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Beverley Baxter
Long live the imperfect marriage
It lasts!
IET us forget the elec- en ideal marriage does exist their
nominate
Lewis tion, Persia, and Egypt 1 would
Casson and Deme Syba Thorn- for a moment and contem-
áike for the Dunmow Flitch. plate the sad end of a per- They are so tuned to each fect marriage.
understanding and that even When they
just
her.
Buly Rose, the famous devoted. Broadway columnist and night argue dub proprietor, has parted from ex roxx.
is Eleanor, who began as an
ideal wife.
The usual stalls of woollen goods, novelties, toys, white elephant, teas, hoopla, te and ended up as competitions, the lady with the hundred pockets and children.
the
They were in London Jast year and their Lender consi- duration for fach other was
to: mental
ONE Saturday night in the war I invited them to my house for supper.
it was a dark, drcary night with a heavy arist added to the
at different summer day.
theatres, and Sir Lewis arrived fust THE trouble with ide. Twenty minutes passed and marriages is that they do there was still no sign of the Dame, but we sat talking. Then 10: last.
he said: "There's Waller Wanger and the lovely suddenly Justine Johnstone wire another Sybil"
a Wendy house for the ke Wordsworth on a cloudless black-ou: They were playing
All members and interested friends famous American couple whose are cordially invited.
mutual and visible devotion k each other Was a reproach to the rest of us.
THERE had been no ecund, but he walked out to the sreet and shouted his wife's They came to Uve in London name. for a while and Justine
for culture in a big way.
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went
Far off from her voice.
the mist cams
Perhaps that was the trouble.
She was a long way down the any rate they parted and terrace ant we went to meet hér. Walter married Joan Bennett. I would have been a weird ex- which you will agree was not perience if it had not been so gentle. He sensed her presence without an element of compen- sation.
and that she aceded him
PERHAPS the truest thing DR JOHNSON (no relation
said about marriage to Justine) uttered a pro- EVET found truth when he said that was by Bernard Shaw, who knew no man kcs to live under the precious Ete about the subject. eye of perpetual disapprobation. In one of his plays a bishop But the reverse is equally true. has a flirtation with a seductive they woman who wants to steal him "and The very words lived happily ever afterwards" from his wife, Finally she asks
about the bishop if he loves her. have a cloying dulness them which would deceive only "Certainly I do," he answered, the very young.
"but if my wife weine and she There is nothing more mono- could only be cured by having tonous than fiving in a climate you boiled in oil I would not where
one fine day succeeds hesitate for a moment." another.
Those are not the exact words, YET having made my case but they will do. Long live the must now partially imperfect marriage, for it is the demolish it. If such a thing as caly kind that lasts.
PARIS NEWSLETTER from SAM WHITE
Princess Margaret starts a scramble
AFTER Vancouver,
"Closing The Ring"-- Chapter 23
DECIDING THE DATE FOR INVASION
TOVEMBER 30, 1943.
was
me 1
for crowded and memorable day. It
By Winston Churchill
for the luncheon of "Three Only" (with our interpreters) to which he had invited us. Roosevelt then told Stalin that we were both
a miniature agreed that "Overlord" should was my 69th birthday, and right that we should have the might turn into
Supreme Command · fr that Stalingrad. We did not intend be launched during the month of was passed almost entirely theatre.
to push into the wide part of May. The Marshal was evidently Italy, but to hold the narrow greatly pleased and relieved by This solom and direct engage- ment which we both made.
The President had
the
did
accepted leg.
the
in transacting some of the most important business this arrangement, and it now with which I have ever been rested with him to nominate concerned.
Commander-in-Chief for Feeling of "Overlord. As soon
yould isolation So I The fact that the President President
the Mediterranean 'was in private contact with nominate
and
Commander-in-Chief and other dwelling Embassy
commanders. The ad
President at the Soviet
he must warn had appointment STALIN the had delayed the that he had avoided ever see-
since we left for domestic reasons connected was depending on ing me alone Cairo, in spite of our hitherto with high personages, but I had of our invasion of intimate relations and the way urged him to decide before we in which our vital affairs were all left Teheran. -interwoven. led me to seek a
Marshal Stalin
direct personal interview
Stalin.
with
Stalin said that was good.
I felt that the Russian leader Touchy about
WAS
im
not deriving a true pression of the British attitude. The false idea was forming in his mind that, to put it short- ly "Churchill and the British Staffs mean to stop 'Overlord' the 1944 eross-Channel opera- to if they can, because they want to invade the Balkans in- stead." It was my duty to re- double misconcep- move this tion.
The following is founded up- n the record made by Major interpreter, Birse, my trusted
of my private talk with Stalin,
Great affection for Americans
BEGAN by reminding
Marshal that I was
affection for the
say was not to be understood
Pacific
said
The conversation turned on lighter subjects, and the only part of which I have a record was the question of Russia's out- let upon the seas and oceans.
always thought it was a Red Army wrong thing, capable of breeding the success disastrous quarrels, that a mighty Northern land-moss Uke the Russian France.
there were no Empire, with its popula.ion of operations in May, 1844, then nearly 200m, should be denied the Red Army would
think during the winter montbs all that there would be no opera- effective
access to the broad tions at all that year. The waters.
weather would be bad and
ed,
warm-wa er
there would be transport diffi- When Marshal Stalin raised culties. If the
did this operation
Question of not take place he did not want ports for Russia I said there were the Red Army to be disappoint- no obstacles. He also asked about the Dardanelles and the revision of the Treaty of Sevres. ек Disappointment could only and
I sold that I wonted to get create bad feeling. It there Turkey into the war, and this was no big
then turned to the question
of landing-craft and plained once again how
were the bottle- why they neck. We had plenty of troops European war in 1944 it would raising the question. Stalin re
in the Mediterranean, even after the removal of seven divisions, and there would be an adequate invading British and American urmy in the United Kingdom All turned on landing-craft.
change
the
was an awkward moment for be very difficult for the Rus- sians to carry on.
They were plled that the time would come war-weary He feared that a
later. feeling of isolation might de- velop in the Red Army.
That
Russia in was why he had tried Far East to find out whether "Over-
to
When the Marshal had made lord" would be undertaken on his momentous announcement time as promised. If not, he two days before about Russia's would have to take steps
SAID expected Russia would coming into the war against prevent bad feeling, in the Red sail the oceans with her Navy Зарап atter Hitler's surrender,
Army. It was most important, and merchant fleet and we would welcome bor ships. At this
the
The President said that the Baltir should be free to all nations for merchant shipping. There
should be free zones in the parts,
bad immediately suggested to the Americans that they 1 said "Overlord" would Stalin remarked that Lord the might find more landing-crart
craft cer anly take place, providea Curzon had had other ideas. I haif for the operations we had been the enemy did not bring late said that in those days we did American and had & great asked to carry out in the In- France larger forces than the not see eye to eye with Russia.
American send some tanding-craft
dian
Ocean, or that they might Americans and British could people. What I was going to the Pacific
from gather there. I the Germans to help the Ars had 30 to 40 divisions in France In that i did not think the force we were as disparaging to the Ameri- lift of "Overlord. cans and I would be perfectly case there might be enough for going to put across the Channel loyal towards them, but there all
would be able to hold on, and trustees should be appointed were things which it was bet-
for the Kiel Canal, while the But between outright,
Americans were ter to say
very touchy about the Pacific. shore, but of what would happen the commerce of the world. Stalin I was not afraid of going on Dardanelles ought to be free to two persons.
had pointed out to them that on the 30th, 40th or 50th day. asked whether this would apply We had a preponderance of Japan would be beaten much However, if the Red Army en- to Russian commerce,
sooner if Russia joined in the troops over the Americans
and we held assured him that it would. the Mediterranean. There were war against her, and that they gaged the enemy
i could therefore afford to give Turks came into the war, then I Bri-
them in Italy and possibly the. two or three times more
Stalin then asked wha' could than Americon tish troops
us more help.
though we could win.
be done for Russia in the Far there. That was why I was
East. I replied that Russia had anxious that the armies in the
Vladivostok, but he pointed out that the pant was loe-bound, anud also depended on the Straits of Tsushima. At present the only exit that the Russians had was Murmansk,
In
The issue
between myself
was in any way luke Red Army
and wo
Mediterranean should not be and the Americans was in fact Good effect on hamstrung
if it could be avoid-
ali that ed. I wanted to use them a very narrow one. It was not the time. In Italy there were warm about "Ovalord." I
14 divisions, of wer some 13 to
wanted to get what I needed which nine or 10 were British. for the Mediterranean and at TALAN said that the first There were two armies,
the the
same time keep to
the steps of "Overlord" would Fifth Anglo-American Army. dale for "Overlord. The de-
Į answered that I wished to and the Eighth Army, which tails had to be hammered out Army, and if he knew that it cause
have a good effect on the Red med the Russian grievance, be- was entirely British.
the government of the between the Staffs and I had
was going to take place in May world must be entrusted to satis- that this might be done Cairo. The cholce had been repre- in
Unfortunately or June he could already pre- fed nations, who wished nothing pare blows against Germany, more for themselves than what sented as keeping to the dale Chiang Kai-shek
bod
been The spring was the best time. they had. If the world govern- of "Overlord" or pressing there and Chinese questions with the operations
March and April were months ment were in the hands of hungry the had taken up nearly all in Mediterranean. But that not the whole story. Americans
me wanted undertake
amphibious an operation in the Bay of Ben- gal against the Japanese March. was not keen about
not
und
it.
on
the
The the end enough landing-craft
would be found for all.
to
In Great battle
he
W83 time. But I was sure that in of slackness, during which he nations there would always be
could concentrate troops and danger. material, and in May and June
could attack. Germany But none of us had any reason would have no troops for to seek for anything more. The France.
peace would be kept by peoples who lived in their own way and He asked when "Overlord" were not ambitious. Our power would begin. I said that I could placed us aboye the rest, We not disclose the date for "Over- were like rich men dwelling at The lord" without the President's peace within their habitations. in the
Mediterranean we
British would have ready agreement, but the answer would should have enough to do all by the date fixed in May or be given at lunchtime, and I we wanted there and still be June nearly 16 divisions, with thought he would be satisfied. able to keep to an early date their corps troops, landing-
If we had the landing-craft
impending
needed for the Bay of Bengal Now about "Overland."
for "Overlord." It was not a craft troops, anti-aircraft, and After a short interval Mar- choice batween the Mediter- services, a total of
01 slightly shal and I separately
pro- renean and the date of "Over- over half a million men. These ceeded to the President's quartera lord," but bowen the Bay of would consist of some of Bengag and the date of "Over-
GUT best
battle- ford."
troops, including trained men from the Mediter- Bri- ranean. In addition the However, the Americans had fish would have all that was pinned us down to a date for needed from the Royal Navy to "Overlord" and operations in handle transportation and the Mediterranean had suffer protect the Army, and there ed in the last two
months. would be, the metropolitan Alr Our army in Italy was some- Forces of about 4,000 first-line what disheartened by the re- British aircraft in continuous moval of seven divisions, action.
to
of
We had sont home our three The American import divisions, and the Americans troops was now beginning-15 were sending four of theirs, till now they had sent mainly all in preparation for "Over- air troops and stores for the lord." That was why we had Army, but in the next four of not been able to take full ad- five months I thought 150,000
col- vantage of the Italian
men or more would come every lapse. But it also proved the month, making a total of 700,- earnestness of our preparations 000 to 800,000 men for "Overlord."
Arrangement
PARIS, restaurants whose owners have accepted
Ottawa dublous war' records.
and Alberts, Paris is likely to become the next storm centro
Bureaucracy
on.
march:s
stalle
cf frustrated social climbers. The publie relationa Reason Princess Margaret's of the international organisa- presence next month at the ball tions based on Paris-UNESCO. in aid of the British Hertford ECA, NATO, OEC and SHAPE Hospital in Paris.
now outnumber. British and Organisera
of the ball are now American reporters in the city pondering who will and who 12-1,
will not be allowed to buy the -A_high-grade transistor st 10-guinen tickels. A selection NATO earns almost as much as committee is working closelyn French general commanding with two or three embassy of a division. clals who are consklæred authori
tles on such matters.
I foresee trouble and a sharp
fall in revenue-it the embassy
applies its strict standard to the
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I was in favour of launching the operation in the South of Franice about the same time as at whatever
·"Overlord”-TOF. was vital to get an early moment was found correct. We decision on the appoint would be holding enemy troope ment of the Commander-in- in Italy, and of the 22 or Chief. Up til August we Bri- divisions In the Mediterranean tish were to have had the
as many as possible would go Supreme Command in "Over- to the South of France and the lord," but at Quebec. I had rest would remain in Italy." told the President that I would
we
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agree to the appointment of an A great battle was impend American, while should ing in Italy Gen. Alexander have the Bupreme Command had about half à million men in the Mediterranean.
under him. There were 18 or 14
divisions against Allled I was content with this be nine or 10 German. The wens cause the Americans, although ther had been bad and bridges. equal in numbers to the Bri- had been swept away. But in tish when, we landed,. would December we intended to push
preponderance, on, with Gen. have.
Montgomery and their stake would. leading the Eighth Arty greater after the, fret fow amphibious landing months. On the other
soon
hand,
as the British had the prepon- would be made bear the Tiber. derance in the Mediterranean, „At the fame time the with sad I had my own liman shout Army, would be forcely the The⋅
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