PAGE 8 DETROIT EV E XING TIM E S (PHOKE CHERRYt **00) i J»noMT V, 1943 Roosevelt si ml Clmreliill Meet in Africa Communique Issued Keeps Away; At Meeting Between Offensive Sfalin Roosevelt, Churchill Gaulle, Agree CASABLASCA, Jan. (Delayed) (I'D—The foK Giraud lowing is the communique issued at the joint pres. t De text of the conference of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Win- (Continued from !‘»|(«* On#) ston Churchill: the prime y to ]!C'v>pap< nncn and radio correspondents as tbe The President of the United States and min- stories. ister of Great Britain have been in conference near Casa- logical “lead" for their blanca since January 14. They were accompanied by the Ho f« ?t f d tot hr stratop' and tactics <»f Clysses combined chiefs of staff of the two countries, namely, for s<; ¦ vHi whirh would be the prototype for the United States: Gen, George C. Marshall, chief of staff of the United A’! ~ 1 ;i, •on fr<*m i ov on, until 1 hat great day comes States Army; Admiral E. J. King, commander in chief of v (j Italian military power the United States Navy; Lt. Gen. H. H. Arnold, command- ing Army forces, in. n responsible for Axis United States air and for Great Britain: and bnitality have been Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, first sea lord; philo
been ' . hmoi n F s \ast pl»»l .d conflict w ill not have achieved imrm ¦¦*--. Tilm v fI head of the British joint stall mission in W ashington; Vice I calculating militarists of Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, chief of combined opera- the Axis p \u i > ha\e been crushed, physically and psycho- tions; Lt. Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay, chief of staff officer to logically. never to rise again. the minister of defense, together with a number of staff offi- Seated on the sunlit, palm-fringed lawn of a white cers from both countm s. stuf' o More.- an villa. h:s blark ciparct at a characteristic They have received visits from Mr. Murphy (Robert by and leaders, the President Murphy, Mr, British French * the President’s minister to North Africa) and tilt and flanked ¦ Saint • -idfr J -.¦'•A'^B in which war had MacMillan (Harold MacMillan, British minister to Allied been waged in 1912 and predicted even better things by force headquarters); from Gen. Dwight I). Eisenhower, com- far in 1943. mander in chief of the Allied expeditionary force in North He epxn ssed regret that Premier Joseph Stalin and dfctv IV Africa; from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, (Kai Shek hsd been unable to attend AN ARTIST’S IDEA OF THE MEETING BETWEEN DE GAULLE AND GIRAUD naval commander of the Allied expeditionary force in North although they had been invited, because of Africa: from Gen. Carl Spaatz. air commander of the Allied the conference, An drawing from (left, their respective tasks of leading Russian and Chinese troops American-made de- Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill expeditionary force in North Africa; from Gen. Mark W. against Germans and Japanese invaders. scriptions of one of the highspots of the seated); a handshake symbolic of union be- Clark, United States Army, and from Middle East headquar- Casablanca conference between President tween General De Gaulle and General Giraud. ters, from Gen. Sir Harold Alexander, Air Chief Marshal Sir Report to China, Russia Arthur Tedder and Lt. Gen. F. M. Andrews, l riitcd States where heavy fighting had occurred. I saw graves in the Terence, Churchill told the correspondents that he concurred Army. But he assured his listeners that a full resume of the joint French-American military cemetery and placed in everything the President had said conference had been transmitted to Moscow and Chungking The work of the Anglo-American staffs for days and Member of President's Party emphasized the manner in which all of the four great wreaths on American and French graves. The French are and nights, the prime minister went on, proceeded with a thor- The President was accompanied by Mr. Harry Hopkins fighting democracies are being kept mutually informed of brave fighters. oughness and comprehensiveness he had never before seen. and collective efforts in behalf of a down- and was joined by Mr. Averill Harriman. With the prime their individual "I saw the equipment of our soldiers. They are ready Churchill said he was confident that the results w'ould was Leathers, liberation. minister Lord British minister of war trodden world’s eventual for action at any time. They wish the people back home give the Allied forces smashing victories. transport. Traveling a army transport plane guarded by in huge could sec them, for they have the finest weapons any For 10 days the staffs have been in craft, President more combined constant hundreds of fighter Roosevelt flew Friendship a War Sinew session, meeting two or three times a day and recording than 5,000 miles to reach this picturesque rendezvous. nation can give them. Nothing that may progress at intervals to the President and prime minister. Gen, George C. Marshall, ever occur in this war, Churchill In his official group were on, will him The entire field of the war was surveyed, theater by Admiral Ernest J. King, commander chief Eager to Fight Again went come between and the President. He said chief of staff; in a feeling theater, throughout the world and all resources were mar- forces, Lt. Henry Arnold, commanding "They are eager to fight again and I think they will that he and Roosevelt work with confident that of naval and Gen. H. (their friendship and partnership are one of the sinews of shaled for more intense prosecution of the war by land, sea the United States air forces. like to have me say a word for the fineness and bravery of 'this war. and air. Nothing like this prolonged discussion between tw o Dudley With Churchill came admiral of the fleet Sir the French we fought. They fought on, despite heavy Hmvy actions impend and great battles are to be fought, Allies has ever taken place before. Brooke, British Imperial Complete agreement Tound: Gen. Sir Alan chief of the losses. Churchill went on, saying that Allied arms will grow'. was reached between the leaders staff, and Air Sir Charles Portal. of the two countries and respective general Chief Marshal “Once the fighting ceased, they have given their Chiefs of the combined staffs who attended the confer- their staffs upon the war Many high and American diplomatic offi- Somervell, plans and enterprises to be undertaken during the campaign other British support to our cause. We are going to give ence were assisted by Lt. Gen. Brehon command- including Harold R. L. G. Alex- whole-hearted of 1943 against Germany, Italy and Japan with a view to cials participated, Gen. Sir them food and clothing which have been from them ing the United States Army’s services of supply; Field Mar- ander, chief the Middle East, and taken drawing the utmost advantage from the markedly British commander in in during the last two years by the Germans. We will feed shal Sir John G. Dill, head of the British joint staff mission favorable Dwight I). Eisenhower, commander of American turn of events at the close of 1942. Lt. Gen. them until their crops come in.” in Washington; Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten. troops in the European theater. The President praised the high morale of the American cousin of King George VI and chief of Britain’s Combined Operations (Commando) (Jen. Stalin Unable to Attend troops. He said they are in splendid condition and health Command, and Lt. Lionel H. Giraud, De Gaulle Meet and said he knew' their folks back home will like to know Ismay, chief staff officer in the British ministry of defense. Premier Stalin was cordially invited to meet the Presi- dent and prime minister, in during days of the that ( that they are being given the best possible food, clothing and which case the meeting would It was the last two conference Showplace of have been held much farther to the east. brought together to bury Jiving conditions. One of the President’s own sons, Elliott, is Morrocco He was, however, Giraud and De Gaulle were their unable to leave Russia at this differences and talk—as Mr. Roosevelt put it—"as one in the service in North Africa. Numerous staff officers of both the United States and time on account of the great offensive which he himself as in is Frenchman to another." i In an official communique, the President and prime Britain also participated in the complex, thoroughgoing commander chief di- I minister that, having "completed their plans for work that went into shaping the conference decisions. recting. two leaders of opposing military and po- declared the of The French 194.3,” two leaders and their The conference held at of Morocco’s The President and prime minister realize to the full doctrines posed for photographs and shook hands the offensive campaigns of the was one showplace litical now to put resorts Casablanca, overlooking the enormous weight of the wai w hich Russia is successfully unemotionally and unsmilingly before a camera. 'combined staff chiefs "have separated in order near the blue Atlantic. Jt I them into active, concerted execution." w as favored by a warm winter sun like that of Miami. bearing along her whole land front, and their prime object President Roosevelt was ebullient in stressing the im- The secret of the meeting was well kept. The villa’s has been to draw as much of that weight as possible off the conference, portance of the a declaration heartily concurred 1 Foreshadows New Blows grounds were surrounded with barbed-wire, with tin-can Russian armies by engaging the enemy as heavily as po*. in by Premier Churchill. rattles attached to make a noise if the wire were touched. sible at the best selected points. Both emphasized the importance of their meeting place Foreshadowing early new blows that will carry the war Special army and many guarded the Premier Stalin has been fully informed of the military homegrounds powers, meet- sentinels tanks beach as one the keys to future offensive military operations ever closer to the of the Axis the approaches to military planes proposals. of history the villa while soared con- and the thorough completeness of military staff delibera- ing, which Roosevelt described as unprecedented in stantly the of the war, overhead. tions which accompanied their own talks. and Churchill as most successful conference Returning hurriedly from the Tunisian front, this cor- In Contact With Gen. Chiang began on January 14. smashing in wake of. respondent flew more than 1,000 across the top of The and prime Churchill predicted victories the Jt lasted through the next 10 days, during as miles President minister have been in commu- the permitted a typical which North Africa army transport plane to the conference and himself observation 1 many day spent in an cover his- nication with Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek. They have as 18 hours a were in the most intensive and toric Casablanca conference. apprised him with regard to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. prime of the measures which they are undertaking detailed deliberations between the President, the min- first correspondent to his life to assist him in In tribute to Gen. Sir Bernard L» Montgomery in pur- ister their military and civilian staffs. The war lose in the North China’s magnificent and unrelaxing struggle and African campaign was killed when one of the transport for the common cause. suing and harrying the Nazi general’s Afrika Korps.i The whole global war panorama, the communique dis- Churchill promised that wherever Mary goes the lamb will planes encountered bad weather and flew by mistake over- The occasion of the meeting between the President and closed, was surveyed "theater by theater throughout the Spanish prime be sure to follow. marshahid the Morocco. minister made it opportune to unite General Giraud world and all resources for more intense It was fired on by Spanish guns-and Eddie to with the prosecution of the war by sea, land and anti-aircraft confer combined chiefs of staffs and to arrange air." Baudrv of the Canadian Broadcasting Company was for a meeting Roosevelt s Aid’ Announcing on killed between him and General DeGaulle, Churchill that complete agreement was reached with a bullet in the One member all decisions of strategy and unified policy, the American head. of the crew' was The two generals have been in ch so consultation. Neither of the major conferees hide his satis- slightly injured. President, prime could and government said that the whole confer- The minister and the combined staffs faction over the manner in which the conference was staged British leaders Baudry was buried with military honors in the United having completed their plans had been undertaken "with tEe view o? drawing the 1 for the offensive campaigns of almost within the orbit of Premier vanished ence States cemetery at Port Lyautey. w placed upon now in Mussolini’s utmost advantage from the markedly A reath was 1943 have separated order to put them into active empire and stressed the fact that the Axis now is being favorable turn of grave at President personal events the his Roosevelt’s direction. and concerted execution. hoodwinked and outmaneuvered in every field. at close of 1942." The President was accompanied by his personal adv iser, Churchill once again identified himself as President Harry Hopkins, from Washington and was later joined by Roosevelt's in the North African undertakings, "lieutenant” W. Averell Harriman, lend-lease representative to Britain. which have altered the strategic picture of the war and -\«l Full Slory, Washington £>Hs forced the Germans to fight in a battle area which they Churchill Flies Round Trip (Continued from Page One) didn’t figure to be one. each other from west and east, to 30 times, reporting from time for more intense prn*c< uflon of Churchill, "press conference" Sunday with having Of the Ana rirans in North Africa, President accompanied by his personal aide. Lord Field Marshal Erwin Rom- to time to the head men. the war by land, aea and air. Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt and the prime min- mel’s said; Leathers, flew in a transport plane from England to Morocco and other Axis troops But the question of unified "t o in p I e t e Hurrrnirnl hk< and return. ister was no press conference at pinched between them, it is the command in North Africa has not reached between the leader* of "I visited a large number of I saw American troops. utmost precautions were taken to safety all but more of an audience, be- hope and intention of our side that been mentioned from Casablanca, the two countries and their re- combat teams of The insure the spective and the bulk several divisions and cause questions were barred. they shall meet and join. although it seems certain that i* staff* upon the war lunched of both statesmen. Hundreds of Allied fighter planes was considered and decided, plan* and enterprise* to he un- with them. It is not Mr. Roosevelts habit When they do, guarded the paths of their flight across skies often infested some ohe will Along question dertaken during the campaign "It wa*> a darned good lunch. to avoid sharpshooting questions i with it. the with enemy planes. have to be too man, presumably whether a British or American of lfMJt against Germany, Italy “After I reviewed the troops I went to Port Lyautey The President and prime minister, was even when the going is tough. either Eisenhower, who commands general should command a likely and Japan with a view to draw- | it revealed, even ing Tiie question bar may properly be in the west, or (Jen. Sir Harold assault on Europe from the west the utmost advantage from offered to hold the meeting farther to the east closer to the taken as evidence that there was R. L. H. Alexander, who com- was not mentioned either. markedly favorable turn of Russia—if Premier Stalin, who has never left Russia since mands in cast. events at the close of 1912." k more in hand and planned at Casa- the STRIKING WORDS he rose to prominence, could attend. But not even the President of 1nf< resting Trip. Eh? blanca than was permitted to meet Both Alexander and Eisenhower But Stalin, it was explained, to North participated in the Casablanca con- The Casablanca communique it- the United States and the prime could not come rrjjorters’ eyes or ears. Africa because he was too busy personally directing the vic- ferences, especially the staff dis- self contained some aggressive, minister of Great Britain t-Hn That's Barber's Comment STII.I, cussions 'striking language as, for instance: marshal all resources in all thea- on Roosevelt-Churchill torious Soviet offensives now staggering the German in- OBSCURE of army and navy men. Correspondents reported that, dur-i “The entire field of the war ters of the war throughout the Meeting While It Was Still ‘Secret* vaders. What decisions were reached ing the 10 days Mr. Roosevelt and wan surveyed, theater hy thea- w’orld. The Soviet Russian thea- The President said the Allies hope to have French and what progress made in the Churchill were in Casablanca, the! ter, throughout the world and ter, where most of the fighting muddy military na\al experts met all resource* were marshaled has been going on for 18 months, VNASHJNGTON .\m 27 (INS 1. Brown armies, a French navy and a French air force take part in field of North African poli* and lurched halfway out of is the jealous domain of Stalin. - ties remained Characteristic of Washington, his seat. He had scrupulously the ultimate liberation of France itself. almost as obscure In the Chinese theater, where the after « announcement of the Church- whore the gabby h dri\ers are refrained from telling even his war is old. Chiang is bos>. hill-Roosevelt before it often better inform*-i c-f the prog- wife about the whereabouts Meet on Lawn meeting as Flics to ’Big Story’ Stalin was invited to the ron- of the Sunlit Cp to the moment the Casa- ress of the war than aio members President. foicnce end could not come. The President and Churchill met correspondents on blanca story appeared, some mem- Chiang evident not invited of the Supreme Court, the secret the Iv v-as sunlit lawn of the white stucco villa, where bets of the faction here which INS Writer N«xon in Tunisia Takes Mysterious although he. like the absentee, of President Roosevelt’* tr.p to the conference considers the North African GOP Publicity Aide Named was held. It was reminiscent of the occasional summer poli- was kept ndvisrd especially of Africa wasn t a secret to At least tical policy to be a dismal failure Advice to Go 1,000 Miles to Morocco "militrry pronose Is.” (UP). meetings on the green of one barber here yesterday. WASHINGTON. Jan. 27 lawn the south portico of the White were hotly confident that there But even *'o, ih" all-inclusive, George Jame>, R Selvage of Princeton. House. would be quick changes to give CASABLANCA. Jan. 27 (INS). Minister Churchill near Casa- global n ;uhee ol tin communi- Rothm*!! Brown. ifie (Jen. I 1 Ft. Dwight - pundit, climbed into a chair for a N. J . ha* b<*n appointed an The President sat between Giraud and DeGaulle, who D. Eisenhower Robert G. Nixon, ehief war cor- blanca. que v ms to hint of some assur- a new political adviser. Nixon was on the Tunisian shave and the man with the ra/or assistant to the the were attired in khaki uniforms, respondent for International News ance that Stalin and Chiang will chairman of and Churchill sat to the Perhaps something of that kind battlefront when he was advised accept publicly sakf: in and embrace it. Republican national committee in right. News photographs were taken and Giraud and De is 1o come as the story of Casa- Service the Norlh African to proceed to Mr. “Well, that (ertainly hm« an Western French Roosevelt and Churchill are charg< blanca becomes i Iheater, 1,000 miles story. I a t er r ating meeting between of publicity, Committee Gaulle shook hands before the camera, displaying poker better known. flew across Morocco for a big He hopped too long in the international field The question of unified command the top of Africa in order to cover' aboard a t Army to attempt RtW's'elt and i burohill In t »«i- Chairman Harrison K. Spangler fares. United States lightly to sj>oak for in North Africa remains. With Ihe historic conference bctweeni transport plane which took to other, in --blsnrs, w a*n t it ?*’ announced todav. had the him and many ways equally After the President related results of the coil- two Allied armlea approaching President Roosevelt and Prime, th# scene. powerful, men.