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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1949.

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Inscription: For Kay Sum- mereby, with my thanks and very warm rogards- Franklin

Roosevelt D.

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June 6, 1944

N the afternoon of Novem- ber 20, our welcoming party assembled at the El Aquina airstrip. There was the waiting period; then, when we heard the nearing sound of engines, every neck stretched upward as five C-54's circled the field.

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EISENHOWER WAS MY BOSS

By KAY SUMMERSBY

Hopkins, that

was in full swing. The President must be a very Bound sleeper. ав well as a very tolerant father, I thought, stopping Into a room as noley, smoky, and hot as any night club.

perty time to spend gears and

the embarrassed wished there were Rave sergeant instructions how to run my weeks in Tunisia, away from official cor. Then 1 burried away and worries, just resting.

into climbed

another limousine, I recognised a kind dismissal and positive that everyone there, includ- took my leave. ing the President of the United was laughing at the entire States. mix-up.

to drive the big ear,

Mike Reilly was bouncing around the driveway, I called him over this fime: "I've just been presented to the President."

"Heard you were," he grunted. But the comedy had just begun.

"And no matter what you say." T & Secret Service man came over as added spitefully, "the President him-

the President Into my they put Cadillac and asked me to come back self has asked me to drive him."

As I climbed

With good frish hutnour, Mike into the frost scat, Mike Reilly's

05 halchel. *you florld face reappeared. "It's all off surrendered. We agreed to bury the working again, lady," he whispered.

together.. can't drive-the-sergeant will take over from here!""

4

Going back to the other car, my threatened to shatter the

Butch walked

up and stuck his

Introduced

"How's

never

CPEEDING blindly, I gave those

ride they'll forget, back to Algiers, thugh the city, and up the hill.

very

we'd Lo

To La Marsá

It simply

When General Elsenhower and 1 drove up to the White House next i

bolh -morning-n. Sunday-we stiffened in astonishment. The convoy fields was practically for our quickie tour of the battle

an armoured column. There were at least 20 two truckloads vehicles, including

half-tracks, joeps, weapons of MP's armed to the teeth, amoured carriers-and o grim-faced Mike up front in a radio car, with an expres- sion which revealed a life-long ambition to head an army into battle.

the

POCKET CARTOON

"Something terrible's happened, sir, 1- got our- fobs mixed up, and we've Just demolished a bridge we built last week!"

THE

RUSSIAN

WINDOW

A glimpse into the Russian mind, assembled by Péter Burchett from Moscow- circulated news in the Soviet sector of Berlin. BERLIN. THE DOLLAR becomes the main

fiem on a Soviet meņu.

With President Roosevelt in the SHORTLY afterwards, the Presi-

Cadillac, smiling at the Reilly dent reappeared. They lifted him brigade, we started off. Telek barked THE Soviet restaurant In- into the car with a quick emeleney happily in the front seat, I looked tourist is the best and most which made the gesture seem wholly forward to the idea of a plenie, natural. His difficulty was ignored which the President had suggested." by common consent. didn't exit.

"'d like to go

over and inspect he told me. "It's quite near, I understand." Elliott's outfit,"

We drove to La Marsa, a short ten minutes away, where he transferred to a jeep and rode along the lines of surprised and proud soldiers of reconnaissance unit. Elliott's photo We were back at Amilcar before sundown.

class-conscious restaurant in Berlin. It is the only one, car icd The lead radio

our except for officers' clubs, where bristling

convoy slowly over Tunisian countryside. I relaxed and the waiters are immaculately listened to the talk in the back seat. dressed in tails. The only one, Il revolved around the late battles, except for officers clubs, where the terrain, difficulties encountered, and some of the command percon- snow-white table napkins are

provided.

ailties.

Picnic Lunch

A few days ago two innovations were made at Intourist. Foreigners were moved upstairs to eat on the same floor-though partitioned off- Ins Russians. Downstairs 'was cleared

One cut in for a straight, swift landing. We all strained for a first glimpse of President heels Roosevelt, but it turned out to runway.

Ap- General Marshall. parently the Secret Service was head in the window. "Don't worry 7.20 & 9.20 P.M. taking no chances on enemy about it, Kay. We'll fix everything

to the villa, when we get fighters knocking off the Num-

He ber One plane and their Num- Just one of those things."

motioned to his companions, Admiral ber One boss. Tex, with new King, and Mr Hopkins, whom I had lieutenant-colonel leaves on his met previously in Algiers. shoulders, bundled the general about going in this car?" he yelled to into a waiting car. The other them, four planes landed right after another; two began un- loading passengern and a third seemed to be an empty "spare." The Number Two plane taxied three

President remarked that no to our end of the field, and

As the President went inside for Tone remembers' the Chief of Staff for German guests, a tribute to the stopped. Several men rolled up

General a rest in General Eisenhower's bed after a war; fame comes only to value of the new German mark. a ramp. I drove my Cadillac Tho guard around

room. I started to leave for mess. combat leaders. "I am determined,"

$3.20 General Marshall A new exchange rate of now and Eisenhower's White House, beside the plane

he said, "that Franklin came doshing out, however,

pound was after this instead of $4 to the forgotten temporary but

literal While Just a minute, Kay," he grinned. shall not be

making meals mare Introduced, House looked

thougth the "General Eisenhower says he's ready wor." expected Army

Suddenly, he pointed to a rare expensive for pound-holding guesta, the to leave and, incidentally you're

trees and remarked: as all prices aro calculated in A barning. American "Hey, there!"

Germans return

Rrove to Tunisia Germans

any invited to dinner here tonight."

"That's an awfully nice place. Could do

dollars. Irish face appeared ut my win moment. My passengers got out and

And food coming from child, for our Russia, such as smoked salinon and Outranked from his own quarters you pull up there, dow, distorted with anger. I disappeared inside. Mike Reilly

mood for office works little plenie?"

caviar, can now, oply be eaten for the rushed over and said patronisingly, and far from recognised Mike Reilly,

Nothing could have pleased me dollars. tači Secret Service chief who had "It's okay for you to get back in the General asked me to drive over

Until recently Intourist" catered been very much in evidence at your own car now. They've gone in to another nearby ville to visit Harry more. Mike, I knew, had already

the house."

Hopkins

The latter and Butch Im- selected a special spot farther along

types of guest, Amilcar. "You're not expecting

mediately proposed a few rubbers of the road; it was perfect for "de- for two I looked straight ahead and re-bridge. come suggestion to ease fence." He would be furious at this officers paying in marks upstairs, to drive the President, are you,

plied coldly: "T stay right here the day's

ons/

When serving as change of plans. So I turned off the foreigners paying in dollars, pounds, lady?" he yelled.

highway quickly, followed obediently Swiss francs, and Swedials kronor until I get further orders from my dummy. spent the time staring

unquestioningly by all the downstairs. no big gimp of

There one could eat "I certainly am.

I'm General Boss, And

an at Harry Hopkins, wondering just and

caviar from Astrakhan washed Irishman's going to move me!" He how he remained alive; clothes hung vehicles behind us. Those in front Eisenhower's driver and, he in stared for a moment, lips set, then on his tall, frail frame as though it continued merrily on their way.

By the time we pulled into the down with Leningrad vodka or good structed me to drive him and walked away.

were a mere clothes-hanger. Cien-

wood,

Mike had discovered the loss Crimean wine at modest prices.

The the President to the villa."

eral iko and I woll

Western occupying Powers of his convoy and camO "Miss Summersby?" It was

of half

wild temper. He forbid anyone to up in

take pounds. "But you can't!" ·

racing officer from the official party. "The

couldn't say much to his Boss, how-dollars, and other foreign "And why not?"

President has asked to meet you,” he

Germany-they must bo ever, and, instead, busied himself Into smiled, beckoning me to follow.

setting up an impenetrable cordon changed into occupation currency at But Intourist li always Clancing in the rear-view mirror E were a trifle late for dinner, of guards. They were posted in a the border. to check a shiny hore, I. trailed along Wbut the cccasion couldn't have wide circle, their backs to us, only well patronized. Into the villa. The noisy group of been more informal. The absence of a few feet apart, weapons at the In this military, bellicose the verge of men in me.front mom

were utile General Marshall, Admital King atmosphere, my passengers started CONTACT a blur; I was worrled apoplexy. "No woman ever more than

even Butch, emphasised this was a their picnic. dinner, not dinner party. President drives the President" he shout about leaving my hat on. ed, thumping on the door. "No I walked into the library. General Roosevelt and his sons joked and got out of the car to join the other ROM now

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Kround. In the doorway was

Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Maddening Blush

His

personality positively SHAKING hands, crackled, without as much 119

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Mr Roosevelt, who naturally headed General Elsenhower remained out- According to Communist theory, the table, I was exposed to the side to hand us in delicious chicken newspapers should not sell space for fabled FDR charm. But I had to sandwiches prepared by Sergeant

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Krokodil.

How are your

DEAR Krokodil.

nerves? If they are good then

end it had been for an or- did

not take

res! cure at

admit it was just that, pure charm: Hunt. Coffee was the only other item advertisements, because the adver- he had it on full, with all stops on the sparse menu, as the General tisers try to buy the policy of the Papers in was afraid to offer lettuce or other naper with their gold. I immediately out.

to the President the Soviet Union do green vegetables

advertsen. After discussing plans for a battle in this disease-ridden climate. any trace of nervousness.

friendly, field tour upon which the President a word. That famous smile Mr Roosevelt's grip was

The plenic ended, we took the his smile warm.'

Insisted as part of his visit before

on a fast tour of arens Even magnétised every eye.

proceeding to Cairo, the party broke President

where great battles had been fought. the 10:30 but was only General Eisenhower, usually "I've heard quite a bit about you." up. It

of honour obviously was Then we headed home. He left for

Calro shortly before 11 p.m. prominent in the foreground, he said "Why didn't you drive the guest

Lying awake in bed that night, I seemed to fade away with the from the pinne? I'd been looking fatigued by the long day, which

had begun aboard a battleship In gradually realised what an unusual it is due only to the fact that you Oran, continued into a gray backdrop forward to it."

through a plane week others

From some deep storehouse of the fight to Tunisia, included a troop dinary Army drivera British girl Tskallubo. (A new and much ad- whica permitted the spotlight

and a shop talk with at that to be presented to the Pre-vertised Russian spa specialising in to shine on only one person. past, I produced a maidenly but mad- Inspection

"Mr President, your General Ike, and concluded dening blush,

in his cures for faded nerves.j To every person standing there, Secret Service wouldn't let

to participate sident and me a lengthy dinner. He needed rest. social life. In fact, the past day

I have just been treated there. My President Roosevelt was the drive!"

I arrived, goodnight, he Bidding the others

alone had been a page straight from nerves were bad when

I bad as when left. only man on the airstrip.

turned to me and spoke in a lone I "Lanny Budd" Action-eltting in the but not us hadn't heard since childhood: "See back seat of a limousine parked on Alongside the sanatorkim, separated you tomorrow, child."

Tunisian battlegrounds, surrounded from it by only a thin wall, is a Eillott and Franklin stepped up as by armed

visitors sing guards and the Becret cafe-restaurant where I moved away to drive General Servicc. served

sandwiches by a and dance from early morning, until Eisenhower back to the Hopkins four-star general named Eisen-late at night. villa.. "Come on back, Kay," hower,

n plenie. lunch enjoylat

That is

invalids with bad ls why

their poothing baths Franklin whispered. Elliott nodded: beside the President of the United nerves it in "We're having a little party tonight States!

with plugs in their cars and it might take your things."

By the time I returned to the

with

They all laughed. But the show lost upon me, as 1 Tox leaving General spotted

Mr Roosevelt looked up. "Would Marshall's cur ord hendit In my you like to drive me from now on?" direction, followed by a serpent. "It's all right, Kny," he whispered, "It would be a privilege, Sir."

"Very well. You shall drive mo "We'll straighten reaching my car. out this mess afterwards, hete then, I'm going on an inspection trip

will to ask you, but

you show..500n." this man. how to handle your He turned to the lovely view out Cadillact"

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