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“TRIUMPH

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I couldn't sink OR swim..

THE

JAMES LEASOR takes a dip-and goes to Jericho

Jericho, The Dond Sen is n' fow miles THE best thing about out of Jericho. 'The road swimming in the Dend just potors out by the local Sea is that you can't sink, police station on the beach. The worst, that neither can The waves of the Dead you awim.

Sca Were frothy Uko soapsuds as I stepped in gently; the water raw and

The water la so salty and so buoyant that the bather

reats on top as though he sharp to the ski were filled with air,

It is impossible to dive

I lay on the water kicking

own

into the water. and old my legs. Each time they Jericho hands tell stories of seemed to leap out of the accord, daredevils who leaped into sea of their the sea and broke their and the Leasor torso lay necks because the buoyancy

unhappily upon the water. was imposible to overcome.

I came out most thankfully,

Chapter 21

PREPARATIONS FOR

YALTA MEETING

By Sir Winston Churchill

This instalment covers the preliminarles of the Con- ference which he attend- ed with President Roose-

the Poelle, which meant con- velt and Stalin at the stanily losing 40 or 50 Ameri- Black Sea resort of Yalta cans for, one Japanese, and he was not very hopeful about an In the Crimea. Recalling the legendary carly end of cther war. This remark and other considera- Black Sea voyage of the ilons made me anxious to ar Argo in quest of the range a meeting of the Com- Golden Fleece, the Prime bined Chiefs of Staff, at which of us could either preside Minister

the sour proposed

or be available before our code - name. "Argonaut" re

I fliere- meeting with Stalin. for their meeting.

fore sent the following tele- gram:

both

N Dec. 30, 1944, Mrrime Minister to

Rocsuvelt eabled

that he would leave the

·United States as soon as possible after his Presidential inauguration, and would travel by war- ship to the Mediterranean,”. and from there by air to Yalta. I agreed at once to this, and promised to send a passenger ship to Seba- stopol to supplement quarters on shore. I myself proposed to fly direct via Caserta,

an

Our

al-

The President's circle, however, produced ternative to flying from Caserta. His advisers, medical and otherwise, con- sidered it inadvisable for him to fly at high altitudes over the mountains between- Italy and Yalta. Admiral Hewitt recommended going by sea to Mulla and flying on thence. I liked this. Prime Minister to Presi-

Prezident

technical

advice. All

the S

that we should not be obliged to do this unul the Greck Government had built up own military forces.

caked with drying white salt Woo Lot's wife, who turned inte a pillar of salt because she looked behind her.

Perhaps Tomorrow

asked the local cafe for a hot drink and received the stock antwer in these parts; "It is not Just how possible, perfutpa tomorrow, who knows."

Pressing the point I asked why no one should know and the reply was: "My hot drinks have just now been taken by thieves."

I left it at that, but the point is worth noting. The road from Jerusalem to Jericho is much Three division were also to changed since the Old Testament that the rott, it szams

days when o certain man fell be withdrawn from Italy to re- sume, there are a tremendous sident's advisera were not lot of quesitons which should without misgivings, for on the inforce North-West Europe, but among thieves, but it is still over-easy to bu robbed- stressed that it would be un- be looked at beforehand, and day of my departure I

re- I

wire to make any significant especially by avaricious taxi- withdrawal our agendo ought really to be celved the following telegram:

amphibious considered.

President Roosevelt to Prime

Afinister

20 Jan. 45 forces. aut appear to be much more President that

renderi difficult then at first report

What are your Ideas of the length of our stay at Yalta? This may well be a fateful Conference, coming at a mo- ment when the Great Allies are so divided and the sha¬ dow of the war lengthens out before US. At the pre- sent time I think the end of this w

war may well prove

than be more disappointing was the last.

to

ઈ.

of

It was very

The approaches to "Arran to follow up any Genportant

in Italy, and I told the

We

sur-

nught

Austria

to

25

No sinking feeling is.

I will have my advance occupy as much of party make recommenda possible, as it was "undesirable

of Western Europe. flons as to how I shall travel that more after Malts. I agree that we than necessary should be oc- must notify Uncle Joe as soon cupied by the Russians."

In all these military matters as we can fix our schedule in

of agreement the light of present informa a large measure

and the discuss- tion.

was reached, ་་

lons had the useful result that drivers who assume that all Mr Roosevelt was by now at The President replied that he

Chiefs of Staff Westerners are employed by the one the Combined. there was le rested Mirihall. King, sea and have a talk to-elber hrd

of their respective United Nations, unostentatiously? Also, Eisen- and Arnold (the U.S. Chiefs of could do about it, but his fore- were aware

engag hower and Alexander could Staff), with their assistants, to bodings were soon to be justi points of view before

ing in

In talks with their Russian both be available there. We arrivo in Malta in time for a fled.

counterparts. with think it very important that conference

the British

That evening we all dined there should be some con- Staffs in the forenoon of Jan.

Roosevelt

5 Jan. 45 Would it not be possible for you to spend two or three nights at Malla and let the

Safe Stan

The

range

use

our

should feel it very much and

Wo

at the

at

be made if you were in visit perly to the Triple Conference of those two aircraft haet fleld of Sakl, in 'the Crimea,

dent Roosevelt 1 Jan. 45 THE President did not at first think it pable for us to have We shall bo delighted

preliminary .conference at if you will come to Malta. Malta. He said that with fav-

or

I

he looked trail

Jericho is a town of white houses, white walls and wide streets, and a few miles away are the ruins of the palace of the ancient King Hashem---- ancestor of the present King

This was noticed by the courtiers, when the late King. Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia acrit la', fleet of 'Dakotas to fetch him

down on a recent state visit.

versation on matters, which 30, but explained that he could ON Jan. 29 I lett Northolt in togel on the Quincy, to talk over 'informally the conversa- do not affect the Russions not spare Mr Stettinius for a the Skymaster given to me tiens which had taken place on

g. Japan-and also about preliminary meeting of Foreign by Gen. Arnold. My daughter future

of the Italian Secretaries. He himself would

Eden

Mr Siettinius on tho

dom, Jordan-and the ruins of armies.

You have but to say be at sea, and his Secretary of Sarah and the official party, to- de previous days between Mr Hussein of this Hashemite king-

gether with Mr Marin and Mr political issues which should the old wall. word-and-we-can-around ought not had fame Rev-my-prive, traveller-be-raised-at-Yalta. That nigh

everything.

so long

and Cindr. Thompson,

exodus

Transport De not believe those who We are very sorry

indeed time.

with me. The rest of my per planes took off at 10-minute claims the walls of Jericho could you will not come to

sonal staff and some depart-

rt- Intervals to carry rome 700 not have fallen down.by people shores on this journey.

menial officials travelled in two

persons, forming the British

marching round themn and We

arrived ITE woul join us instead at other planes.

and American delegations, sounding off trumpets.

They very dismal impression would Me and

on over 1,400 miles recompany our Malta just before dawn

to the air- have not seen the ruins. 30, and there I learnt that France before you came to "My idea," he concludes "of the one

I boarded my plane after Only other place of interest in Britain; in fact, it would be length of stay at Yalta is that crashed near Pantelleria. Only dinner, and went to bed. After Jericho is the huge. "Winter regarded as a slight on your it should not be more than ave three of the crew and two pas a long and cold fight we land-Falaco" much loved by old King closest ally. I gather, how-

Fix days. I am very de sengers survived. Such are the ed on the airfield, which was Abdullan, His grandson, the ever, that you will only go to fireits of keeping our date with strange ways of fate.

under deep now. My plane present king, does not use it the Medlicreenean and Black Uncle Joe if it can possibly be During the Journey I deve was ahead

of the President's

much. Although he is young Seo. in which case it is zone."

a high temperature, and loped

and we stood for a while

10 last month he has a strong merely

repetition of This was better than nothing, under in bed on the plane un- carried down the lift from the

Lord Moran's orders awaiting him. When he was mind of his own. Teheran....

but

វ seemed to me that we stayed might run very short of time, til neon. I then took up my Sacred Cow

H.M.S. Orion. in quarters and I therefore persisted.

and ill.. Prime Minister to

President where I rested all day. In the Roosevelt

10 Jan. 45 evening I felt better, and both Thank you very much the Governor of Malta and Mr

TOGETHER We inspected the about

the Combined Chiefs Harriman dined with me.

guards of honour, the Presid Feb. 2 the On the morning of Staff's preliminary meet-

sitting in an open cat I shall be waiting on the ourable weather at ren he could

party, on board the ent Presidential Ing.

beside him. I walked U.S.3.

sleamed into while Quincy, You will also see arrive there by

Eden has particularly ask Valletta harbour. quay.

party then went into It was would have to go on by air the the inscription of your same day in order to keep our ed me to suggest that Blet- Vall

and under a cloud- large marquce for refreshment, Stalin. with

might come on noble message to Malta of date-

48 warm day, watched the scene with Molotov and the Russian hours earlier to Malta with less sky

come to I pressu Nevertheless a year ago. Everything

Anxieties

the which I

U.S. Chiefs of Staff so from the deck of the Orion. As delegation, which had

steamed mest us. can be arranged to your proposal.

that he (Eden) can run over the American cruiser

Presently we set off on past us towards her convenience. No more let had expressed about our opera- North-West Europe

the agenda with him before slowly

the quay wall long drive from Saki to Yalta, tions In us falter-f' From Malta to sull

hand. weighed with me. The

Even though Molotov berih alongside

and Mr Martin of the Lord · Moran Yalta! Let nobody alter! British and American Chiefs of were not Invited, I am sure I could see the figure

very President scated on the bridge, came with me in my car. We this would be found

the precaution bad taken

ot dis- I elaborated this for private di

had great need for

bringing useful. I do not ace any other and we waved to each other.

sandwiches before

with us, we reached

With the escort of Spitfires way of realising and I hoped that their

hopes overhead, the saluter,

calen No more let us elter er falter Yalta, members might

and the but, after we had duly about World Organisation In

we came to a house or palter.

the bands of the ships companies them, five or six days. Even or three

where we were told Molotov The From Malta to Yalta, and rive at Malla two

Almighty took seven. Pray in the harbour playing

Star-spangled Banner" It was a walled us, and we were In Yalta to Malta. days before us and go over the

forgive my pertinacity.

to take places at Perhaps it was as well I did military ground together,

But the would in-

President replied splendid scene. I thought I was viled that the President not cable.

If the battio that there was too much bust- well enough to lunch on board magnificent luncheon for about Hacket Pold, is one of the last vite Elsenhower,

for Mr the Quincy, and at six o'clock 10 people..

President's Washington in could

him.

Tho wanted nese spare 2 Jan. 45 Alexander to come too.

Stettinlus to reach Malts be- that evening we had our first

Presi--Apparently slipped past

He is the British Consul, a We plan to arrive by ship

Jan. 31. foro

He promised, formal meeting in the

awares, and Molotov was alone bachelor, and immensely. popular. with two of his officials. He' at Malta oarly formoon Feb. this idea of a preliminary mill however, to send Harry Hop dont's cabin...

at tury

of humourS, kins to England to talk things,

was in the best

His consulate is on the top of and offered us all the delicacies a high hill, and when sometimes by plane without fai

meeting of Jan. 21 Hopkins flew to London ERE we reviewed the export of the Russian, table. We did the locals, many of them Com to should be a similar meeting of over with Eden and myself. On' tering," It will be grand Foreign Secretaries. moet you on the quay. Your

the President in the Sacred Cow" [The Pre- of the Combined Chiefs of our best to conceal the know, whether

fact munists, try to organise an anti- suggestion of "Argonaut**

we had already, blunted British parade most of them fall. is would bring

efdent's personal aircraft] Stotiinius,

to Staff and the military discuss that You welcomed.

and

of the er discuss some I are contly appointed, with him, not which would confront us at the place in Malta during the pro-

topics ions which had been taking our appetities. direct descendants.

whether Molotov would come,

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President Roosevelt' to Prime ·

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afts eight hours, and the road was top. ference between Eden, Stot eneca which had arisen between had done a remarkable piece of often lined by Russian soldiers, "What do you do with the Molotov at us in the previous month over work. Their discussions had some of them women, standing remainder I asked him. He and

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