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Bof. Lo
At the second plenary meeting of the Teheran Conference, Mr Churchil susceted that ■ military committee should study the arguments for retaining in the Mediterranean fielent
landing-craft tracisport two divisions,
Such decision could Tuake possible (a) ont- Blanking staberne opera- tions up the leg of Itats, (b) the capture of Rhodes and the entry of Turkey the war, and (c) a Into
Innding in
A
subsequent
Southern France ts €0. with cross-
operation Channel attack ("Over- lord").
It would, however, mean of postponement the "Overlord" for six to eight weeks. or, alternatively, the recall of assault craft and ships from the East.
T
WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS
"CLOSING THE RING" CHAPTER 22.
PRESSING TURKEY TO
JOIN IN THE
IN THE WAR
ted that Molotov and Eden and a represeplative of the President might meet to advise the Con- ference on the best way of get-
ing Turkey into the war.
war,
was
pause
landing-craft
six
ceration of Home
Turkish
I said I could not agree to give our pressure in Ialy they would
These argumens should be still help if it took place a little
any such undertaking. Never go back again. We must contrue very carefully weighed before after it.
The third matter to be decided theless I did not think there was to engage the enemy en the only decisions were taiten I told Stalin was the appointment of a Com any fundamental divergence in front where at present we could that I agreed with him that a definite reference should be given niander-in-Chief for "Overlord." he views so far expressed. I was fight them,
Stalin asked what would hap- toitre Technical Military Com- I had spoken for about 10 He said he would like to see this willing to do everything in the
Conference power of his Majesty's
Govern before the
if there were 13 or 14 mobile mittes, and I suggested that the made
pen minutes. There
The Soviet ended, or at least within a week ment to begin "Overlord" at the German divisions in France and terms of reference should be Stalin then said:
Preparations for earlies thereafter.
more than 15 available from other drawn up severally by the beads possible moment, but
the very fronts Would th's rule out of the thres Governmen's, HE second main point Government will consider them "Overlord" could not be carried did not consider that
Stalin said that, on thinking it the [in
British selves at war with Bulgaria if.
not feel that a as a result of Turkey's entry into en successfully unless there was great possibilites In the Mediter Overlord"?"
ruthlessly Tanzan should be
over, he did I said, "No, certainly not." Supreme Commander. view] was the ques- the
threatens Bulgaria
sacrificed and cast aside as it
Military Committee was necea- they were of no value, merely Availability of
stry In order to
to take decisions tion of Yugoslavia Turkey I thanked him for this
to save a month or so in the
I was not necessary to go into and the Dalmatian coast. assurance, and inquired whether Support for
detail. The Issues I could inform the Turks, Stalin
"Overlord." launching Tito
of
sinke were German No fewer than 21
the dare of "Overlord," the ap- To be quietent in Italy and said that he was quite agreeable divisions
nearly were held in the his
we remalo inert for THE President said that
THEN turned the discussion poinment of the Commander-in- THE
an improper I
Chief, and whether any support- Balkans by Partisan forces.
were all agreed on the im- months would be
back 10 Turkey. We had There were,
He then proceeded to give his in addition,
own ideas on the Balkans. He por.ance of "Overlord," but not use of cur forces and lay us open
I cut in the South of France. All war by the end of the year... nine Bulgarian divisions in said there seemed to be no dif- abou; its date. There were obvious to the reproach that the Russians greed to press ber 10 enter the insperations could be carried ference of opinion, and he was all dangers in delaying "Overlord." wire bearing almost the entire she did, the only military opere- this had to be decided by the Greece and Yugoslavia.
we launched expeditions burden of the land war. Stailn
would be to es pienary Conference. tions needed
Nor did he see any necessity in favour of help being given to t
Bastern Mediterranean, aald that he had never contem tablish our planes on the But
he added in the
for a Committee of the Foreign two or plated a complete only with Tras 30 enemy divisions were the Partisans
airfields in Anatolla and capture Secretaries. The appointment of
Once in being contained by these gallant bluntly that the entry of Turkey even
the war, the support of three divisions, there was always all operations in Italy during the the lead to s therefore the imo
and the thee Committees would delay guerlas. Surely
possession of Rhodes was one of the Yugoslavia, and the capture of the possibility of their developing winter.
in- Balkan theatre
commi.men's
Turkish air bases we could starve the completion of the Conference, bigger arcas in which we could stretch Rome were, to the Russian way into
flanger Fighter force
cut all the other gean islands and he, for his part, could not extend his visit to Teheran unim velving the dispa'ch thinking, relatively
at cur leisure. the enemy to the utmost and give
If the Conference had forces. If this happened even the
beyond Dec. 1, or at the latest the heavy austives relief in
These operations would not in- Dec. 2. bates which lay ahead. We ou been convened 10 discuss military is:r date of "Overlord" would be reduction
maust come prejudiced.
volve us in an unlimited ability, selves had
na ambitions in the matters, "Overlord"
REMINDED Selin of the three and could be regarded as a com Tentative terms Balkane. All we wanted to de first. The Russians needed help.
conditions on which the euc- mitment of a strictly limited was to nail down these 30 hostile and urgent help, in their great
the
of "Overlord" depended. character. It our efforts to bring of reference German my point about the 30 German cess against divisions.
struggle
This could best be given and Bulgarian divisions which First, there must be a satisfactory Turkey in were unsuccessful, Army Did
Soviet friends and
Vigorous were contained in the Balkans. F
in North- mater. in German Aghter fores Allies see any political difficulty
intensify the process of keeping west Europe between now and in the course advocated? If so. Prosecution of Operation "Over He recommended that we should reduction in the strength of the that would be the end
As the President sault. Secondly, German them pinned down by commande e forces. It was important to hold reserves in France and the Low Marshall had stated,
nature and #ming of our operă- them in this area and prevent
ere Countries must not be more ou tions sill turned upon the avail- decided that this body should get shem from doing harm elsewhere. the day of the assault than abou silly of landing- craft to work. The terms were in two sentences, namely: "(1) The There was clearly general agree 12 full-strength first-quality ment tha: Tio should be suppor- mobile division. Thirdly, it must transportation of forces across Commitee of three Staffs will I said I was prepared assume that Operation Overlord' mained, but that this should be done not be posible for the Germans to go in the questione any is the dominating operation were THERE
in matters 40
decided. without subtracting from
to transfer from other fronts time and at any length and in
in 1944, (2) The Committee will the date This should "Overlord" operation.
more than 15 first-quality and
make recommendations as m: in May some
of landing-craft involved subsidiary operations to be
carried The third and last point was be
Salin said that, accceding to divisions during the first 60 days any detail, but if the small num-
could not be retained in the out, taking into most careful ac- Turkey. I asked what the Soviet no daler. Secondly, it should be
a landing in the bus information, the Germans had of the operation,
To obtain these conditions we Mediterranean or found from Govoimmen fel! about Bulgaria, suppered by
If this could eight divisions in Yugoslavia, Ove
any delay on Operation many some other theatre no operations Overlord, This was agreed Would they be prepared to tell South of France.
two cr three in Greece, and three in Bulgaria, should have to hold as found be carried out Bulgaria that if Turkey
eo and 25 divisions in France. He Germans us possible in Italy and on any scale would be possible herself
at war with Germany and months before "Overlord”
better, but, if not, was not prepared to agree to any Yugoslavia. The Germans now in in the Mediterranesa area, and Bulgaria were to attack Turkey much the the Sovie's would at once regard it might coincide with it, and, if delay in "Overlord" beyond the Italy had for the most part come this ban included an assaul: on
from France. If we slackened off the South of France. i could not coincide, it would month of May. Bulgaria as an enemy? I sugges
Our
0
We were determined what? work harmoniously with them. From the military point of view there was no question of using large forces in this arta. All that
was required
help the
was to
Partisans with supplies and
equipment and commando opera-
tions.
portant.
by
lord."
the
carly
Three main matters
Firs
and
Birez be
M: Rocsevelt then referred to
the
The assault.
the see.
ber
-1
cf the
THE
and
HE President ssid that he bad drawn up tentative terms of Gen. reference in simple form for the the scale, Mary Committer,
It
WKG
and
The Royal Couple---off the record
HE
outward aspects
of a Royal tour are the cheering crowds, the official receptions, and formal ceremonies. There
Princess Elizabeth
und
several
A REPORTER'S-EYE VIEW OF THE
By DON IDDON
are
TOUR
count
Stalin sald that the Soviet Gov
ernment was
to
the need
vitally concerned the date of "Overlord, particularly because of
co-ordinating operations on the Russian from. The
President observed that the "Overlord" date had been fixed. at the Quebec Conference, and it was only the important developments which occurred since then that had ceused any change to be con- templated.
Before .we separated Slalin Special interior lights have looked at me across the table also been installed in the car and sald, "I wish to pose a very When mechanics were told to direct question to the Prime install them they said at first Minister about "Overlord, Do the that it was a union matter to Prime Minister and the British work overtime, After being staff really believe in "Overlord'?" children's view of the Princess. told that the lights were for the I replied, "Provided the con- stated for It was by his own request that Royal car they worked most of ditions previously
'Overlord' are established when he read the lesson at church in the night, Niagara Falls,
The Royal couple's interest the time comes, it will be our The
duty to hurl across the her in the Press train is consider-stem Princess phones mother, Queen Elizabeth, onec able. So far three correspon-Channel against the Germans a day and sometimes twice. dents have missed the train or every sinew The call is made to London disappeared for varying periods. On this we separated. after each flight.
The Duke's stock question is: |
of our
by
Duke Solicitous
"Any more reporters disap- Coloured and
peared today?"
TUIE
Princess doesn't mind Duke are looking forward to
Both the Princess and the misleading
streng'."
is another side to the story Most of the speeches made -the human incidents. I by the Princess are prepared by Lieut-Colonel Martin Charteris, have garnered them during her private secretary, and one the past few days accom- of the most popular men on the But the Princess goes panying Princess Elizabeth tour. and the Duke of Edinburgh over them carefully, and often
inserts a sentence or phrase. Cars in the Royal procession, across Canada.
She rehearses her speeches the Royal suite of the train Cadillacs, Lincolns, and Chrys-
free supplied and the
before attending a function, lers, Juke of Edinburgh met 400 Now she is so assured that she Canadian branches of the com- Jewspapermen
THE tundred of their relatives at a only occasionally refers to the panies concerned.
of her. Colonel
the motor-cycle escort, but their trip to Australia. Here CTALIN was again our hest at The Duke, tired of being Press reception at Rideauhall, text in tron:
Charteris, shirt-sleeved, works driven, asked to be allowed to has an aversion to screaming it is considered extremely like dinner. The company
The strictly limited - Stalin and the official residence of the
Viscount on the speeches in his compart drive each of the cars and try stress, so there is no banshee ly that they will fly. Governor-General,
ment late at night.
them out during the Vancouver wall from the fleing wedge of Princess is a good flyer, despite Molotov, the President, Hoptons, Lieutenant and Harriman, myself and Eden, Alexander, in Ottawa,
"Have motor-bikes which accompany all the rumours. holiday. The answer:
Equeray-in-and our Michael Parker, the Royal car.
interpreters. After the Has Lost Weight
you a driving licence?"
Waiting to the Princess and the labours of the Conference there Twenty-two stone
of galety, Walter Duite, tells me: "The Princess was a good deal of The Princess is turning down who has made
Press chief here, is an excellent flyer and many toasle were proposed all requests for autographs and Thompson,
Presently Elliott Roosevelt, who Duke mainly confined them- E Duke,
only one speech here
her signature only on has had several long conversa thoroughly enjoys flying."
had, flown out to join his father, selves to shaking hands.
Princess, He writes hia
He fook puts
Severe American correspon appeared at the dear, and some At Hull. tions with had conversations
surprised And dents have asked
how me infinite pains with an address official registers.
body beckoned him to come more than one dozen correspon he made before the Toronto across the river from Ottawa, savs dents, including myself. All the conversations were brief.
The reception lasted about one hour and the crowd was so great that the Princess and the
Over-Modest
They not
very
Own.
perfect when he delivered it. police, pushed
on
with the
"The
ETC
and the Duke
cost of the
Trip
Was
WER
and
Board of Trade, and was word young man brushed past the delighted me with her intimate England" can afford the Royal Be therefore took his seat at the an autograph knowledge of Canadian poli- trip in view of Britain's dollar tabla He even intervened in the BOD.quage, I told them that the conversation, and has since given The Board of Trade luncheon book in front of her and said: fles
The Princess surprised and
a highly coloured and extremely was supposed to be all-male or "Can I have your autograph.
delighted me with her know- being borne by the Canadian Inkleading account what he "stag," as Canadians term it, please
looked The Princess
him ledge of newspapers. She asked Government. The Government's heard When women reporters sent a
Stalin, Hopkins recounts, THAT night the evening news protest the Duke asked that straight in the eyes and said me at the Press reception if expenditure is put at $1,000,-
I'm sorry."; people were very disappointed 000, and local authorities must indulged in a great deal of papers were delivered to
women be allowed to attend the quietly, "No.
Both the Princess and the aboard the Empress of France have spent at least a millon teasing" of me, which I did not the Royal couple. They con- lunch also, so in they went. Duke are receiving batches of because the passage of herself more. It has been money well at all resen: at the Marshal tained column after column of
has lost fan Princess Elizabeth
Secretaries mail.
had been can spent because the four le entered in a genial manner upon alleged tributes, witticisms, and
serious and even deadly aspect this strenuous, handling it, but some letters celled. She is obviously a keen billion dollar success
She knew bright remarks made by the weight
The Princess and the Duke, of the punishment be inficted Princess and the Duke to their exacting tour, but how much are read by the Royal couple. new paper reader.
her doctor won't reveal. She is All written requests for Auto- I had flown from New York to who disapprove atingent security upon the Germans, The, German guests.
drinking milk, orange juice, graphs are refused also, London and then boarded ship measures, have asked to be General Staff, he said, must be The Duke's comment after simple sustaining foods, only
Square Dance
mighly armies depended Actually photo- "I had no toying with lavish banquets at
sorry they cannot the crowds. arc reading the papers!
about 50,000 officers and Iden I was
such a humorous official luncheons and dinners.
NEVERAL cosmetic companies bend more time in the smaller graphers have almost trampled fellow," He was being over-
Some local their feet and correspondents technicians. If they were found- The Princess picks her have sent the Princess sam- Canadian towns.
of modest. The Duke is a natural clothes for each function, and ples, but they have all been sent mayors have expressed their have brushed shoulders with ed up and shot at the end
When different has appeared in
a them constantly. In England the war German millary back. The Princess uses only foolings forcibly.
newspapermen would be would be extirpated strengt day and
right to a correspon- costume
light dusting of powder over microphone, was put befors the no n
Parliament and dent wearing a lightning-flash different evening gown cach her perfect skin, Bad does not Mayor of London, Ontario, Mr allowed such facilities. On this I
The Bickert The Royal couple are so use public will never folerate mass which newspaper he repre-
official arrange may you gain when photo execution. Even if in war pas sented. The correspondent said Princess selects the outfit she smoked in public during the castigating
sion
allowed them to begin Vancouver Sun, The Duke and handbag to go with it,
wants, and picks ut, gloves, trip, even after
graphers Une up at the -- more the square ments.
they would furn violently against plied: "You certainly have the
After the Royal couple had informal functiona,
there responsible after the first Most of the
Her jewels, including diamond Duke is smoking dance party, authorities one councillor asked
ittle. right tio for it,"
received several gifts from civió
buchery bad taken place. The Beviels must be under no British newspapers are being tisra, pearl necklace, and brace-
The square lets, are locked away in a safe
Princess the Princess: "won't you have flown out to the Royal couple.
In the Royal Butte each night, dressed in a peasant blouse and to pay city on them.?" Royal Canadian Mounted Police
wisecracker.
When he met
·
each
Both the Princess and the allowed to mingle more wit. The whole force of
Duke
rainhow fis, he asked the man clothes out for her, and the natural colour. She has not protest lasting several muntes, to some bameramen that they bight. Her personal maid puts wear rouge. Her nail polish Allan Rush, he delivered a
Checks Speeches
dance party in Oilawa,
The
the which
guard the car. Scoiland Yard it and the Duke in shirt, blue denims and kerchief, WON
they
lusion on pointer to de
Both Delighted
however, perhaps only. POYAL TOUR: Samge of the | Stalin, The Royal couple will not pay Primers and the Lake, ho in mischief, pansund the subject, Detective Inspector Frank the only
relaxation the Royal Customs.
yet issued are described by Post thound the mild, wmut AT
IT the same Faception an
so far.
The Duke is solicitous over Office omcials aresy, baar be shot. I was deeply angered. American woman corres Kelly, the Royal couple's per couplé have had similessly his "wife's comfort. Every tling but when the Princess was shown dig would erechnet. Which best
put The garden, hare pondent, not waiting for the const bodyguard, who flew from
ThePri Khotographers, but they get into a car, he fuckt „a phim he
W now and be the Londen with them, twice has patient with Princess or Duke to my
hot my was the The stopped by Canadian the Duke occasionally shows a rug around her.
WILLY DOP OWN and" my exuotes firm werd, pushed forward and been
transparent, log. Aited being aid: "I'm the only American police and asked to produce the flash of temperament. At plastic
Niagara Falls, after they had over: the Royal car in cola comdals
The Wagh honcur by wich Untamy s woman here who covered the credentials.
completed the four and taken weather was the Royal couples are not good. They show the
It is nicxdsmed the Dulce looking clan and the niked: them to put the Golddah Bow. Th GE Hoyal Canadian Mounted
The Duke rather upwet, at comments in Bath the Princeer motor-cycle police who refused and said, what on the Canadilary Pram that come an orish
Are they
ther nearby turned to the women woort the Princess and Duke earth
King and Queen of The
Jour
back in 1939 unique, im't tr
The Princess and Duke shook
her hand, and raid nothing. #
But another American standing
No Autographs their ratnoosta, some photo.
HOME BALLIANCE Msisida" yet you are accompanying them all about?" Twiow he has twave.
They cladike having to use
Wers are The Luke tutti beron Candy They like hiru photographers away. He gets slowes carari The plastic. and smiled, and then greeted, rlying Whead with their men partenerly annoyed if they went on, nude fin