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June 6, 1944
N the afternoon of Novem- ber 20, our welcoming party assembled at the El Aquina airstrip. There was the waiting period; then, when we heard the nearing sound of engines, every neck stretched upward as five C-54's circled the field.
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EISENHOWER WAS MY BOSS
By KAY SUMMERSBY
Hopkins, that
was in full swing. The President must be a very Bound sleeper. ав well as a very tolerant father, I thought, stopping Into a room as noley, smoky, and hot as any night club.
perty time to spend gears and
the embarrassed wished there were Rave sergeant instructions how to run my weeks in Tunisia, away from official cor. Then 1 burried away and worries, just resting.
into climbed
another limousine, I recognised a kind dismissal and positive that everyone there, includ- took my leave. ing the President of the United was laughing at the entire States. mix-up.
to drive the big ear,
Mike Reilly was bouncing around the driveway, I called him over this fime: "I've just been presented to the President."
"Heard you were," he grunted. But the comedy had just begun.
"And no matter what you say." T & Secret Service man came over as added spitefully, "the President him-
the President Into my they put Cadillac and asked me to come back self has asked me to drive him."
As I climbed
With good frish hutnour, Mike into the frost scat, Mike Reilly's
05 halchel. *you florld face reappeared. "It's all off surrendered. We agreed to bury the working again, lady," he whispered.
together.. can't drive-the-sergeant will take over from here!""
4
Going back to the other car, my threatened to shatter the
Butch walked
up and stuck his
Introduced
"How's
never
CPEEDING blindly, I gave those
ride they'll forget, back to Algiers, thugh the city, and up the hill.
very
we'd Lo
To La Marsá
It simply
When General Elsenhower and 1 drove up to the White House next i
bolh -morning-n. Sunday-we stiffened in astonishment. The convoy fields was practically for our quickie tour of the battle
an armoured column. There were at least 20 two truckloads vehicles, including
half-tracks, joeps, weapons of MP's armed to the teeth, amoured carriers-and o grim-faced Mike up front in a radio car, with an expres- sion which revealed a life-long ambition to head an army into battle.
the
POCKET CARTOON
"Something terrible's happened, sir, 1- got our- fobs mixed up, and we've Just demolished a bridge we built last week!"
THE
RUSSIAN
WINDOW
A glimpse into the Russian mind, assembled by Péter Burchett from Moscow- circulated news in the Soviet sector of Berlin. BERLIN. THE DOLLAR becomes the main
fiem on a Soviet meņu.
With President Roosevelt in the SHORTLY afterwards, the Presi-
Cadillac, smiling at the Reilly dent reappeared. They lifted him brigade, we started off. Telek barked THE Soviet restaurant In- into the car with a quick emeleney happily in the front seat, I looked tourist is the best and most which made the gesture seem wholly forward to the idea of a plenie, natural. His difficulty was ignored which the President had suggested." by common consent. didn't exit.
"'d like to go
over and inspect he told me. "It's quite near, I understand." Elliott's outfit,"
We drove to La Marsa, a short ten minutes away, where he transferred to a jeep and rode along the lines of surprised and proud soldiers of reconnaissance unit. Elliott's photo We were back at Amilcar before sundown.
class-conscious restaurant in Berlin. It is the only one, car icd The lead radio
our except for officers' clubs, where bristling
convoy slowly over Tunisian countryside. I relaxed and the waiters are immaculately listened to the talk in the back seat. dressed in tails. The only one, Il revolved around the late battles, except for officers clubs, where the terrain, difficulties encountered, and some of the command percon- snow-white table napkins are
provided.
ailties.
Picnic Lunch
A few days ago two innovations were made at Intourist. Foreigners were moved upstairs to eat on the same floor-though partitioned off- Ins Russians. Downstairs 'was cleared
One cut in for a straight, swift landing. We all strained for a first glimpse of President heels Roosevelt, but it turned out to runway.
Ap- General Marshall. parently the Secret Service was head in the window. "Don't worry 7.20 & 9.20 P.M. taking no chances on enemy about it, Kay. We'll fix everything
to the villa, when we get fighters knocking off the Num-
He ber One plane and their Num- Just one of those things."
motioned to his companions, Admiral ber One boss. Tex, with new King, and Mr Hopkins, whom I had lieutenant-colonel leaves on his met previously in Algiers. shoulders, bundled the general about going in this car?" he yelled to into a waiting car. The other them, four planes landed right after another; two began un- loading passengern and a third seemed to be an empty "spare." The Number Two plane taxied three
President remarked that no to our end of the field, and
As the President went inside for Tone remembers' the Chief of Staff for German guests, a tribute to the stopped. Several men rolled up
General a rest in General Eisenhower's bed after a war; fame comes only to value of the new German mark. a ramp. I drove my Cadillac Tho guard around
room. I started to leave for mess. combat leaders. "I am determined,"
$3.20 General Marshall A new exchange rate of now and Eisenhower's White House, beside the plane
he said, "that Franklin came doshing out, however,
pound was after this instead of $4 to the forgotten temporary but
literal While Just a minute, Kay," he grinned. shall not be
making meals mare Introduced, House looked
thougth the "General Eisenhower says he's ready wor." expected Army
Suddenly, he pointed to a rare expensive for pound-holding guesta, the to leave and, incidentally you're
trees and remarked: as all prices aro calculated in A barning. American "Hey, there!"
Germans return
Rrove to Tunisia Germans
any invited to dinner here tonight."
"That's an awfully nice place. Could do
dollars. Irish face appeared ut my win moment. My passengers got out and
And food coming from child, for our Russia, such as smoked salinon and Outranked from his own quarters you pull up there, dow, distorted with anger. I disappeared inside. Mike Reilly
mood for office works little plenie?"
caviar, can now, oply be eaten for the rushed over and said patronisingly, and far from recognised Mike Reilly,
Nothing could have pleased me dollars. tači Secret Service chief who had "It's okay for you to get back in the General asked me to drive over
Until recently Intourist" catered been very much in evidence at your own car now. They've gone in to another nearby ville to visit Harry more. Mike, I knew, had already
the house."
Hopkins
The latter and Butch Im- selected a special spot farther along
types of guest, Amilcar. "You're not expecting
mediately proposed a few rubbers of the road; it was perfect for "de- for two I looked straight ahead and re-bridge. come suggestion to ease fence." He would be furious at this officers paying in marks upstairs, to drive the President, are you,
plied coldly: "T stay right here the day's
ons/
When serving as change of plans. So I turned off the foreigners paying in dollars, pounds, lady?" he yelled.
highway quickly, followed obediently Swiss francs, and Swedials kronor until I get further orders from my dummy. spent the time staring
unquestioningly by all the downstairs. no big gimp of
There one could eat "I certainly am.
I'm General Boss, And
an at Harry Hopkins, wondering just and
caviar from Astrakhan washed Irishman's going to move me!" He how he remained alive; clothes hung vehicles behind us. Those in front Eisenhower's driver and, he in stared for a moment, lips set, then on his tall, frail frame as though it continued merrily on their way.
By the time we pulled into the down with Leningrad vodka or good structed me to drive him and walked away.
were a mere clothes-hanger. Cien-
wood,
Mike had discovered the loss Crimean wine at modest prices.
The the President to the villa."
eral iko and I woll
Western occupying Powers of his convoy and camO "Miss Summersby?" It was
of half
wild temper. He forbid anyone to up in
take pounds. "But you can't!" ·
racing officer from the official party. "The
couldn't say much to his Boss, how-dollars, and other foreign "And why not?"
President has asked to meet you,” he
Germany-they must bo ever, and, instead, busied himself Into smiled, beckoning me to follow.
setting up an impenetrable cordon changed into occupation currency at But Intourist li always Clancing in the rear-view mirror E were a trifle late for dinner, of guards. They were posted in a the border. to check a shiny hore, I. trailed along Wbut the cccasion couldn't have wide circle, their backs to us, only well patronized. Into the villa. The noisy group of been more informal. The absence of a few feet apart, weapons at the In this military, bellicose the verge of men in me.front mom
were utile General Marshall, Admital King atmosphere, my passengers started CONTACT a blur; I was worrled apoplexy. "No woman ever more than
even Butch, emphasised this was a their picnic. dinner, not dinner party. President drives the President" he shout about leaving my hat on. ed, thumping on the door. "No I walked into the library. General Roosevelt and his sons joked and got out of the car to join the other ROM now
talked woman ever has or ever will. Elsenhower, who nodded encourag-fathers and sons anywhere.In the drivers, "won't you come back here
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Kround. In the doorway was
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Maddening Blush
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personality positively SHAKING hands, crackled, without as much 119
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Mr Roosevelt, who naturally headed General Elsenhower remained out- According to Communist theory, the table, I was exposed to the side to hand us in delicious chicken newspapers should not sell space for fabled FDR charm. But I had to sandwiches prepared by Sergeant
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Krokodil.
How are your
DEAR Krokodil.
nerves? If they are good then
end it had been for an or- did
not take
res! cure at
admit it was just that, pure charm: Hunt. Coffee was the only other item advertisements, because the adver- he had it on full, with all stops on the sparse menu, as the General tisers try to buy the policy of the Papers in was afraid to offer lettuce or other naper with their gold. I immediately out.
to the President the Soviet Union do green vegetables
advertsen. After discussing plans for a battle in this disease-ridden climate. any trace of nervousness.
friendly, field tour upon which the President a word. That famous smile Mr Roosevelt's grip was
The plenic ended, we took the his smile warm.'
Insisted as part of his visit before
on a fast tour of arens Even magnétised every eye.
proceeding to Cairo, the party broke President
where great battles had been fought. the 10:30 but was only General Eisenhower, usually "I've heard quite a bit about you." up. It
of honour obviously was Then we headed home. He left for
Calro shortly before 11 p.m. prominent in the foreground, he said "Why didn't you drive the guest
Lying awake in bed that night, I seemed to fade away with the from the pinne? I'd been looking fatigued by the long day, which
had begun aboard a battleship In gradually realised what an unusual it is due only to the fact that you Oran, continued into a gray backdrop forward to it."
through a plane week others
From some deep storehouse of the fight to Tunisia, included a troop dinary Army drivera British girl Tskallubo. (A new and much ad- whica permitted the spotlight
and a shop talk with at that to be presented to the Pre-vertised Russian spa specialising in to shine on only one person. past, I produced a maidenly but mad- Inspection
"Mr President, your General Ike, and concluded dening blush,
in his cures for faded nerves.j To every person standing there, Secret Service wouldn't let
to participate sident and me a lengthy dinner. He needed rest. social life. In fact, the past day
I have just been treated there. My President Roosevelt was the drive!"
I arrived, goodnight, he Bidding the others
alone had been a page straight from nerves were bad when
I bad as when left. only man on the airstrip.
turned to me and spoke in a lone I "Lanny Budd" Action-eltting in the but not us hadn't heard since childhood: "See back seat of a limousine parked on Alongside the sanatorkim, separated you tomorrow, child."
Tunisian battlegrounds, surrounded from it by only a thin wall, is a Eillott and Franklin stepped up as by armed
visitors sing guards and the Becret cafe-restaurant where I moved away to drive General Servicc. served
sandwiches by a and dance from early morning, until Eisenhower back to the Hopkins four-star general named Eisen-late at night. villa.. "Come on back, Kay," hower,
n plenie. lunch enjoylat
That is
invalids with bad ls why
their poothing baths Franklin whispered. Elliott nodded: beside the President of the United nerves it in "We're having a little party tonight States!
with plugs in their cars and it might take your things."
By the time I returned to the
with
They all laughed. But the show lost upon me, as 1 Tox leaving General spotted
Mr Roosevelt looked up. "Would Marshall's cur ord hendit In my you like to drive me from now on?" direction, followed by a serpent. "It's all right, Kny," he whispered, "It would be a privilege, Sir."
"Very well. You shall drive mo "We'll straighten reaching my car. out this mess afterwards, hete then, I'm going on an inspection trip
will to ask you, but
you show..500n." this man. how to handle your He turned to the lovely view out Cadillact"
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