes) Hand sweetened with pure čare sugar,
ROSES
CALDBECKS
the