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Here we have a gentleman (censored) contemplating the Suez Canal and thinking about little old Mossadeg, nationalisation, and one thing and another. To save the British Army the bother in

Cairo Giles has censored his own cartoon this time.

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London Express service

THE FOOD OF THE GODS

GOLDEN POWDER DOUBLES SIZE OF ANIMALS IN ONLY SIX WEEKS From CHAPMAN PINCHER

Pearl River,

been given the powder will near New York, have grown too big. for the American tamnik's THOUSANDS of Amiri. average

on Thanksgiving Day. can farmers are boost November 23. ing the growth of their pigs and poultry with a golden powder.

The powder is a crude form

of the germ-killing drug

aureomycin, which has already. It is the nearest thing proved itself to be almost as yet to H. G. Wells's fabulous treatment of human ailments.

as penicillin in the important

"Food of the Gods" ♫ diet on which animals and men became giants.

Its

astonishing growth - promoting power, which was dis covered accidentally, is saving

It has produced such hard-headed farmers so much startling results that the time, trouble, and money that It has become the basis of ári Minnesota meat packers $8,000,000 business within 凛

have complained to their few months. union. This year's pigs are getting to market so much faster than expected that the meat packers cannot cope with them.

After inspecting an experi- mental pig farm here, I am convinced that the powder could increase immediately Britain's Now there is a fear that millions of turkeys which have supplies of home-fed pork and bacon and lower the price for the housewife.

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS

"CLOSING THE RING" CHAPTER TEN

STRUGGLE FOR POWER

AMONG THE FRENCH

Gen, de Gaulle's position had would affect the future of France been strengthened by the adher- after the war. It WDs Essential ence to his movement of many to allay American fears on the In Tunisiz, now liberated, and millary question and at the

Prance, stili in

German same time to keep in being the hands. On May 20, 1943, he new Provisional Commit'ee. arrived in Algfers and negotia- Former Naval Person to Pre- tions to form a united Fighting French commities · were begun between him and Gen. Giraod,

0

N the afternoon of June 3 agreement was reached, and a French Committee

of National Liberation was Bet

which included up, Giraud and de Gaulle, Gens. Catroux and Georges, and certain members of the Gaullist Committee from been London, which had

Gaulle dissolved when de left for North Africa.

But the wrangling did no! cease. De Gaulle would not ac- cept Giraud as Supreme Com- mander of the French forces. Giraud was anxious to keep the Africa French Army of North

intact and clear of Free French influences. This attitude of de

sident Roosevelt, 18 June, '43. I zm not in favour at this moment of breaking up the Committee of Seven or forbidding it to meet. I should prefer that Gen. Etsenhower should take your instructions

his directive, and that Murphy and Macmillan should werk towards ite fulfilment by wortever means they find mcs: appropriate. His

Majesty's Government will associate themselves with this policy.

will The Committee

then be confronted with a choice of either accepting cur decision by a majorly or placing them selves in defnite opposition to the two rescuing Powers. It as seems probable, they accept the decision by a majority, it will be for de Gaulle to decide whether he and other dissen- tlents

will submit sign.....

United States

Gaulle on the question of mill- policy

Minister

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ON July 13 1 wrote a paper for my colleagues summarising developments in American policy towards France, id which I stated:

tary command exacerbated Ame- rican dislike and distrust of him.

to President Roosevelt Prime

these 10 Jane, '43. I have just received the fol- lowing message from Murphy: "I was told this afternoon by Gireud that de Gaulle during this morning's session of the

French Committee finally brought into the open his wish to act as Commissioner for National Defence, having the altributes of a Minister of War in the ordinary Cabinet set-up. “He also demanded the com» » mand of French forces not ac- tively engaged in operations, which is contrary to what he has told Eisenhower, Macmil- lan, and me with respect to his Intentions.

President Roosevelt to Prime

..If it should become clear In the course of the next few. months that de Gaulle and his faction are not the masters of the Liberation Committee, and that he himself has settled down "to honest teamwork

In STY No 1 I saw Ave 14- week-old piglets which had bren fed on a standard pla meal. Their average weight was THREE STONE.

in STY No 2 there were five more piglets of exactly the same age and type which had Jastr the same size as their neighbours six weeks carlier.

They had been fod with standard pig meal enriched with one tablespoonful of the powder. Their average weight WAS A pound short of SIX STONE,

They had bigger

than

appetites

the normal ples. But for pound they had eaten far less.

in pound

£

Ci

standing difference between the There was one other out- two lots of pigs.

anti-de Gaullism of the Wash- Roosevelt ended by suggesting Free French adminstra.ion ington Government may hard- a joint formula based on "co- Syria. en lato a definite anti-France operation with" instead of "re- The formal independence feeling. If however de Gaulle cognition of the French Com- Syria and the Lebanon had been is gradually merged and sub- milee. The Quebec Conference proclaimed by the Free French merged into the Committee and aiready described was now im- at the end of 1941. We had re- in a reasonable and loyal man- reached a deadlock.

Edward Spears had been sent as ment each lot had contained a ner, this dangerous tendency It was only after stubbern ilke Bri Ish Minister in February,"runt"--s

the part of the United that I was able to persuade the 1942. Stales may be defected and Americans, to make a declara- assuaged....

tion in general terms supporting What kind of the political arrangements which had already taken shape in North

the Committee comports itself minent Meanwhile We had cognised these Republies, and Sir At the start of the experi-

on

Some form of recognition

I

PINION in cur Cabinst circle

moved steadily towards some form of recognition and I sent a further telegram to the President. Former Naval Person to Pre- sident Roosevelt, 21 July, '49. under considerable pressure from the Foreign Office, from my Cabinet col- leagues, and also from the force at circumstances,

recognise the National Com millee of Liberation in Algiers. What does recognition mean? One can recognise a man as an Emperor OF 15 a "grocsTM.

1s meaningless. Recognition without a defining formula....

stated to Parliament

I

10

on

June 8 that "The formation

Africa.

France?

ex-

weakling pig not expected to reach marketable [gize...

I spotted the runt in sty No 1 casily. He was barely half the size of his litter mates. But No 2 the runt had sty grown as big as the rest.

Prime Minister (Quebec) to Mr THE clections in July and

Macallan (Algiers).

August, 1943, resulted in an overwhelming Nationalist 25 Aug., $49.

pression in both Republics. The it better that majorities demanded the com- express our plets revision of the Mandatory thought In cur own

words constitution. The weakness of "The powder must supply rather than persevers in a joint the Free French administration something which runts,

We thought we should all

declaration by the United

lack," the local politicians, who had seld Dr William Williams, the States and United Kingdom. lttle faith in French promises of scientist in charge of the ex- In my opinion the President after-war Independence, toperiment. "If we can and out and Mr Hull have gone a long strike.

what it is, we may discover way to meet our desires.

stimulates You should tell my friends ernment proposed to abolish the growth. So far it is a mystery,"

On Oct. 7 the Lebanese Gov- | why' aureomycin

en the Committee that I am

sure the right course for them French position in the Republic.

This convincing alze-contrast A month later the Free French is to welcome the American Committee in Algiers cha Denged was paralleled in five other declaration

in most cordial - terms, and not to draw in the right of the Lebanese to se matched lots of pigs which I

vidious

distinctions between in this one-sided manner. M. inspected. And Dr Williams of pigs of produzed records Helleu, General Catroux's deputy, any of the forms in which I returned from Alglers to give many breeds which had given cognition is accorded.

of this Committee with its col- lective responsibility supersedes the situation created by the Frequent correspond en ce

betw clashes

THEA

orders for the

arrest of the similar results, Lebanese President and most

Later he showed me chickens of the Ministers, thereby provok which were growing at double ing disturbances, which led to the normal rate on a daily dose bloodshed, particularly at Beirut.of aureomycin:

The action taken by the

French

in Syria completely stultified the

Dairying Research

flavour'

ween General de Gaulle and myself in 1940. Our dealings, finan

struggle for power between elal and otherwise, wil hence-

These experiments have been de Gaulle and Giraud went forward be with the Committee cn unabated, and frequent clashes agreements we had made with fully confirmed in Britain-t as a whole." was glad to do took place over both civil and the French, and also with the Reading's this because I would rather military appointments. The fault Syrians and Lebanese. It was Institute. deal with the Committee cul- did not he always with de Gaulle, and much else that we had de- contrary to the Atlantic Charter

The drug does not fectively than with de Gaulle and there were unnecessary in dared, it seemed that the situa- the meat or make it over-fat. alone....

'cidents over the Macmiller tells us repeatedly Corsica, where Free French

Aureomycin is already being out the whole of the Middle East manufactured for medical pr Ajaccio on the night of Seps, and the Arab world, and also poses at a factory in South

Giraud ordered a French everywhere people would say Wales. Negotiations are in pro later, and the unfortunate dis- which, while self subjugated by making the growth-promoting

Hberation ext

within lis ranks, it might be that the Committee is acquiring ments on the Island had occupon would be distorted through-

possible to procure from the President some kind of re- cognition of the Commit.ee

result will not, however, be easily or swiftly obtained, and we have to consider what our course should be in the meanwhile....

a culledlive authority and that

master, He tells us further that the Committee breaks down, zs it may do if left utterly without support, de Gaulle will between his military com- the enemy, seeks to subjugate

mahiter and

the de Gaullet others?" become cnce again the sole leaders on the spot all further personality in controt every worsened relations,

Mediation by thing except the powers ex- Plans for summoning a pro-

de Gaulle is by no means its to Corsica furse days "What kind of a Franca is the gresia to put up a plant there for

There is no objection to deal

ng with the Committte in its collective capacity as the de facto authority. Transacting necessary business with them can only do them good, and, if they are worthy of their responsibilities, will add to their strength, a certain

sense this im- plias recognition of the Com- After stubborn mittes, but it will only be making

unnecessary trouble talks the

Mindster, 17 June, 148, " The following is a paraphrase,

of cable I have today sent to Gen. Eliznhower: "The position of this Gov- ernment is that during our military occupation of North In Africa we will not tolerate the control of the French Army by any agency which is not sub- ject to the Allied Supreme Commander's direc:lon. We

rust have someone

whom we mtast. completely and wholly Krust. We would under no circum- stances continue the arming of a force without being com pjetely confident in their will- Ingnesa to co-operate in our military operations, we are not interested, moreover, in formation of any Government or Committee which presumes: In any way to indicate that, tursfil, mails; fimo an, the French people select a Government for themselves. It will govern in Frances

Confronted choice

polpt where they

In the

ercised by Giraud under the visional Consultative Assembly Catroux armed force of the United to broaden the basis of French ACCORDINGLY I felt that the States in Northwest Africa administration advanced during British and United States and Dakar. He strongly recom- the month of October. Giraud's Governments should react mends a measure of recogni postion steadily weak ned. De strongly together. Already the tion. He reports that Elsen Gaulle showed himself Incom- character of the body we hower and Murphy both agree parably the more powerful per- had • recognised at Quebte with this...

sonality

had been totally overed by Nov. 3 the Assembly met de Gaulle's complete assump for the first time in Alglere. tion of power. But outrages French political life was crys in the Levant were of a differenc tellising into an embryo Gov. Character, and afforded full jusá-

phusite this point or do any Warenlace prepared me your exactly

States to em- BUT it was clear that the ernment for the future. On Nov. Beation, with the support of

after the world public opinion, et bring

de Gaulle to thing of a de Jure character to recognise the Algiers Com North African landings, Giraud ing the issue with de at the present stage. We should mittee as now constituted. -resigned from the National Com- a head.

avoid the use of the word "re- Prealdent Roosevelt to Prime mittee, but remained Comman was forced to give instruc-

" and avoid also may-a Minjater, in the nature of a splash

or a gesture, while of the same time working with them, for what they are worth, from day 10 day Even if Soviet

etronicas de Gaulle da account of his recent flirtalions with Communist

stibuld sill be wie fó meseire our courie by that of the? United States. Indeed, In the

I would be still more in portant nok do leave them isolated and give the abnger

This Government le most forces,

Ger-in-Chief of the French ions to Gen. Wilson to be pre- pared if necessary to take over control of " the Lebanon and 40

NOT

to join with you and anxicus the ather United Nations to Priuse Minister to President o establish order With Bri:Dh move along the line of limited Roosevel 10 Nov, 24 troops Happily and was not acceptance of the Committee, I am not at all content with necessary. Gen. Catrowe

nullitary re- always to

the changes in

in the French Neyi merived from Allent subject quireminis, but we should tional Commilles, which fave, so not as mediator, and Nov.

that make it

de Gaulle:sole Freakdent, & The Radhe Franch authorities Feirsned the plain fiber wrench unity conditions

Pral under arrest, and body vwürschgoliad was blew the politicians Can we totally different che

character, the prote

be properly me I do not think, we should nt- Cany, time use the word "recoge aliona borcaire this would be distorted to imply That we recogilse the Commolite as the Government of FTRDOD.RE FOOD

Commit

Independence of

essence bring the i co Preate the diency of Kilraid and de Gaulle:'/ Bycl

Kelly maintain an efforTheke incidents ith their mark thude, of complete reserve in- úpon our relejone with the Pris We and discure to boɛition French Committee and with Chem.

powder.at

FOOTNOTE: Tests have shown that during the shorti periods in which aureomycin, is- used for treating any human aliment it has no appreciable effects on growth,

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