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AGENDA

OF MATTERS NOT TO BE DISCUSSED

By order of Moscow

Russia's overbearing level of armaments

Arming of Russia's

Satellites

THẸ CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1951.

"IT'S MY OPINIÓN YOU WARMONGERS DON'T WANT TO TALK PEACE"

World Copyright. We arrangement with Dalie Herald.

I WAS CHURCHILL'S SHADOW: Part 6

Secret Talks

Produce

The Atlantic Charter

T the beginning of - August, 1941, re-

By Ex - Inspector

turned from a few WALTER HENRY

days' lenve

und

heard that the Prime Minister was planning a secret journey.

Mr Churchill was most secretive when he told me about it, but he was ob- viously excited.

much to the amusement of the crow.

Mr Churchill was in

THOMPSON spirits after

the

But he remained in high One evening while Mr Chur- spirits which even the pouring hit was dressing for dinner I

to remark оп rain could not quench when we happened

of miles we had Hoarded a destroyer to join thousands H.M.S. Prince of Wales at travelled together. Scapa Flow,

we were

"Yes," he answered. "But we As we boarded the battleship haven't got safely back from this

by Adiniral trip yel" Tovey, and Mr Churchill shook

with hands

him, Then

1 suggested that his meeting Mr er with President Roosevelt would Churchill spotted Mr

Harry Hopkins, who had just flown prove historie, and he answer On the day of our departure from Moscow. Puting his arm gravely, "Yes, and more so if

I get what I want from him."

1 found out that

We were President

going to nice!

itoosevelt at sea.

round him he said: "Hello,

I mat. Mr

the Churchill in Great Ball at Chequers. le Jarry! How is my friend Joe? came forward with one of his Come and tell me

Hin,"

anost bewitching smiles, and asked me: "Is everything ready? What time do we start?"

"In about T quarter of an hour, sir." 1, answered, But be fore the quarter of an hour was up I got a surprise,

"Father" came out, bounced into his car, and off we went. arriving at the station before

all about

Saturday, August 1, dawned

great and Avay

this lunch. seemed pleased with the things were going. He suddenly steekted to ga ashore.

We climbed up one of the hills overlooking the harbour, with the Old Man wisecracking tl the way. Then the rain came down. None of us had coats and By the time we reached the ship we were all soaked to the skin. But Winston was still in high good humeur.

That evening, after Mr Chur- chill and Mr Roosevelt had din- ed together in the Augusta, Mike Reilly, of the American Secret Service, who was the President's personal bodyguard, arranged io introduce me to the President.

As

approached Mr

On this trip had to be head call and wet. When 1 went en Roosevelt's cabin we met Mr rock and bottle washer to the deck at 0a.m. I saw several U.S.-Churchill coming out. When I Prime Minister. He had ̈ ̈ ̈ ̈not

told him what was happening, brought his valet and he asked destroyers ahead of us, Mr Chur-

10 look after his clothes,

the to help the naval steward chill was also early on deck he said firmly. "Oh, now

where he remained until we perform that introduction my- steamed into Placentia Bay, " Nowfoundland, and passed the USS. Augusta with 'the' Prèsi-

He turned round, led me into dent aboard. But we had arrived the cabin, and

too soon. Roosevelt.

This brought me into public an hour and a half

the train. That was anost komandi, for whenever the and had to take a trip around

unusual for himi

Prime Minister wanted ine, to make the rendezvous at the which was often, the signal correct time. Winston was on- On the train he was in happy good. After dinner he asked camo over the ship's loud- noyed about this and said so. Lord Cherwell to work out speakers: "Inspector Thompson how many pints of champagne lay at to the Prime Minister's

he had drunk in 24 years, a the rate of a pint a day.

cabin."

I was also in demand by many members of the ship's company, who asked me to give them Mr Churchill's elgar butts or the cigar-bands which had his name on them.

..

said to Mr

3

"Inspector Thompson has guarded me faithfully for period of nearly twenty years. 1 gives me great pleasure 10 present him to you."

When we did come to anchor, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Lord Cherwell, Sir Dudley The President talked ior :: Pound, Sir John Dill, Sir few minutes, and as he said: Alexander Cadogan, Commander good-bye added: Thompson and myself, went dboard the Augusta.

"Look after the Prime Minis- ter. He is one of the greatest men in the world."

Mr Churchill chuckled at the

As we climbed to the deck answer, and then asked how

the President stood by the rail, many coaches like the one we

Ellott, After we had been at sea a supported by his son wwere sitting in would be re- quired to carry that amount of couple of days I found Mr Chur- while the two National Anthems

ΟΙ chumpagne. When the Profes novel.

chill relaxing by reading a were played. Deep silence fell

That evening finished with (It was, appropriately as Mr Churchill moved forward that it would sor answered only take to part of one coach, enough, C.S. Forester's "Captain and the two leaders greeted each perhaps the most memorable. unoMcial conversation of the Mr Churchin said: "far vers: Hornblower, R.N.") This was so other warmly.

Atlante meeting. Ensign Frank- disappointed. I had hoped it unusual that I made a comment

In D. Roosevelt, junior, the would have taken several on it, and asked him if the After the preliminary intro-

President's ductions voyage was doing him good.

left the us back to the Prince of Wales. party our

pccompanied Augusta. We were due to return

said to "Yes," he answered. "I am to the American ship for lunch, the way Churchill yards of cigar ho had smoked, rest and the fresh air. And I Church's quarters I picked up 1 àm glad that our meeting has asked Mr Churchill how many getting a lot of benefit from the and just before we latt Mr him: "Your father is a great man. He has accomplished much. but the Old Man did not answer certainly needed it. My brain, from his dressing table a smali and would not be drawn. teo, is getting a rest in reading." place of red leather, which he resulted in such understanding.",

coaches."

Sir John Dill, then C.I.G.S.,

POCKET CARTOON

by OSBERT lancaster

had been using as a bookmark.

He took occasional walks on On it was ascribed "Ask and it the quarterdeck, and later stroll- shall be given you. Seek and ye ed round and made unofficial shail find." Inspections, of various parts of

the ship.

The ship's company got a

kick out of seeing him, and one I showed it to him and sug-

of them told me: "He certainly gested: "That might be a good

ces to find out things for him omen for the conference you are self."

going to start, sir."

If the men were called to at- He was struck with the idea teation when he came in sight, and replied: "I hope it will be, Mr Churchill always protested: for I have much to ask for." "No, no. Carry on. I want to

walk about without Interiering, The conferences which were Allow the men to be at ease, so to produce the Allantle Charter that can have personal con- carried on continuously. But we tart with them."

had one treak just after Pre- sident Roosevelt had lunched. "aboord "the" Prince of Wales,

As the President was leaving

son,

Ensign Roosevelt replied that he considered his father had become a great man since by his determination he had over- come his offiction.

"My father," he went on, "is a very religious man, and has risen to strength of character and de- great halghts by his

termination."

"Your father is one of the greatest men of our day," said the Prime Minister.

"Father was talking to me of. you," added Ensign Roosevelt, "and he bald that Churchill,......

"No, no-Winston," interrupt-,

ed. Mr Churchill,

"...is the greatest statesman the warld has over known.

"I told my father" continuga

He visited and talked to the in a destroyer, Mr Churchill young Roosevelt, "No. You and

men of all ranks at work and avaved a

play, When, In the Warrant the deck of the battleship. Sud of the age, and together you Karowell salute drom Mr Churchill are the groat men Offers Mess he played a game dealy, he became aware of the can bring peace to the world.",

darts, he thought the stripa mascot, a black and white "arrows" were not good enough. eat, at his rest.

so he bought some now, sets from

the Nooft cartoon and presented e la a great lover of cuts,

them do the mess.

and he looped to." stavke

NEXT SATURDAY: Churchill's Greatest Shock Of The War

Anne

Edwards

pins down

The Middle Classes

London, May 21. 6617HAT exactly,"

of

They produce the dowdlest. "W

re- women on earth and some of the creatures in the marked two learned most elegant judges (Lords Cooper and the Goalen standard.

world-professional models

Russell) to each other last week, using the phrase be THEY are the people, my loved by all judges, "What exactly arc the Middle Classes?"

The British Middle Classes, my lords, are the prople that other people call (according to their

"Back-

lords, who.

• Platzyst Free Schools, get- ting to know their neigh- bours, modern art, a "common" accept, men who talk to you in

line of vision) either "Bureau trains, any girl who is "got up," men who are emotional, people crats." "Bourgeoisie."

who are frank about sex, and bone," or "Vermin,"

"calling names."

• They put their trust in Public Schools, British real pearls (however justice,

They are the people who are squeezed breathless between the rising cost of everything they value, the heaviest taxes in history',

and the feeling that small), a house and garden of somehow it is undignified

their own (however much too a character- builder, Heredity, and Being a Lady.

10

accept a pair of spectacles on big), cricket as

the cheap.

·

The Middle Classes are the people who feel it is disrespectful

to be informally dressed on p

They are the mainstay of the travel agencies, Harris

formal occasion, and would Tweed manufacturers, the rather go to Buckingham Palace W.V.S., boarding schools, tennis

in an ancient mothholed tail- cont than turn up like Bevan, in a lounge suit.

clubs, straight theatre, subscrip Mr tion libraries, all those associa- tions for taking care of people, morning coffee places, and bridge clubs.

It's the Middle Classes who are accused of "Leathering their own nests" and who for a hundred They are a writer's easiest years have supplied the doctors, target for jeers and the people the nurses, and the school- I like best. masters, without a strike.

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