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THE BUILD UP
The Council of Europe had a good meeting at Strasbourg; the Atlantic Pact Defence Ministers have. unanimously approved a "master plan" for collective defence; and the Foreign Aid Bill is going through Congress amidst the echoes of General Marshall's warning against any cuts. The winning of the present struggle, he said, is as vital to the peace and prosperity of the world as any military campaign in history, While
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1950.
WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS: THE THIRD BOOK| Good M
THE GRAND ALLIANCE
The United Nations pact
By Winston Churchill
1.
personal visits which I paid to Moscow. And At Ttheran,
Staff of all three nations met round the table.
were
•
„These singular headlines' aquin,
"Camman vigorously attacks government on Malaya."
Probably a case of ham annoxe. An indefinite period of military
+ disaster loy certainly before us.
"In reality most of their Yalta, and Potsdam the Chiefs ofo-called shares are ficticious." Many dark and weary months of defeat and loss must be endured
Another vitious circle. before the light would come again. When I returned in the train to
The enjoyment of a common
Company dividends in the last Washington on New Year's Eve I
language was of course a supnancial year reme advantage in all British and highest on record. was asked to go into the carriage
were among the Prime Minister to Lord Privy Seat. Alled with many leading Fress-descent on Morocco, Algeria, or American discussions. The
20 Dec. 41.
United States, It Tunis, on which my heart was delays and often partial misun- lave days when they find it hard men of the
Directors and managers must Things have moved very was with no illusion that I wished | set. The President was quite derstandings which occur when quickly. The Rresident has them all a glorious New Year. conscious of this, and while we interpreters are used
tá feel as gloomy as they talk, obtained the agreement of the "Here's to 1942. Here's to did not give precise form to the avoided, There were however American War and Navy De- year of tolima year of struggle Idea I felt that our thoughts differences of expression, which With regard to all these popular partments to the arrangement and peril, and a long step for- flowed in the same direction, in the early days led to an amus- modern words-if it's all right proposed in my last telegram, ward towards victory. May we although it was not yet necessary ing Incident.
to say people emplaned at Kal and the Chiefs of Staff Corn- all come through safe and with for citner of us to discuss the The British Staff prepared a Tak, why not say KCR pasotzigers mittee have endorsed .
honour!"
particular method.
paper which they wished to raise were distrained at Kowloon? therefore anxiously await your
The British public and news- | as a matter of urgency, and in-" approval. The President will
papers could not be made privy formed their American colleagues The high cost of living is a soar address the Dutch the moment
to our reasons and many unsound that they wished to "table it point with the local population. I tell him you agree. Foreign
criticisms arose..
"Why for Tb the American Staff #tabling" Once should follow suit... **
"ahould a paper meant putting it away in "The bride's-parents are Mr.- On my return to the White instance, it was asked, I must rely on you to keep House [from Ottawa at the end American troep be went to drawer and forgetting it. Afatid Mrs. Frederick Smithson.
be long and even acrimonious argu-The groom King
not informed at every of December, 1941] all was ready Ulster 7 Would they
in the son of Birs. angle and obtain his approval for the signature of the United much better employed at Singa- ment ensued before both parties George Brown of Darview' and The offer which I had to make Nations Pact. Many telegrams pare?" When later on I became realised that they were agreed on a. popular university student."
Who shall be nameless. to General Wavell was cortainly had passed between Washington, conscious of this point of view I the merits and wanted the same one which only the highest sense London and Moscow, but now all thought of Pope's lines: of duty could induce him to ne-
Bloke who cept. It was almost certain that he would have to bear a load of defeat in a scene of confusion. Prime Minister to Lord Privy Seal,
20 Dec. 41. Pray send following to Gene- rai Wavell when Cabinet have approved general polley;
the
I feel sure you will value
much remains to be done, the confidence which is shown in Europe has recovered its pro-you, and I request you to take up ductive health after unpre- your task forthwith. Matters are cedented destruction, the so urgent that detalls which are being studied by the Chiefs of home fires are burning, and Staff Committee must not delay the border kept.
the public announcement, which must be made, at latest, Thursday, January 1.
In the Middle East, stability has been regained and Soviet influence has been kept out. In the Indian sub-continent
the there is
promise at
free nations.
You are the only man who has
the experience of handling 20 many different theatres at once, and you know we shall back you up and see you have fair play. Everyone knows how dark and dimcuit the situation is. Prosi- dent will announce that your ap pointment has been made by his desire.
Ready for signature
“IN FUTURE THE ARMY WILL BE CUIDED BY MY DETDITIONS.
Ye gods, annihilate but apace
thing
I have described how Field- Marshal Dill, though no longer
•
ought to know Chief of the Imperial General suggests that there wouldn't be
nearly RE Staff. had come with us in the
many pedestrian › there were more
Duke of York. He had, played Patients ir his fuil part in all the discus-patient pedestrians. sions, not only afloat, but even
more when we met the American A misalomary recalls that leaders. I at once perceived that cannibal tribe in the South Seas bla prestige and influence · with showed great interest when he let them was upon the highest level, them see pictures of knights in No British officer we sent across armour. Housewives, however, the Atlantic during the war ever were most disappointed when acquired American esteem and they learned that there was confidence in an equal degree, prospect of their obtaining Д His personality, discretion, and supply of this new variety of tact gained him almost at once tinned goods.
the confidence of the President.
At the same time he established
no
Young lady acquaintance told a true comradeship and private
me last night, "It's been friendship with General Mar- internally cold the last day or
shall.
were
Immense expansions ordered in the production sphere.
two I almost got married."
до
In all these Beaverbrook was a Reno has been described as the potent Impulse. The offelal largest inland seaport in Americs, American history of their indus- with the tied running in and the trial mobilisation for war bears untied running cut. generous testimony to this.
Donald Nelson, the Executive Truth will out. Director of American War Pro-
tic
the
#
The chairman Bald that despite, small majority, the Labour Government would
duction, had already made gigan- its very
plans. "But, says American account, the need for continue in office with unfounded
boldness had been dramatically impressed upon Nelson by Lord Beaverbrook on December 29."
•
A
Continued
concentration
hope and confidence."
悠
Flim star, aged 18, has third nance.
A most engaging young lady.
of
wife," said the doctor.
"I don't like the "look of your "Neither do I, but she's good"
long last of a steady rap. prochement between the two Dominions most vital
if of all,
北
develops, to the position of the free world in Asia. The modest
I travelled by the night train was settled. The President had
and time for programme
tech- of December 28-29 to Ottawa, to exerted his most fervent efforts
And make-two lovers happy. Lord Athlone, the to persuade Litvinov, the Boviet nical assistance to under-stay with
It was of course physically im- Governor-General. On the 29th Ambassador, newly restored to developed countries is also I attended a meeting of the Cana favour by the turn of events, to possible to send an army all that before Congress, and Prest- dian War Cabinet. Thereafter dam.
fter accept the phrase "religious free-way in time to be of any use.
He was invited to lun- dent Truman has called for Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime chean with us in the President'
to the further measures to close the Minister, introduced me
room on purpose, After his hard 31 may well be thought by leaders of the Conservative Op- dollar gap to strengthen the position, and left me with them experiences in his own country future historians that the most
en he had to be careful. Later on valuable and lasting result of our mind upon the war as a whole, conference, my constant discussions with the These gentlemen were unsurpass the President had a long talk first Washington
"It These are all solid achieve- ed in loyalty and resolution, but with him alone about his own 'Arcadia," ay was code-named President and his principal ad- ments, and now a movement is at the same time they were rue-] soul and the dangers of hell-Are. I was the setting up of the now visers and with my own, my two with the children."
The accounts which Mr. Rooso- famous Combined Chiefs of speeches and my journey to
Its Coinmittee." afoot to close another gap, the waging the war themselves, and volt gave us on several occasions Staff
head- Canada,
urgent business requiring mental gap produced by Com-at having to listen to so many of of what he said to the Russian quarters were in Washington, but low of together with the heavy
all the telegrams quite a large shark. They said Indeed, on one since the British Chiefs of Staff decision and munist propaganda. Senator the sentiments which they had were impresivmised Mr. Roose had to live close to their
own Interchanged with my colleagues it was only a "ground shark";
at home, made this period Benton recently called for a championed all their lives "Marshall Plan of Ideas" to Pressed by their Liberal oppon-velt to recommend him for the Government they were represe Nashington not only intense and sured. It is as bad to be eaten In but I was not not wholly reas- officers stationed position of Archbishop of Canter-ted by high
aborious but even exhausting, by a ground shark as by any bury,
# he should lose the next there permanently. Speech in Canada
I did not presentatives were in daily in- My American friends thought Prezidential election.
other. So I stayed in athe On the 30th I spoke to the however make any official recom- deed hourly, touch with London was looking tired and ought to shallows from then on
have a rest.
My movements Canadian Parliament. The pre-mendation to the Cabinet or the and were thus able to state and
Accordingly Mr. Stettinius very strictly secret, and a notification kept paration of my two trans-Atlantic Crown upon this point, and as he explain the views of the British
of Stan to their
U.S. kindly placed his small viila in a was given from the White House' speeches, transmitted all over the won the election in 1944 it did not Chiefs
colleagues on any and every war seaside solitude neol Palm Beach to the Press that all movements world, amid all the flow of execu- arise.
"Livingy reported the issue problem at any time of the day at my disposal, and on January by the President or by me werd tive work, which never stopped,
I flew down there. The night to be regarded as if they were the "reilgious freedom" in or night. was an extremely hard exertion. about
before I started the air-con- movements of American battle- is no serious burden to evident fear and trembling to
Consequently no word White House falled temporarily, ever appeared, ter of course. The War Cabinet
On the other the heat became oppressive, and hand, numbers of people greeted
promote the ideas and in- stitutions of free democracy throughout the world. He called for action on many fronts: radio stations capable of reaching every receiver in the world; more aggressive
ful not to have the honour
ents.
10
occasion
These re-
efforts in the United Nationsard-bitten politician, but choos- Stalin, who accepted it as a mat- Frequent conterences ditioning of my room in the ships.
ing what to say and what not to also got their point in aboutThe frequent conferences that 201 In such an electric atmos
about
Unes
Harold:
war no
General Marshall came with
photographers, with
(To be continued)'
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for freedom of information; greater support of UNESCO the promotion of democratic phere is anxious and harassing. The author of the first Uner-world Casablanca, Washington, strained my heart slightly, caus- men and
social security," with which, were held in various parts of the trying to open the window I me in Florida, and many Press education; and other measures I did my best. The mhost stir- through the "diplomacy of cessful point in the Canadian ployment Insurance Act, I cordi- Quebec, Teheran, Cairo, Malta, the unpleasant sensations which whom I had pleasant infer
ally concurred. After a spate of and the Crimea brought the continued for some days.. Sir changes, waited outside the en- was speech
Vichy the public opinion."
telegrams had flowed about the principals themselves together for Charles Wilson (now Lord Mor- tranen to our retreat; but not a The Communists,
Government, with whom Canada world for a week, agreement was sometimes as much as a fortnight, an), my medical adviser, how trickle ever leaked into print. it is
was still in relations. argued, are becoming increas-
When I warned them reached throughout the Grand Of the 200 formal meetings held ever decided that the, journey
Alliance
by the Combined Chiefs of Staff South should not be pui oft that Britain would Aght on ingly vulnerable in the very
The title of "United Nations" | Commt leo during the field of propaganda which
whatever they did, their genes was substituted by the President | fewer
'an 89 were at these con- us in the plane all the way, and rals told their Prime Minister for that of " Associated Powers." ferences; and it was at these I had some very goo talks with they have exploited so active-
and his divided Cabinet, **In
I thought this a great Improve- † full-dress meetings that the hlm.
Five days we passed in the ly. The Imperialistic am- three weeks England will have ment. I showed my friend the majority of the most important Stettinius villa, lying about in the bitions of the Kremlin are be- her neck wrung like a chicker.."
shade or the sun, bathing in the from Byron's Chlide decisions were taken. Some chicken! Some neck!
that pleasant waves, in spite of the obvious. coming only too
The usual procedure was
occasion of I was lucky in the timing of Peace offensives in Russia it- these speeches in Washington and
Here, where the sword United in the early morning each Chiefs appearance on one
Nations drow,
of Staff Committee met among self, notably at the last Ottawa. They came at the mo- Our countrymen were warring themselves. Later in the day "elections," are self-reveal-ment when we could all rejoice
on that day!
the two teams met and became And this is much and all -- ing. The Russians began at the creation of the Grand
one; and often they would have which will not pass away.n further combined meeting in their Revolution, as did the potential force and before the The President was wheeled in the evening. They considered French, with cries for liberty cataract of ruin fell upon us from to me on the morning of January the whole conduct of the war and freedom. And for a the long, marvellously prepared 1.. I got out of my bath, and and submitted agreed
spoke in confident tones I could allon could not by itself win me. assauit of Japan. Even while I agreed to the draft. The Declar-mendations to the President and Our own direct discussions feel in anticipation the lashes battles, but it set forth who we had of course gone on meanwhile which were soon to score our were and what we were fighting by talks or telegrams, and wo were in intimate contact with our naked flesh. Fearful fortelts had for. On New Year's Day, 1942, to be paid not only by Britain and Roosevelt, I, Litvinov, and Soong own staff. The proposals of the Helland but by the United States, representing Ching, signed this professional advisers were then In the Pacific and Indian Oceans,hajestic document the Presi- considered in plenary meetings, and in all the Aslatle lands and dent's study. It was left to the and orders given accordingly to islands they lap with their waves. State Department to collect the all commanders in the field.
signatures of the remaining 22 nations.
time, when Lenin urged action against the Soviet of Soldiers, Workers and Peasants, the rest of the Communist leaders were so horrified that they deserted him.
Alliance with its overwhelming
be
Other requests
гесот-
whoso
The cry for liberty is heard no longer, but that doesn't
However sharp the conflict of mean the Russian people have
views at the Combined Chlofs. of abandoned these ideas. How
Staff meeting, however frank and even heated the argument, ain- uneasy the Communist dicta- back to their hotel rooms, they
core loyalty to the common cause it a special point to torship still is about its Hold made
prevailed over national or per on the people is shown by the listen in to broadcasts in Rus-
sonal, interests, Decisions once extreme lengths to which they sian. Investigation of the
Among other requests which I reached and approved by the went in jamming American mystery revealed they were had made to the President the heads of Governments were pur-
by those and British broadcasts in Rus listening in not to special movement of three or four United sued by all with perfect loyalty,
States divisions Into Northern especially alan. How much of these messages from Moscow, nor to Ireland, stood high. I felt that original opinions had been over- transmissions actually got Moscow at all, but to the the arrival of 60,000 or 10,000 Truled. There was never a talinro through to listeners is difficult Voice of America in Russian! American troops in Ulster would to reach effective agreement for of the United action, or to send clear instruc- STAR MAGAZINE STORE 20 EACH to tell. But at one time cer- Jamming has reached unpre-states resolve to intervene tloris to the commanders in every
tainly they had a very con- cedented dimensions.
directly in Europe. These newly theatre. Every executive officer could do just as lenow that the orders he received siderable audience. As many this could be countered by raised troops as 50 people would gather the technicians, there can be well complete their training in bore with them the combined in a single Moscow.apartment little doubt, the audiencester as at home, and would at conception and expert authority the same-time become a strategie or both Governments. There house to listen in When would be a large one. There factor. The Germans would cer- naver was hermore, serviceable Mme: Kasenkina jumped from is abundant evidence of the tainly consider the move as an war machinery established additional deterrent against the among alles, and I rejoice that a window of the Soviet Con- popularity of these broadcasts invasion of the British, Miles. In fact it not in fon. It continues sulate in New York, the in the satellita-countries, hoped they would exaggerate the to this day, eval streets of Moscow were agog especially in Poland and numbers landed, and than con- The Hussians were not repro- sented on the Combined Chiefs with the news next morning. Czechoslovakia. In Shanghai, tinue to attentongan Committee: They had a Not a line had been printed Chinese have recently been Besides this, every American farediatant (again) about it in the Moscow papers, forbidden to listen into division which crossed the Allan, trunk, and were ark but the item had been broad- foreign broadcasta, 1 But those to save us freedom to send one for means ofisted Integration
of our matured : British divisions IRETTATURICKET STOREYS cant from the United States in who were behind_the_cur out of the country to the. Russian
tainakduring the war-know fast, or of DOSLENO.mand, tizle was bom When the Sovlet Félégation bove well a single set, can always)ing me wind to horta fibers thei
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