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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1048.

THE FORTY-THIRD INSTALMENT

CRUSADE IN

Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower's Own Story Of The War In Europe

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on Utah Bench was probably hopeless, and this meant that the whole operation suddenly acquir- da, degree of risk, even fool- bardiness, that presaged a gigan- tld failure, possibly Allied defeat In Europe.

To protect him in case his ad- vice was disregardled, I Instruct- ed the air conunander to put his recommen«lations in a letter and Informed him he would have ma

a few hours answer within took the problem to no one else' Professional advice and counse. could do no more.

of

to follow De Gaulle we would bis consumand, operate through but the President could not agree, to forcing De Gaulle upon any- one else.

Since our desire was to bring up clore to the battle. lines large numbers of fighter bombers and to setze areas in which our great Bank strength could oporn.c most effectively, the plan provided for the carly capture by the British Second Army of the open plains lying south of Caen. To the right of that city the Americans were to

Huwever, the old ques- arivance Southward from Omahu portunity to bear a word from assault.

the Primetion of the wisdom of the air- Iteach abreast of the British, both the King and

Cher- The latter made on xrne operation into the while further right Major General Minister

bourg peninsula W14 not yet corps, after of his typical fighting sperchek J. Lawton Collins'

fully settled in Air Chief Marshal landing on Uh, was to make its in. the course of which he used

Later, on an expression that struck many Leigh-Mallory's mind. II.K.$72.00)rivefpal objec.ve the early cap-

1 went to my tent alone ano- Becouse lurge of us, praticularly the Americans, May 30, he came to me to protest he ture of Cherbourg.

said, once more

what Ho

agnirist farnted in with peculiar force.

10 think. Over and Cernan forces were

hardening termed the "futile slaughter" of sat down the Calais area it seemed prob-"Gentlemen. I

He believed over 1 reviewed each step, some- able that to preserve communi- toward this enterprise." meaning two fine divisions.

he had long that the combination of unsuit- what in the sequence set down cutions betwein Unt region and to us that, though

recognition. The hadable landing grounds and

here, but more thoroughly and lar type Normandy the enemy would con- doubted it feasiblity and

resistanco Was too exhaustively. I realised, of course, President then, as always, made u centrule heavily in the Caes area. previously advocated its further ticipated

overcome. hazard to

that if deliberately disregartied great point of is insistence that it was certain also that he would postponement in favour of oper-

the advice of my technical expert sovereignty in France resided in Dr. Mohdy ASCER.

make desperate efforts to hold ntions elsewhere, he had finally. This dangerous combination was

on the subject, and his predic- the people, that the Alles were Dled muldenly on the

tions should prove accurate, then not entering France in order to with the rest of us that this was left where the British December 1948, Funeral will Cherbourg und so deny us the use at this late date, eme to belleve not present in the area on the

of that port. Nevertheless,

the true course of netion in or- division would be dropped and

I would carry to my grave the force upon the population a par- take place at 5.30 p.m., on

The casualties

n particu- surprise

there were not hoped that speed and

der to achieve the victory.

unbearable burden of a consel- ticular government Tuesday 280 December 1946

would gain for us carly possession whole meeting was packed with perted to be almormally severe.

ence justly accusing me of th: Int ruler. he asserted, therefore, Colonin? Cemetery ut the

proclamations should significance. of the open ground outaldu Chen,

dramatic

bu, ho estimated that among the stupid, blind sacrifice of thousands that our

show that we Chapel.

were quite ready while Bradly estimated that the

of the flower of our youth, Out- only marked the virtual comple- American outfits we would suffer

with any French Americans would take Cherbourg tion of all preliminary planning some seventy per cent losses in

weighing any personal burden, to ro-operate in from ten to thirty days, de-

and preparation but snemed to Elider strength and at least fifty however, was the possibility that groups that would participate in

confidence as pending upon the degree of luck impart additional

per cent in paratroop strength

that if.. coniman- we might enjoy.

ench of the scores of

before the airborne troops could he were right the effect of the the work of destroying the Ger-

disaster would be far more than man forces. He agreed officers Montgomery's detailed plan als ders and staff

present the extent of and Consequently the divisions

to the entire force, Despite the Christmas pre-indicated the areas that he esti- learned in detail

Nevertheless, my review occupations and celebrationsated we would probably be hold- the assistance he would receive would have no remaining tactleni local: it would be likely to spread any or all of these groups chose

ing in successive perlods follow-for his own particular part of the power and the attack would not | unly result in the sacrifice of many thousand men but would the matter finally narrowed the Big the assault. These estimates vast undertaking. -or perhaps because of the

are shown map "Overlord Beltre the actunt assault. oper- latter it was interesting to

SHAEF and be helpless to effect the outcome critical points to these:

If I should cancel the airborne allonal portions of note during the past week Forecast.

The

course, operation, then I had eliber anticipated development Twenty-first Army Group Head of the general ussault,

Leigh-Mallory was, of around i

Part- the amount of talk

set up at

cancel the attack un Utah Beach was quarters were

He was noted

or I would condemn the assault- na wa Hong Kong about the new pictured in the phase lines

courage nut, of course, an essential fea-smouth on the south coast. This carnestly sincere.

was the region of our principal for personal

ing forces there to even greater Defence Force. This was the lure of the landing plan, ance the

11tx and here merely giving me, as was

probability of disaster than was voice of the man-and his Arst and great objective was to embarkation point,

predicted for the airborne divi- Rwould be difculi to con- | sions. wife-expected to join the salt and capture a satisfactory as the Navy had established duty, his frank convictions.

mtsd Indestructibin benchhend gommunication system that would

morn Hou

Houl-rucking

I should cancel the Utah considerable assistance from the organisation, not the opinion which we could bulid up as rapit keep us in touch, during the ecive of a

Insurrectionists in France. They of portly dignitaries or news-

ly as possible for the late deci.f early hours of D-day, with the coblem. If my technical experi{attuck I woull se budily disar-

was correct,

the plannel

to di- were known to be particularly

the Britanny area? numerous In paper commentators.

sive battle for France. But pro-progress of each element in the

predictions urc Diways By the time the operational operation was worse than stub-ange elaborate plans as

born folly, because even at the minish chances for success oise-

and in the hills and mountains Since the beginning of time, trees

An open helpful in the supply staffs in staffs had moved to Portsmouth. O

tenances the ruling faction in any coun-order that they may plan their 1 felt that the only

enormous cost predicted we could where and to make later main-

perhaps Impossihin. of South East France. remaining

Moreover, in long and calm con-

clash with De Gaulle on this nut- try has been able to depend on

own operations" nccording to arent decision to be faced before not gain the principal object of

ri us immeasurably niceration of the whole Great ter would cannon fodder, either because concept that gives some idea of Dus was that of fixing, dr the drup, Moreover, if he was of a traditional power com- the scope of responsibilities they finitely, the day and hour of the right, it appeared that the attack scheme we hati agreed that the and would result in bitter re- Utah attack was an essential fac- crimination and unnecessary loss

Ta of Me. pelling blind obedience and a will be called upon to meet. The

tor in prospects for success. predicted ninety-day ling was

The staff thought the argument punitive ability, or in later actually reached sightly ahead of

abandon it really meant to abun-

In a sense, Demlemle. It dunn plan in which I had held was, years by appeals to regional schedule, but those forecast for

implicit confidence for more than was considered that, in the in- patriotism which succeeded the earlier days of the operation

tial stages of the operation at two years. who proved impossible of attament even with the masses

Finally, Leigh-Mallory'a

lenst, De Gaulle would represent Out of this cirmms'ance develop- had nothing to Bght for exed me difficulties.

timate was just an estimate, noll- the only authority that could cept the right to find work

ing more, and our experience lo produce any kind of French co- when there

any,

Sicily and Italy did not, by any ordination and unification and les degree of that no harm would result from means, support People's feelings are chang-

pessimisin Bradley, with Ridg- giving him the kind of recogni-

tion Ing. They have to be con-

he sought. He would mere- way and other airborne com~| vinced of a reason for risk-

manders, had always supported ly be places on notice that once

the country

liberated the Ask the

me and the staff in the matter. ing their lives.

and I was encouraged to persist freely expressed average person in China if he D-day the air forces were charged cares who wins the civil war, with the rangibility of denin- ishing selected targets in the provided peace comes, and in, enemy's coastal defences, of pro- the hackneyed post-war viding overhead cover and ren- phrase, he couldn't care less.dering general-fighter-bomber And what are some of the support as the troops progressed comments in Hong Kong about joining up to defend the Colony?

was

The air plan, already in execu. lan, vid for the propressive wearing down of the Luftwaffe

the destruction of critical points is the rail and highway systerns so us to Ishid'e the coastal ossault. For reus selected for

inland.

The naval plan was complicated hy the configuration and nature of the coastal area, which provided for maneuvre. little sea rom and by the density and extent of nire fields. Nevertheless, the whole programme of mine sweep- ing,, escorting. Preliminary home borgiment, gunfire support, and "eral Protection against enemy sorfire and submarine forces was provided for in de'ail,

The logistic plan for trungnor'ation, care, and maintenance of troops end forwarding of supplies fully as comprehensive as any of the others.

as

was

School

every

The feeling is that it would be better if this were made into a place fit for heroes to live in before asking them to defend and if necessary to die for it. The authorities might for once-look at it from the point of view of the ordinary person who has only a salary. You know, the small 90 per cent "minority" who don't have a large house On May 15 a final conference or two Cadillacs and don't (was held at St. Paul's even know bank managers by under the supervision of SHAEF,

AL this final meeting their first name. They be principal member of the British lieve that something should Chiefs of Staff and the War be done to stop landlords Cabinet attended.

did also from taking half a man's the King of England and Allied generals by the score. Field salary for a couple of rooms. Marshal Smuts came with h's old And from keeping vacant find, Mr. Churchill During

the whole blocks of flats until the pr

war I attended no other conference no packed with pected stranger with the

rank as this one. The purvo42 golden key appears. They was to assure that any doubtful haven't forgotten with what points of the earlier conference unseemly haste

hotel would be froned out and COT- rected. It also served to bring rates control was quashed,

to the attention of all comman- and how nothing has been ders the broad purposes of the heard since of the promised highest headquarters and to

give to erch investigation into prices.

fully completed The wage earner wonders and rounded pleture of the su how nrices of ordinary com- modities can possibly be jus- tified. Do shopkeepers, ros- taurant keeners etc. really have to make 300 per cent profit here to keep alive? If our public utilities and other manonolistic undertakings

the

Port he could enect Instru tians for the briefing of small units and their care during the period of moving to the

ports were checked and confirmed. Secrecy was a dominating factor.

This meeting gave us an

op-

had their accounts carefully might there not have been a checked-by insnectars from wave of popular enthusiasm? Home would they have to Even behind the iron curtain

great armado,

then

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1. Nay bay tseen m

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5. Ngaw bay nay. 6. Ngaw,m bay2nay. 7,Nay bay bay

tseen2 kui neh1?

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1. Nay bay,m bay2 „kuļ

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reduce rates and charges in the dragooned masses are DO YOU

a level more in keeping with able to vote for one list of their real capital invested in- candidates. stead of the inflated stock ex- change values?

No doubt the widespread

comments of 1941-45 Volun-

are

KNOW

YOUR

HONG KONG?

Can you

12. where

If, instead of building teers that they were let down palaces for its own employees. bitterly last time, and don't for some of the favoured few, see why they should pre- Government had used public judico life and liberty aëain funds- Conservative. Lib for the currently prosperous eral and Labour governments wartime collaborators. P.N. did in Britain-to erect ran- only the traditional old sol- sonably priced homes for the diers' grouses. Perhaps thev beanle who do the actual will rush to join up again and cognies

a willing force 6,000 taken? The an work of the place, or even to be

Or again, perhaps were lo Page provide a few publle con- strong. veniences if one may speak not. of simple needs, would it not have warmed the people's may have been won on the | heart? ***.

playing fields of Eton, but If those who pay, the taxes there are many things more and do the colony's work had important to most people (in- now been able to vote for cluding potential soldiers) their own government-after than cricket pitches can ever waiting a century, for it be.

+

The Battle of Waterloo

Seven.

To give, pay. To allow. A final particle conveyimt the iden of a cominant or a derafiek.

To give, puy,

Will you pay (for it)?

CS-

The attempt to work out a pian satisfactory to De Gaullo and still remain within the limits fixed by fell fargely 10 our governments the lot of our headquarters and occasioned a great deal of worry. because we were depending on

was

will of the in the belief that Leigh-Mallory French people would determing their own government and leader. was wrong!

1 telephoned him that the at- We had already, with the con- tock would go ns planned and sent of our governments, accepted -that--would-confirm this at once De Gaulle's representative, Gen- in writing. When, later, the at- cral Koenig, as the commander tack was successful he was the of the French Forces of the In- first to call me 10 volee his de- terior, who was serving as a di light and to express

his regret reet subordinate of mine in the that he had found it necessary to Allied organisation,

desired De We particularly ned to my personal burdens dur-

Gaulle to participate with me in final tense days the

before

D-day to the broadcasting on D-dny.

There was, of course, much to French people so that the popu- lation, avolding uprisings and do aside from merely waiting to make the final decision concem- useless sacrifice at non-critica,

instantly ing the timing of the attack. We points, would still be had visits from many important ready to help us where help was officials. One of our final visi needed. We worked hard, within tors was General de Gaulle, with the limits of our instructions, to win De Gaulle to our point of whom some disagreement deve-

view, but alihrough after the cam- loped, involving the actual timing pain was started he co-operated Will you pay him (or her)? and nature of pronouncements to wit us effectively, he did not

i will pay (for it).

I won't pay (for it).

Will you give it to) me?

I will give (It to) you,

I won't give (It to) you.

I will pay him for her).

ing

be made to the French population immediately upon landing. Gen-meet our eral de Guulle wanted to be clear- ly and definitely recognised by

ment.

requests at the mo

A number of other details re- I won't pay him (or her). both the Allied governments as mained to be ironed out during the days at Portsmouth preceding the ruler of France. He insisted D-day, but the big question mark Should (1) give money (to)] that he alone had the right to

him (or her)?

Don't give money (to) him

(or her)!

Give some money (to) him

(or her)!

To allow.

Will you let him (or her)

got

I will let him (or her) go.

I won't let him (or her)

go,

Should (1) Jel him for her)

go?

Don't let him (or her) gol

Let him for her) go!

give orders to the French popu- always before us was the weather that would prevail during the lation in directing the necessary only period of early June that co-operation with the Allied

we could use, the Arth, sixth, and forces.

President Roosevelt was flatly seventh opposed to giving General de: Gaulle this specific and particu-

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