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THE CHINA MAIL,“ SATURDAY, ' · JANUARY 2, ̋ 1954.
CONCLUDING SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS
CHAPTER 40. OF
"TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY"
THE FINAL CONFERENCE
RUSTRATION
SETTLED
A
filled was him on a step. So I
claret Klass with the fate of this Anal small-sized Conference of the brandy for him and another for I looked at him signi- myredi Three," have not
ficantly. We both drained ur stroke and gazed attempted to describe all the glasses al questions which were raised approvingly at one another. though not settled, at cur
in
various meetings. I content you had it impossible to give it myself with telling tale, so far as I was
After a pause Stalin satal: "1
thu position fortified the u
Marmora, could we not have then vase at
Dedicagutch?" I L'on- aware of it, of the atomie lented
myself with Buying: " bomb and outlining the ter- will always support Russia in rible issue of the German- her claim to the Treedoni of the Polish frontiers. These scas all the year round."
events dwell with us today.
It remains for me only to mention some of the social and personal contacts which relieved our sombre debates.
three the Each of delegations entertained other two. First wa United States.
NE
as
NOTHING
At the Prime Minister's invitation Mr Attlee, by now in Opposition, accom- panied him to the Potsdam Conference The "a friend and counsellor.“ results of the General Election had still to be declared, and, to avoid embarrass- ment, the political members of the British delegation left the Conference on July 25, 1945, to await the poll in England.
commend people.
to the
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great were
However, it was impossible to proper authority at the Con- gather
for forence, where all Americon support
the had discussed this, and the Russians, pushing issues we the Poles in front of them, now to come to a head, made all the G.r- delny contrary to the publie In- ton, drivi
before them and de- terest. Moreover, the verdict of Populating forge areas of Cer- the electors had been no over- many, whos: food supplies they whelmingly expressed that I did bal seized, while chasing ព not wish to remain even for an zine of mouths Into the bour responsible for their affairs. overcrowded British and Ameri-
AI
o'clock four
therefore, cali zones,
Even at Potsdam the matter having asked for an audience, I might perhaps have been re drove to the Palace, tendered my to the King, and covered, but the destruction of resignation the Brish National Govern- advised his Majesty to send for ment and my removal from the Mr Attlee. scene at the time when I still I' had much influence and power following message, rendered it impossible for satis- factory solutions to be reached. this account may close:
new home with Miry [the Pelme
Minister's
youngest daughter, now Mrs Soun) on
afterno the WOB
rioca pi July 25. My to wife met me at Northolt,
American of questions on which there was
disagreement sequence piled upon the shelves.
I said that if the Poles were allowed to assume the position of
without made.or produced
Win
in
1:01-
I int.nded, if I were returned
ax the electorate, 4 Jta curying Power by
bung generally expected, to come
Spring
the
and
TEXT day, July 24, after our plenary meeting bad ended the gui
(1 721 great and we all
up the round table and stood about i
tegether. 1. nd grips with the Soviet Govern- we all dined quietly
nirungements kad the twos and thees before disper -
in Germany equally ment on thi catalogue of de- Ex.ellent
Clic 3. For instance, welther I been made by Captain Pu and ing, 1 raw the President go up over the whole German populu-
Itcom 10 have the staff of the Map to Sin in, utud the two conversed then, and without agreeing nor Mr Eden would ever
Nelise present
late the Western
A continuous
of alone With
about reparations or war boo.y, agreed to ibeir only
election
in as they come re uits as Was perhap
have being the frontier me. Conference
the preters.
next day. The latest view yards away, and I watched with failed. This network of prob-
The ae of The Oder and the of the
Central Conservative the Ino- lems lay at the very the closest attention
and so far we had Eastern News e had already been Office was that we should retain work.
Polish
ema substanilul majority. cw to no agreement.
1
When it came to my tur
tousl of the proposed
"The Leader of the Opposition," ndu- ing "whoever he may be." Mr Altice, od indeed the ch were much antuned by thi
Sovieta duber
WHA
1
mentous tulk
The equnity
I knew wha
tu Koing
the
du
Vital
un Stalin.
agreeable, and a very lue eun- cert, nt which leading Russi
the artistes performed, Larried provvedlings in late that i sl.prodlo uway,
inter
live the
President What wa to measure was flu effect
I can see it was ic He e med
C
would
Prob- THE wrangle went da.
The whal (321
bit f What a
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Terokken as the
fur pensation
rette.ng Curz 1 Line, but the overrun- atug by the Itussian armies the territory
Lu up and even were yesterday.
beyond the sex.e.n Neise wa
have wollu never A new bal be delighted. To
S. beve, MA
Guvern- been appced to by uny Of extrvordinary pawirt
suled the AVILINĖ mu decisive
atent . which I I was the head, ful to me to give the final ubly
metal from the Huhi was more
was no point of pain. 3510 Linquet on the night of July 23. Japanese war!
important than foud and they eru
2511 Et muus I planted this on a burger bende, luck!
bartered ly, but rather have 10 be
uf ivet affecting but the chief
This was my impression of the would Commanders
Kast. mat.or DIVILAX
three additional millions of dis- as well as the delegate placed moment, and I was sure that he again supplies from the
win placed people, the President
had no idea of the significance How else could the miners
Ther
many was being
other told coal? intense เจมส
which it was right
Stalin on my
en gelt
on ny right und There were many specches, and Satin, win- the but even ensuring that ait
orderlies bust Jest
watery
ticl
the room, propo ed that our next meeting should be in Tokyo,
THER
the place
I bat another very
riendly
new
"They
have
were
01:
HAD not burdened myself in fuly with the subject while DeLupted with the grave bu |- Dess of the Conference. On the whole I accepted the view of the party managers, Lind went to bed in the belief that the British people would wish me to **07- of what
he
inue my work. Lood matter. Imported Evidently in his
My hope was that it and stres
stresses the atomie bomb from abroad before, and can do to confront the Soviet Govern- had played no purt
National Cculition Government idea of the again," was the answer. And ment, and also the Poles, who, possible to recon-ikute the
down immense chunks
of the new ne how could they pay reparations? gulping
the proportions had the alighte-1
had world revolution In
German territory, affairs There is still a good deal of fat of which
Wax
in progress his
vious let in Germany," was the grim obviously become their ardent of Commons. Thus slum- ber. However, just before dawn puppets. Ail Bellons would have been obvious.
chila negotiation woke suddenly with a reply. would have
been
efused to accept starvation was cut in twain and brought to casier than for him to say in the Ruhr because the Poles an untimely conclusion by the Thank you so much for telling held all the grain-lunds in the result of the General Election.
Nothing
casier
If he ha
me about your new bomb. I of course have no technical know-
*East. Britain herself was thorl
112
sciences to sce Horn-
But jus Juce remained
1 found
that
for
Thyself near
To
own our
the
in
would
issued to the
nation
the
with which
26 July, 1945. The decision of the British people has been recorded in the votes counted today. I have therefore laid down the charge which was placed upon me in darker times.
1 regret that have not to finish the been permitted work ngainst Japan. For this, however, all plans und preparations have been
made, and the results may Come much quicker than we have hitherto been entitled to ex- responsibilities pect. Immense abroad and at home fall upun we
the new Government, and
must all hope that they will be successful in bearing them. only remains for me to express to the British
Hah people, for whom I have acted in these
perilous yeurs, my profound gratitude for the unflinching. unswerving support which they have given me during my task, and for the many cx- pressions
which of kindness they have shown their servant,
THE END
towards
Re-
sharp World Copyright reserved. slab of almost physical pain. A production, even partially, in hitherto subconscious conviction. any language, strictly prohibited. that we were beaten broke forth und dominated my mind.
be
the
and
HERE was no doubt that the Russian declaration of war
of coal. "Then USC German
Ali the pressure of great upon Japan would come at any ledge. May I send my expert prisoners in the mines, that
events, on and against which I moment, and already their large these nuclear
what I am doing,' ald
Stalin,
had mentally so long maintained armies were massed UKA the your expert tomorrow
There Dre 40,000 German frontier
say this is not to blame my "flying speed," would cease ready to overrun the ing?"
and I should fall. The power the Ministers of the new ****
would to shape ile uture uch wenker Japanese front gay and genial and the tuik be- troops still in Norway, and you
who line in Manchuria. To
were forced d Government, lighten tween the e two potentates soon can get them from there."
"We are exporting
denied me. The knowledge and proceedings changed come to an end.
We
831. "10 France, to go over without any serious ent
experience 1 had gathered. the from time to time, and As we were wailing
our coal,"
and who naturally PAR undi Belgium. Why preparation.
authority and goodwill I had Holland, the President at opposite me.
Fell coal
wlin tu were untequalated
gained In 50 many countries, Truman. "How did it go?" I should the Poles
and plans I had in view,
valsh. I wu. Wiscon- asked.
"He never asked a ques. Sweden while Britain is denying Ideas
coun- namely, to have a "showdown would
tenled #t the prospect, talk with Stalin, who was in the tion," he replied. I was certain herself for the liberated
thes?"
"But that is Russian ut lao end of the Conference,
turned Dver at once የሱ HEAD best of tempers and seemed therefore
al that dute
д have Statin
"Our and, if necessary, to answered. have no aukling of the moment- Stalin had no special knowledge coul
even more difficult pubile break rather than allow again. Lus information about the
We lost over tive anything beyond the Oder and bomb the President had given of the vast process of research position
United States Miau yours. He spoke with enthusiasm pon which the
and
Britain had been engaged million men in the war, and we the Eastern Ne.ase to be coded
to Poland. about the Russian intervention for so long, and of the produc- are desperately short of labour." I put my postit wise again.
However, the real time to deal ugolust Japan, and seemed to tion for which the United States
"We will send coul from the W these issues was, as has expect a good many months had spent over £400 mUllon in
Flur to Poland
here been explained in earlier chap- or anywhere war, which Russia would wage an herule gamble.
the fronts of the in Cx- ters, when ал ever-incres-ing scale, This was the end of the story else providing we gel governed only
Con- change food for the miners who mighty Allles taced each other Map Room the first results had Potsdamn
und Inis seemned to make in the field, Siberian Railway.
ference
concerned. Nu
produce it, further reference to the matter Stallo pause. He said the whole was made by or to the Soviet prob.em necded consideration.
agreed, and said I only wanted delegation.
10 poin. ou, the dincules in front of us. Here, so far as 1
was the end In concerned, the matter,
spe.
ot
by the Trans-
the
Then a very cdd thing hap pened. My formidale Ruds.
ol up from his seat with bill-a-fare card in his hand and went round the table collecting the signatures of many of those who
I were pre.ent. thought to see him as an auto- graph hunter! When he came
Dever
back to me I wrote my name as
so far
far
the as
was
the morning of July 25 the Conference met again. This
-
be
he desired, and we both looked was the last inecting I attended. each other and laughed. I urged once more that Poland's
with western frontier could not eyes twinkled
15
The
mage
DID not wake tilf nine o'clock and when I went into the
before the begun to come in. They were,
clear that the their By noon it was Americans, and to a lesser ex- as I now expected, unfavourable, tent the British, vast retirement on
100-mile Socialists would have a majority, nees At luncheon my wife said to me: front to a depth in some places
vas
we
"It
in
"At the
of 120 miles, thus giving the may well be a blessing of heart and a great mass of Ger- disguise." I replied:
many over to the Russians. At moment it seems quite effectively that time I desired to have disguised."
the maller settled before
had
clrcumstances I In ordinary made this tremendous retire should have felt tree to take a, ment und while the Allied few days to wind up the affalca armies were still in being. of the Government in the usual
The American view was that manner. Constitutionally responsibility be we were TAKE no
committed to a de- could have awaited the meeting yond what is here set forth finite line of occupation, and I of Parliament in a few days
of tho
conclusions held
that this line strongly that
of time,
dismissal and taken my any count the 1% million Germans for
at Potsdam. During occupation could satisfied that This would have enabled me to only be taken from the House of Commons. I have mentioned before how, who were still in the area, and reached
emphasised that the course of the Conference I up when we were the toasts al these banquets the President
always drunk by the any Peace Treaty could only be allowed differences that could the whole front, from north to present before Soviet representatives out of raised
the advice and not be adjusted either round the south, was being settled in ac unconditional the Senate. We table or by the Foreign Minis- cordance with the desires
a rolution ters at their daily meetings to spirit in which our engagements could honestly re- stand over. A formidable body had been made.
Stalin's mirth and good-humour,
were
AC- Fettled without taking into
with of
Stalin tiny glasses, and
had consent never varied from this practice, must, he said, find But now I thought 1 would take which he
THE TOM-TOMS BEAT
THE
From JACK COMBEN
resignation the surrender and Japan to the nation.
The need for Britain being immediately represented with
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bing deep in the Rio government troops have their leader's position.
But to the Indian tribes who Branco region of the not yet made contact.
Presies' men have been wooed live there, every gnarled tree by promises that when he bow trunk. is
These sign post.
So now they are employing comes dietator of Latin America Indians know the exact day to new tactics. They argue that if
Brazilian jungle.
Unintelligible
to the
white man, their resonant Ever since the crisis in they will get better treatment day movements of the Red army, they
than ever before. Also, they
Prestes.
colony.
knives.
needles, thread
and
can cut his supply lines they will force him into the open.
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