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THE CHINA MAIL, SAT URDAY, MAY 22, 1948.

The

Thirty-Second Churchill's Memoirs

Instalment

DISQUIET:

"

CONDUCT OF WAR

It was not possible for me to But they did nothing about it, definitely and formally confirmed tréflected in its Army, the more realise my hope until, after the It was argued in all three coun- in Paris on November 17, 1938. so when that Army is quartered break-up, of the National Coali- tries concerned that probably it On this basis the Allies awaited in the homeland and contacts are Uon, I formed the so-called was a plant. But this could not the impending shock, and Hitler clone. It cannot be sold thut "Caretaker Government" in May, be true,

the campaigning season, for which France in 1939-40 viewed the 1945. Bellsha then becaine Minis- There could be no sense in the the weather might well bo war with uprising spirit or even lor of National Insurance. In Germans trying to make the Bel-favourable from April onwards. With much confidence. the feteryal he. ht been one of ginns bellove that they were to- our severe critles; but I was very ing to attack them in the hear glad to be abis to bring so able future. This might make them Brann back into the Administrado the very last thing the Ger- Hon.

mans wanted, namely, plan with the French and British The end of the year 1039 tert the WIF still

The delays about Narvik een-Armies to come forward privily in its sinister

Interminably. An occasional cannon-tinued

Although and quickly one fine night. trance. shut

patrol ór reconnoitring

silence of the Blone broke the

Armles The Western Front.

from be. gaped at each other)

their rising fortifications hiral across an undisputed "No-Mmi's Land."

both

make a kelting themselves to rights, for-oppo for the poisons fy Le

During the winter lull at the beginning of 1940 German plans for the invasion of Bel- gium were coptured but not credited.

Aprli, 1940.

The disintegrating influences of; Communism and, Fascism. During the winter and apzing were at work; the long winter the B.E.F. were extremely busy nionths at walting gave me and tifying their Hoe and preparing

Very m

many factors, go to the for war, whether offensive or de- fensive. The 42nd and 4th 'Divi-building-up of sound morale in sions arrived in France and went that the men be fully employ

but une of the greatest un uriny on to the frontier

intier line In the lat-is ter half of

ed nt useivi ind interesting work. In that month there also arrived. Yet visitors to the French front the 12th, 23rd and 40th Divisions. were often struck by The

prevail- These were sent to complete their ing atmosphere of calm aloofness, training in France, and to aug by the seemingly poor quality of ment the labour force fur all the the work in hand, by the inck, of work in hand. They were short vialble notivity

Kind. of any (To Be Continued) 10 the Cabinet wem prepared now and at the end

I therefore believed the im-even of the ordinary unit wea- position of the year 1914. The transiconteinplate-pressure upon Nor-pending attack. But such ques-pons and equipment, and had no World Copyright reserved.

production, even partially, in any 1low from peace to war husay and Sweden to allow ald to tlonings found no place in the artillery,

The awful gap, reflecting on tanguste, strictly prohibited. been adoniplished.

pnes to Finland, they remained thought of the Belgion King, and sous, for the moment at any opposed ไ the much smaller he sat his army staff merely our pre-war arrangements, was

operation of

of mining the "Lends." waited, hoping that all would turn the absence of even one armour. ed division in the British Exped1. the first was noble; the second out well.

In merely inetica}, Besides, every-

papers no fresh action or of the tank in all its variants, had we have repelled the first one could see that Norway in spite of all the Gorman ma-tionary Force. Britain, the cradle Sweden would refuse facilities any kind was taken by the Allies between the wars so far neglected.

or the threatened States. Hitler, the development of

Thera inn, certain similar- 10 Pound un ity 1 wrote

Christmas Day) between

the

The outer

in

Fate, are clear fron enemy surface

lines craft. The France are static.

-But-in-addition on-the-sen-

fron- the lines run along the tiers, instead of six or seven of the French provinces and Belgium being in the enemy's hands.

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for pid: so nothing would come of the project anyway.

this

on the ather hand, as we now soon to dominate the back walis

Publication

Re-

Ex-Envoy And China Association

bont attack, which prevlausiy did not begin till February, 115, and we can see our way through The magnetic-mine In my vexation after one of know, summoned Goering to his that eight months after the de novelty.

Cabinets I wrote to a co-presence, and and on being told claration of war our small but Moreover, in France o

league:

that the captured papers were in good Army had only with it, Jan. 15, 1040. My disquiet was due mainly to the awful difficulties which our machinery of war-conduct presenta to positive action. see such Immense walls of

pre- vention, all built and building, that I wonder whether any plan will have a chance of climbling over them. Just look at the arguments which have had to be surmounted in the seven weeks we have discussed this Narvik operation

This is, the best I can do for a Christmas-card in these hard times.

and

the our

I have two or three projects moving forward, bui all, I fear, will succumb before the tre- menttous Array of arguments and forces.

I

negative Pardon

So far no ally had espoused found in Britain's links

nur rause. The United States with the Commonwealth and was cooler than in any other the Continent

persevered in my cor- of Europe. period. Britain can never disinterest respondence with the President, | but with little response. The herself in Europe-which is Chancellor of the Exchequer dwindling why she fought in the last groaned about our two World Wars. Now even dollar resvurrez,

The stresses created by America finds the Atlantic Finnish War had worsened not broad enough to pro-relations, already bad, with the

her from the

we Any action tect

might can-Soviets,

the Finns

me, therefore, if I showed dis- tagions of the Old World. undertake to help

might lead to war with Russla,

tress. One thing is absolutely Slie abandoned it in 1919, The fundamental antagonisms

certain, namely, that victory but was compelled to between the Soviet Government

will never be found by taking return to it in the last and Nazi Germany did not pre-

the line of least resistance. There were other

causes for facilities war. She was attacked only yet the Kremlin actively nld-

ing by supplies by Japan, but she fought the development of Hitler's uneasiness. The progress of con- our industries to war 'pro- verting Germany and Italy as well.power.

We contliged to court Italy duction was not up to the pace Why? Because she knew

by civilities and favourable con- required. In-n speech at Man- that if democracy perished tracts,but we could feel no stchester on January 27 1 urged towards the immense importalice of ex- in Europe it would soon becurity. or progress extinguished in America.friendship.

was panding cur labour supply and of The resources Europe polite to our Ambassador.. Mus-bringing great numbers of women under totalitarian rule would' enable it to outbuild the-prodigious-plants-of-the United States; so it is with chanical projects, Cultivator No. the sense of extreme emergency her now-and with us too. 6 (a scheme for high-speed scented lacking inere

and "Twoight' mood in the ranks of The moment any one Power trench-digging machinery?

(the Labour and of those who direct; dominates Europe, the Bri-Operation "Royal Marine" tish Isles are threatened. laying of mines in the

In military operations.

of

Count

solini stood aloof.

Clano

even On January 6 I again, visited

France to explain-my-two me-

into industry to replace the men. Taken for the armed Icrées, and to augment our strength.

Lisle was, however, done, and

Was

That is the peril which looms the French High Comm toed production as well as in thef

the morning, before 1 left, the

today. As Mr. Bevin says, Prime Minister sent for me and On January-1-1-1-1;es—about. we must play our part in told me he had decided to make the Western Front reveived con- meeting it before it becomes a change at the War Office, and firmatis. A Germua sinfi-major active, To pretend

that that Mr. Hore-Belisha would give of the 7th Air Invision had been ordered to take zone documents Late that night Mr..

whs to

London, May 21. Lord Inverchapel who, as Sir Archibald In Book Form

Clark Kerr formerly British Ambassador Mr. Churchill's Memoirs of the Second World War will China, is being proposed as Presi- be published simultaneously in English (two editions, in the dent of the China Association in U.S.A. and Great Britain), French (probably three editions, succession to Lord Allwyn. This German, Dutch, Danish,is tadicated in the list of officera in Paris, Geneva and Brussels)

sociation.

Swedish, Norwegian, Italian, Spanish, (twp editions, in Bar-for the coming year as presented celona and Buenos Aires) Portuguese, Greek, Hebrew dina in the tiimial report of the As- Icelandic languages. The Czech language edition has been

those offering för election to the cancelled. Negotiations are going on for the publication in Also amongst

themselves Finnish, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese, Persian and other langu-committee is the Earl of Inchcape, and it is intimated that Mr.. W.

ages.

C. Cassels, who recently return ed from China, is joining the body as a nomince of the Shang- Bhai Chamber of Commerce. The annual meeting is to take place on June 0. The report, which Covers the 12-month period prior

only in

Newspaper serial publications are taking place in forty- seven countries in nearly one hundred newspapers.

The interest of the public in the volumes is far beyond the greatest expectations. In the U.S.A. the volume is Book of the Month Club selection, which means the minimum of 500,000 copies. But the publishers, expect to reach #: similar figure in the regular book trade, so that the volume may reach a circulation of a million, In Great Britain the to March 31 this year, presents

developments, not advance orders have already reached 200,000 coples, although a comprehensive review of ma the British publisher, because of the paper and cloth short-chins, but also regarding, Hong

The age, will be unable to issue more than 150,000 copics.

Kong and Japan, various publishers indicate first reports received from the that the work will have record sales in very country where it is published. It is particularly interesting that the greatest number of advance orders are for the entire work of five volumes, people being anxious to receive in due course. all the five volumes.

In the U.S.A. and Britain the first volume will be published under one cover. In France, Italy, Switzerland and many other countries the book will be published in two parts, and after a short issued simultaneously in some countries interval in others.

HEDGE ROWS

.

Cambridge, May 21. Friest F. Hedge grows. very fragrant flowers, he told High Court Judge Sir Ronald Croom Johnson-but since his head was humped in a bus accident, he Or can't smell them any more. anything else for that matter.

He asked damages from the Mr. Churchill's second volume will be delivered to the bus company.

forescen The judge awarded him £750, publishers during this Summer, and publication is for early 1849: The subject of, ine second volume will be theAssociated Press. Battle of France (from May 10th, 1940 until the end of It is expected to be June 1940), and the Battle of Britain. ready for serial-pablication-in-the-"China Mail in Septem ber or early October.

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Europe does not exist wonki place to Mr. Oliver Stantoneli- to headquarters in Cologne. Wish-f fact the complete plans for in- when the hour trial arrived, Moshe Shertok

not help us in an emergency.

New Hope

in

one

the

London, May-21.- Britain plans no reply to Israel's request for recognition, received from Foreign Minister

Acknowledging the request'

recognises sha called me on the telephone at ung to save time for private in-vasion, ordered, after venting his the 1st Army Tank Brigade, com- It would increase the don-

the existence of the Jewish nation, our Embassy in Paris and told me dulgences, he decided to fly acros anger, new variants to be pre-prising 17 fight tanks and 100 "in- would imply Frito

fantry" tanks, pared. I pressed the intervening Belgian territory.

Only 23 of the latter carried a Foreign Office spokesman said. rer, for the nations of the what I knew already.

It was thus clear at the begin- him, without success, to take His machine made a forced land- West, cold-shouldered

of the other Offices which were ing; the Belgian police arrested nings of 1940 that Hitler had a even the 2-pdr gun; the rest-Associated Press. peace would rally round au

apen to him.

papers, detailed plan involving both Bel-machine-guns only. There were Government him and impounded his The

tried desperately to glum and Helland for the Invasion also seven cavalry and yeomanry JAP. Y.M.C.A. LEADER was itself in low water at this which he

New York, May 21. enemy in war.

of France. Should this begin nt regiments equipped with carriers time, and almost the whole Presa dentrose contained the entire and any moment.

Solchi Salto, head of General Gamelin's and light tanks which were in of the country declared that the

(for occupying the process of being formed into two YMCA in Japan, said in New most energetic and live figure in actual scheme for the invasion of Plan "D" the Government had been dis- Belgian, Holland and France on Meuse-Antwerp line) would be light armoured brigades. Apart York today that Emperor Hi The losses of life and pro- missed.

which Hitler had resolved. The put in operation, Including the from the lack of armour the pre-hito of Japan told him in a re- Parliament does perty suffered by the Sikhs

I could not stop the wor." not

take its French and British Governments movement of the Seventh French gress in the efficiency of the cent audience that "I feel sorry Salto, who is here for a visit in recent calamities and an opinion from the newpapers; in-were given copies of these docu- Army and the British Army. Plan B.E.F. was marked.

out in in the op- merits, and the German major "D" had been worked

Developments on the French to Y.M.C.A. headquarters, told a xiety about their future have deed it often reacts

When the House of was released to explain matters exact detail and required only them lately engulfed

inposite sense.

one single word to set it in mo-front were less satisfactory, Th Brees conference that "that sort Commons met a week later, he to his superiors.

h great national conscript fordo] of thing would not be sald 20 I was told about all this at the tion. The had few champions, and refrain-

the mood, of the people is closely years ago.-Associated Press. Maharaja of Patiala has come

This course, though deprecated ed from making any statement time, and it seemed to me in- to their rescue

credible that the Belglans would at the outset of the war by the by joining I wrote to him as follows: the state of Patiala with six I much regret that our brief not make a plan to invite us In. British Chiefs of Staff, had been

association as colleagues has ended. In the last war I went throught the same experience as you have suffered, and I know how bitter and painful it

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