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"In view of the splendid example set by Cabinet Ministers this week I'd like you
to knock my salary in 'arf."
London Express Service
PARIS NEWSLETTER from SAM WHITE
Canal bosses take it all so calmly
TRYD
PARIS. Said a senior official in the
TRYING times have come best Foreign Office manner when 1 questioned him about the com- to the headquarters of pany's fears for the future, now the Suez Canal Company in Paris.
the Anglo-Egyptian treaty has been denounced:
But in the midst of crises afraid I cannot say much.
"Very difficult situation. I'm We and a flood of "disturbing" are really dealing with a new messages from Egypt the type of Egyptian. The middle- dignified, elderly officials of class types, you know. Carcerists. the company are behaving Professional men. Not like the old Turkish Pashas that we have with stoiciem,
préviously negotiated with."
те
£6,000 a year
The company's four-storey. grey stone headquarters sembles an exclusive. West End elab.
Next week the 32 board mem- JES thickly carpeted corridors,
offices. bers-10 Englishmen, 10 French, spacious
one Dutchman nineteenth-century furniture and four Egyptians,
American-meet in paintings evoke a more leisurely and
age; the company's officials have Paris to receive
report of how
the air of family lawyers present political developments in Egypt
ing periodically the details of a eccentric will to a somewbat
rather bored audience.
WINSTON.CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS
May
"CLOSING THE RING" - CHAPTER 35
ROME TAKEN AFTER
GREAT
On
the 11, 1944. Eighth Armies Firth and upened their assault on the German positions in Italy. The maju blows were to fall between Cassino and Get- where the the sea. MANB, taken by surprise, had only four divisions.
T
was
OFFENSIVE
his blow
may affect the company,
Meetings usually last 111⁄2 hours and are followed by an excellent lunch in the boardroom. This time, for once in the company'a 99-year-old history, the members may And that the meeting, will cut into their lunch as they dis- cuss novel political problems.
Britain's chief representative at the meeting will be Sir Alex~ ander Cadogan-formerly per- manent head of the Foreign Office. The chairman will be the 64-year-old grey-haired M. Francois Rux, former French Ambassador to the Vatican,
Most members of the Canal Board receive a salary of £6,000 a year on which they have 10 pay taxes' in their home country. Their fares and expenses for the monthly visit to the Parts board meetings are paid by the
company.
had decided damaging attacks from the air, let and 5th Divisions on its left, EN. Alexander On the morning of May 18
first. The pressed on towards Rome. finally
the got to Valmontone town Cussino
U that the
punch from Anzio cleared by the 4th British Divi-
beach-head should be single American division sent by
The Ind American Corps led There is one resident British Gen. Clark was stopped short with the break- ston, and the Poles triumphant- simultaneous
usually them by a road re-
short head. They member of the board, of it and the escape Army ly hoisted their red and while through of the Eighth
of the was very found the bridges mostly intact, the commercial attache American Gen. standard over the ruins of the
Truscott mained open. That
and at 7.15 pm. on June 4 the British Embassy. At present Although they monastery.
against unfortunate.
Mr Ernest head of their 88th Division this is 52-year-old
a former to enter it now struck were not the first
entered the Piazza Venezte, in Meiklereld, who is they
distinguished Cisterna with two divisions of
Office Foreign
Far Eastern greatly
his Army, still called the VIth Enemy in
the heart of the capital. first themselves in this their
expert and 19 married to 2 retreat in Italy, Corps. major engagement
On June 1 sent the con-French woman, offensive Later under HE great
their thrustful I was captured on May 25
gratulations of the War Cabinet
General manager of the com- began at 11 p.m. that Gen. Anders, himself a survivor after two days of stiff fighting,
also the to all concerned, and imprisonment, and on the same day the beach night, when the artil- from Russian
Paris is entirely French, Is 55- they were to win many laurels head forces galined contact with
following personal telegram to pay whose permanent staff in Alexander: lery of both Our during the long advance to the the leading troops of the US.
year-old Georges Pelcot, tall. armies, 2,000 guns, opened River Po.
find Corps, which had captured
To these tributes I venture to genial and a first-class tennis a violent fire, reinforced at
add my own. We have al-player. He lives in an eigh- The XIIth Corps had also and thrust forward from Ter- alt our dawn by the full weight of advanced all along their front, racina. At long last
ways been in agreement that roomed flat in the fashionable and we Force. reaching
ot forces were reunited, Tactical Air
the cutskirts the
the main object was the de-Avenue Henri Martin with his with the Canadian began to reap the harvest from
struction of enemy's arm-wife and four children, North of Cassino the Polish Aquino,
forward to the our winter sowing at Anzio.
ed force. It certainly seems Corps tried to surround the Corps driving
South of them. On the other
that the position which your
and armies
the the ridges bank of the Liri the French had Gen. Alexander to Prime on monastery
оссиру
Before joining the that had been the scene of reached Espera and were push-
superiority they enjoy in the The ing towards Pico.
air and in armour gives fav- after the war our previous failures,
United States Crps had taken
ourable opportunities by fur- senior official in ther rapid action of inflicting Ministry of Finance. more heavy losses on Kessel- ring's disordered army, so that their retreat to the north may cost them dear.
but
on
they were held and thrown Formia, and they too were get-
back.
The British XIIth ting on splendidly.
Corps, with the 4th British
and 8th Indian Divisions Adolf Hitler
leading, succeeded in form- Line
ing small bridgeheads over
the Rapido river, but had to KESSELRING had been send- fight hard to hold them.
ing down reinforcements as
fust as he could muster them, bui they were arriving piecemeal, On the Fifth Army front the French soon advanced to Monte Chly to be thrown into the bat- Feito, but on the seaward Banke to check the mounting flood
Allied advance.
The the Find U.S. Corps
lan
inly of the
Eighth Army
had yet to break the Adolf Hitler Line, running
if opposition
and struggled the
THE enemy in the south wer
and the in fulf notreat. Allied Air did its utmost to im pade movement and break up concentrations. Obstinate rear- guards frequently checked' aur pursuing forces, and their re- firement did not degenerate into a rout. The IInd U.S. Corps moved on Priverno, the French to Ceccano, while the Canadian Corps and British XIIIth Corps 24 May, '4 advanced up
the valley between the Frosinone and the Xth Corps up
Allied Air the road to Avezzano.
ex-
Minister
Co-operation two Armies and Forces has been quite
American, cellent. British, French, Canadian. New Zea- hand, Indian and Polish troops have all been engaged in fighting.
British troops
to
The three American divisions dispatched from the Anzio breach towards Velletri and the Alban Hills, later reinforced by a fourth, the 36th, had met very stift, resistance, and for three We shall be glad if you will com- have played a
days could make no ground. conspleucus part in very bitter
to renew the fighting, expecially for the They got ready
attack on Valmontone,
which the Rapido crossings over river and in turning Cassino Kesselring had been reinforcing with any troops he could And from the south. I that they have their share of that were fit to fight. publicity in the communiques.
However, a brilliant stroke by
will see
for every you! of ground. After fram Pontecorvo to Aquino and British and American Air Forces the 36th US. Division must have 36 hours of heavy fighting the thence to Piedmonte, but it was enamy began to weaken.
The French
Corps
took Monte Majo, his And Gen. Jun pushed motorised division swiftly up
now certain that the Germans
be forced would soon general retreat.
into a
were
Trying times
company Peicot was a the French
At present the company's lease on the Suez Canal has another 16 years to run, but there are indications that the Egyptians may demand the nationalisation of the company. pliment on our behalf. the At present the Egyptians have leaders and the troops of the restricted themselves United States, of Britain, quests that the company should Canada, New Zealand, South refrain from refuelling certain
ee British ships.
The France, Africa, Endia, of Poland, and Italy, who have reply by pointing to their long distinguished themselves from record of neutrality. one end of the line to the other.
to
re-
company
The company will also have to consider at next week's meeting Bh Egyptian request for the in- We share your hopes for future troduction of three new Egyptian success in the relentless pur-board members a year for the suit and cutting off of the next 16 years. beaten enemy.
disconcerted him. They had in both the have combined
been fighting hard at the south- close and more distant sup west corner of the Alban Hills. port of both Armies. Allied naval forces are co-operating On the night of May 30 they by bombardment and by the found that the Germans had left a commanding height unguarded. movement of troops and stores Their infantry moved forward (Continued on Page 7, Col. 6). I the bastiness will soon be over." by sea. It is, and will con- in close columns, tinue to be, in every sense an occupied their key points. With-
Allied battle.
the river Garigliano to capture Probing attacks on the Adolf S. Ambrogio and S. Apollinare. Hitler Line in the Liri valley thus clearing all the west bank gave no results, fer although the of the river.
defenders hud been hurriedly thrown into them they resolute men and the defences themselves were formidable. A Finally, we set-piece assault was necessary, which could not be launched until May 23, but in the mean- time the French had taken Pico. after a stiff fight, and the U.S. Damaging IInd Corps were in Fondi. The Germans had good cause to be attacks
The XIIIth Corps bit more deeply into the strong enemy defences across the Rapide, and on May 14, with the 78th Divi- sion coming up to
reinforce, began to make good progress. The French thrust forward again the Ausente valley and took Ausonia, and Gen. Juin launch ed his Goums (native Moroccan
the troops across mountains westwards Ausonia.
anxious for their southern trackless flank.
from
Dn
The American Corps succeed. ed in capturing Sant Maria had Infante, for which they been fighting for co long. The twa German divisions which ths flank had had to support the attack of six divisions of the Fifth Army had suffered crippling losses, and all the German right flank south the Liri was breaking,
Broke through defences
DES
of
ESPITE the collapse of their
Beaward Bank, the
enerny north of the Liri hung on desi perately to the last elements of the Gustav Line. But gradually they were overborne, On May 15 the XIINH Corps reached the Casino-Pignataro road, and Gen, Leese brought up the
Canadian Corps to be ready exploit ato success
have freed 500 square miles of Italy from the grip of the German aggressor In under a fortnight.
GEN
EN. Truscott quickly took
advantage of the breach he Prime Minister to Gen. had made at Cisterna. Under
Alexander 23 May, 44 Gen. Clark's orders, Your battle seems to be ap patched three divisions, 'one of preaching its climax, and all them armoured, to Velletri and Thoughts here are with you.
he dis-
Owing to the enemy pivoting the Alban Hills; but only one, backwards on his left; the the 3rd U.S. Division, towards advances of the French and Valmontone, where they would the Americans are naturally cut the most important escape
ling the
headlines. Your route of the enemy well-deserved message to the south. This was not in accord Poles also gained them great with Alexander's Instructions,
prominence.
At 'Cabinet yesterday
which put Valmontone some primary objective.
Alexander
farther
as the
and
in 24 hours the whole 28th Divi- sion was firmly established and line the last German defence guth of Rome penetrated. Prime Minister to Gen.
Alexander. 31 May, '44. ....The capture of Rome is a vast, world-wide event and should not be minimised. I hope that British as well as Americans will enter the city simultaneously. I would not lump it in with other towns taken on the same day. Nover- theless, as you rightly state, the destruction of the German At in the field gives us Rome and the rest thrown in.
How lucky it was that we stood up to our US. Chiefs of Staff. friends and refused to deny you the full exploitation of this battle! I will support you in obtaining the first priority in everything you need to queries were made es to
achieve this glorious victory, whether the part played by Prime Minister to Gen. the British troops was re-
28 May, '44. 1 am sure the American Chiefs of Staff would now feel this ceiving proportionaté notice. We are all delighted to hear your They have been up against the good news. At this distance
was a bad moment to pull out of the battle or in any way stiffest and most
it seems much more. Important unyielding parts of the line. We do not to out their tire of retreat weaken fts force for the sake wont paything · salu that Is than anything else. I am ru
of other operations of on not justified, but reading the you will have carefully coral-
amphibious character, which current Press one might woll dered moving more armour by
may very soon take their the Applan Way up to the
place in the van of our ideas, doubt if we were making any sexsous contribution...
northernmost spearhead dir- All good luck. acted against the Valmontone
roud. A cop is much more important thou Bridges found
Sa It fell to the Canadian Corps: Next day the 78th Division to me the main attack in the Liri, valley. By noob of the 24th broke through the defences in a they find ander dear break northwesteris drive which
and their Armoured.
day the Clea
reached Route 0. 1d. on the pivoted towards 17th tho Folds stineked north of the monastery, The time Ceprato. Next they succeeded, and occupied mans were as full retreat and Die ridge northwest of it holly pursued on the whole of Which overlooked the highway, the Elinin Army front.
Frosinone
core as its corisequence. The Tome, which should anyhow intact
thing that bảo là khu the
matters,
June 2. the Ind U. Corpa euptured Valtriritone and drove Westwards. That nighl The Hermann Gsering Devi German resistance broke, and ion and elements of others, next day the Vith U.S. Come in dotayed thouati they were by the Alban Hills, with the BRA,
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