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Per S.S. "Carthage"

morning's meeting he decided to

entire Western convoy said Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's participate on the burig we de-

the Mediterranean 1q, oluster about the already crowded port of Gibraltar. Hero It could save

Ex

The

Own Story Of The War In Europe

sired. A promised that It, he were Fuccessful in winning French sup- port I would deal with him as

•The

getministrator of that region, pending eventual opportunity for civil authorities to determine the will of the population.

the

force the

www

fuel and to ready to return to

for the landing planned, or the troops | Reporters & General Office 32812 could follow in the assault at

(four lines)

Oran and push backward down

Wa│que the general from virtual im- (shaken, disappointed, and after

In further talks with General the railway toward the North prisonment in Southern France, many hours of conference felt it

Giraud it developed that there West const Neither alternative An elaborate plan was devised necessary to decline to have any was a radical difference; between wan nitractive, since each re-by some of our French friends part in the scheme.

He sald,

bla conception and mine of what, ulred hasty revision and adjust and Mr. Murphy, who had return-General Giraud cannot accept a

at that moment, should be done ment of plons leady in execured to Africa after his visit to subordinate position in this, com- strategicplly. - H He Was in favour tlen. But the law of probabilities London, Generat Giraud wasmand; his countrymen would not of turning immediately to the at- Indicated that we, would have to

kept Informed

of development understand and his honour as a tack on Southern France,, paying adopt one of them.

through tristed

Intermediaries soldier would be turol|shet|." It no attention to Northern Africa. Even as late as the afternoon and at the appointed time reached was pitiful, because he had left showed him that even as he spoke before the attack the weather re-the

the troops were landing on their of the his whole family. const time in spite

in France 43 ports from one of our submarines watchfulness of the Germans aus

hostages.

to German elected benches; that there was. potential in the Casablanca region were the Vichyter. There he

of providing airing through General, Mast of the gloomy, and I

em-fury and had himself undergone no possiblity tentatively decided,

barked in a small bont. In the great personal risks in order to support, for the landing he pro-French Army, and to tho byde untest conditions should improve dark at night, to keep a rendez-join up with us.

posed; and that the Allied ship-pathy, even if alonked in omelal 40 divert

the expeiliiton inte

My political Gibraltar.

vous with one of our submarine there were Mr. H. Freoman Mat- provide a bulit-up for an inva-Pierre Juin.

advisers at that ping then in uxistence would not antagonism, of General Alphonse All our plans would lying just offshore. A British be badly thus

upset, but this

submarine, commanded for this thews of the American State Do-sion of Southern France that Always in the back of ou seemed better than to steam aim-one

Captain Jeraud partment and Mr. William H. B. could withstand one trip by lessly around the ocean, dodging Wright of the United States Navy. Mack of the British Foreign Germans would assuredly bring aninda was the need for haste. Ip submarines.

Finally

I explained Retting on to the Tunis area. Ch THE RED MENACE

tact Office. So concerned were they against it, At po Ume during the war did

with General Giraud and put out over this development that they that the campaign on which we the night of the eighth. I scrawi- ect a pencilled memorandum Hong Kong is under no

were ambarking was backed up which I still have. in it appears experience a greater sense of

At another appointed suggested placing General Giroud were illusion 45 to the burden relief than when, upon the fol- place the submarine met one of in hominal command, while re-by such intricate' and ·detailed

the notation, "We are alowed up which seems

I received J our flying boats, and the general, likely to be lowing morning,

to serving

the actual maintenance arrangements that myself

In Eastern sector when we should Bone-Bizerte thrust upon it as a result of meagre report to the offer that with but three personal sites and naiver of directing operations. the cly apostolosed wax com- be getting toward beach conditions were not too bad staff officers, flew to my head-They felt that the difference be- plately impossible, the Chinese Communist vic-ind the Casablanca landing wos quarters during the afternoon of tween public Dasoclufion, and non- tories in North China. Even proceeding as planned. I safd November 7. The incident, re-association of the Giraud name North Africa as a base the need

At Oran wo got ashore, but the thanks-giving; my assuming that the Red sweep

well for establishing ourselves firmly French forces in that region, par the operation might reaches down to the line of

greatest fear had been dissipated.ated thus briefly, was an excil with

An unexpected difficult ing story of extraordinary daring mean the difference between suc-] and strongly in that region be-ticularly the naval elements, re-

In qui resolution.

and disaster. CONS

To such afore we could successfully invade aisted bitterly. Some hard git- the Yangtse Valley and there

volved radio communication. In stops, an already, bloated the early stages of the campaign in civilian clothes, looked very

General Giraud, though greased subterfuge I would not agree, and the Sovas 401 aware of the losing ensuet and the U.S. 1st Divi-

my decision that,

He not cts would the Allied Headquarters population will inevitably be

Out as alon, which was later to travel much a soldier. He was well less General Giraud could content sons the war had

such a long battle

A

road in this swollen substantially, creat

have to depend

upon over nix feet, erect, almost stiff in himself with taking charge of the radio for

abrupt in speech such French forces in North ing heavy problems for the

unprotected seaborne

orn In spite of incomplete training, and it was

He had probably KALEV DE local authorities. Should

the 1st Division, supported by lunt if bedraggled figure, and his ride in the fight against Germany, they, on the other hand, de-that our radios constantly func-xperiences of the war, including we would proceed with the cam-ing, the loss in the South West Division, made progress and on cide to press further South-tioned poorly, sometimes not at a long term of imprisonment and palgn exactly as if we had nover Pacific of the two grant Aritish November 9 we know we would a matter of months, but not largely to the overloading of

all. The trouble was attributed a dramaile escape, had not daunt met or conferred with him. The ships, the Prince of Wales and soon be able to report victory

conversation with General Giraud the Repulse, when they were that area. On the tenth all-ight-

prayer

of

made

to sea.

a most

the veral exp on with carriage, and

difficult

contact

He could not soo, the need of

at once."

to the effect of brought mula-war, go! its first inste of conflict. AR tion upon

ule short of dismaying to find mannerisms. He was a gai- } ríeu as, might come over to our of tanical meRF? d'elements of the Ast: Armoured

a danger to be ruled out-the

naval channels on our headquared his fighting spirit. Colony's difficulties are cer- tain to be increased to a de-ters ships and of the signal centre at Gibraltar. But what- ever the cause,

the result was that I determined to move head- quarters to

gree not pleasing to contem- plate. These are potentials

which few in the Colony quirky as posthår.

have overlooked. Whether there is equal appreciation of

the effect of recent events, on

mainlund as

Our first balife contact report disappointing. The USS Theme Alone, convey toward Alg

and carry- Algier seeding ing a reinforced battalio American troops, was forpedoed an November 7, only one hundred and nity miles from its desting- lion. Details Were lacking and there existed the posability of b very considerable

of life.

that

PORT

«PORT LYAUTEY

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LANDINGS IN NORTH AFRICA

NOV. 8 -15, 1942 AIRBORNE LANDINGS."

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in

Ing ceased at Oran, Generals Fredendall and Terzy do to M. Allen met their initial battle tests in good fashion.

We knew that the attack on the West coast was launched, but there was no news of its progress. Actually at certain points, not ably Part Lyautey, Berce fighting developed. The treacherous sen had given us the one quiet day in the month necessary to make the landing feasible, but this period of calm lasted only a time and later reinforcing most difficult. I tried every pos- sible means to

short

Was

to get in communica- tion with the Western command- ers, Rear Admiral HK Howitt of the Navy and Genaral Patton of the Army. The radio windy failed and gave us nothing but unintelligible signal. Thereupon wer tried sending Hight bomber

craft to Casablanca to gain con- inct, after French fighters had khot down several of them w knew that this method was futile. In desperation I asked Admiral Cunningham it he had ¤ fast ship in port. By good for- tune one of the speediest afloat was then at Gibraltar getting up

the situation throughout the whole of the Far East is per- haps rather more doubtful. The most serious threat is that continued

Communist victories will give fresh heart and stimulus to Communists Though our good fortune to this in Burma, Malaya, Siam, In-point had been amazing, this did donesia, and Indo-China at a по Зевлем qur anxiety for the could get no time when, on the whole they men aboard. We were losing the initiative and further information of their fate evening but Inter we leam- being worn down by counter-

ed that the incident had a happy measures. The most notable outcome so far as the honour of setback the Russian-inspired American arms was concerned. campaign has sustained has Casualties were fow, and the ship been in Malaya. Formerly There was no danger,

itself was not badly damaged, at sinking. concentrating their attacks Yet, officers and mei, unwilling on the white population, to wait quietly until the ship they appear to have aban- could be towed to a convenient doned this as a policy no port, cheered the decision of the It was quickly apparent that he | lasted, intermittently, with after heedlessly exposed to attack by steam to rush some vital supplies longer profitable and to be commander to take to the boats had come out of France labouring raidnight. Though I could under- landbased aviation. He assumed into Make, and without hedlä- directing their operations to

in an attempt to reach the General Clear Ach moreover, that is the Alles hond men the aderat aufered her to

bench to which they that he was immediately to as fairly well, I insisted on using an to do so they could place 800,000 me for the necessary time the destruction of communt were assigned. Heavy weather, sume command of the whole Al-Interpreter, to avold any chance, men in the South of France in a make contact with the Western cations, an admission in itself making up during the afternoon le

fled expedition. Upon entoring of misunderstanding. When we mattor of two or three weeks. It Task Force. I chose Rear Ad- control of the administration they had to be taken aboard my dungeon he offered himself to | had worn out more expert ones, was difficult for him to under- i mirat Bernhard H. Bieri of the that the project of seizing foiled their gallant purpose

mon that capacity. des me

I could not General Clark volunteers to act stand that we had undertaken an United States Navy to head a Troyers and other Bacort vessels, accept his services in such a role. In this capacity, and though he is operation that stratched our re- stof group, and they took a has collapsed. The country

but thay, were Dpally placed I wanted him to proceed to A- for frora fuant in the language. sources to the limit, and that be within the hour. Is still under British rule: it ashore some twenty hours behind ficu, as soon as we could guar- we made out fairly well. One cause of the pucky of thest.rea Is highly sectionalised:

On the morning of November the schedule. Fortunately the ab antec his safety, and there take reason for this was that after the sources our initial strategic ob- seemed to Repce of these troops had no appver command of

Buch administration

French frat hour

Clark

and Generat of talk each of us lectives had to be carefully cal-9, General

Giraud went by air to Algiers d have lost its sureness of preclable effect upon our plans

That same afternoon, Novem- to him. Above all things, we again, the arguments he had first touch and to have alienated ber 7, brought to me one of thy were anxious to have him on our prescated.

Waco, hally, Gen- and in the early morning hours agreement with the highest- Its Malay friends: an active most distressing interviews of the side because of the constant fear eral Giroud went off to be there of November 8 operational reports French authorities. Their mission Communist Party appeared 1 wär,

at the back of our minds of be was no sign of his modifying, in began to come in that werd, en- was: to and the fighting and to to provide a perfect oppor- Because of the camest bellef coming engaged in a prolonged any degree, his original demands couraging in tone. An anticipat-secure French assistance in pro tunity of subverting author held in both Lention and Wash and serious battle against French- His good-night statement was, ed, the landings at Algiers met Jected operallons against the Get- ity through organised terror-ton General Henri Giraud men, not only to our own sorrow "Giraud will be a spectator in almost no opposition and the area mans.

could, Igad the French of North and loss, but to the detriment of this offak.” He agreed, however, was quickly occupied. This was Ism. Yet the rebellion has Africa Into the Allied camp, we been halted: and the attitude i fod started negotiations in. Octour campaign against the Ger- to meet me at the governor gen- largely due, to, the prior accom

General Giraud was adamant; The political face next morning. pllaliments of Mr. Murphy, work-

in our head- he believed that the honour of quartors that night were

Before stopping work Ute himself and fils country was in volved and that he could not pos night I sent to the Combined

of Malays, domiciled Chinese ber, through Mr. Murphy, to res and Indians in supporting

threat

forces us would voluntarily rally merely repeated, over and neing the course, of the night | an effort to make some lend.of

man.

It was a form

to

all

the

subördjuala

cral's house

was grate.

the Government has exposed whatever government was in the hollowness of the claim power. Everywhere the sim-ibly accept any position in the Chiefs of Staff a detailed account that the caucus of immigrant plest catchwords were used venture lower than that of com- of the Chinese and Javanese deserve to win support from people plete command. This, on the face ful to receive prompt word from to be called nationalists who had no means of under- of 1, was impossible. The naming theth that Lars fully Eupported

of an Allled commander in chief my The projected coup d'etat has standing the true meaning of is at lvolved process, requiring message was reddes of the garbled but we could failed: the government, Communist dictatorship and the

agreement of make out," "Out oply relæret s thanks to the rally of the collectivism.:

and political leaders of that you baye been forced to people and its own energetic midable

governments. No vote ao mbell of your

Lime

to this commander in the purpose during a period.

ib, efforts, is secure. Economic hopes of ordered progress to-

Without the expeiibo could legally have ae fortunato I was that I could not sabotage has met with no wards iberty

cepted, an order- from General foresee just how much of my better success: the produc patence and flexibility shown Girdad. Moreover, at that mu- limo in ensuthe weeks would be tion of tin and rubber, vital by the administration in melt there

single taken u with rinung dind the Allied comfrustrating conferences on North for European recovery, has Malaya, without its readiness Frepbhiman in

on the contrary, the African Political digital surpassed inst year's figures to admit its first constituenenly, if any, was French. Fortunatdy à nikala sleep did The Communist victories intional mistakes, the attack All this was labourfously ex-

cx something to

change China, however, bring their there would certainly have plained to the general. He was Giraud's mid ahe reminder of the persistent been more, dan threat. Markist ideology has more widely taught Communists that the was the Admi time is "historically right" Brow the countr for securing to themselves the the rich lands of South East

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