Evening star., 1941-08-14
japanese Upset
Over Things
Left Unsuid
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 14.-The United
States now is pledged to the re-
construction of postwar Europe
and the support of the Russian
British cause on every front, in
formed British sources said today
in reviewing the jointly issued
Roosevelt Churchill statement.
Things left unsaid in the state
ment are regarded as fully as i'm
portant as those Of the eight
point joint declaration.
Omission of reference to Japan
implies that Japan was one OF the
main points of discussion a Japa-
nese diplomat admitted.
A British informant said the
meeting was at Mr.. Roosevelts in
vitation.
japanese Tempo Slows.
The japanese source said that the
tempo of the japanese advance in
South Asia was slowed even as ru-
mors of the historic meeting be-
tween the British and American
leaders sped around the warning
world.
The Roosevelt Churchill confer
ences. which were attended by rank
ing officials and military, naval and
air experts of both countries. were
reliably reported to have lasted at
least two or three days.
But neither the time nor the place
of the meeting was disclosed here
Immediately.
Now there would be no surprise
in London If further announce
ment were made that Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Churchill had sent personal
assurances to Joseph Stain and the
Russian people that Britain and
the United States will give the
U. S. S. r. the fullest industrial
cooperation in arming and sup
plying the Red Army, Air Force
and Navy.
bTOdocASt TO NOrkerS.
News of the meeting was broad
cast by radio to Britain by Lord
Privy Seal Clement Attlee. who has
been acting as Churchills deputy
in his absence.
Workers in factories and works.
shops throughout the country heard
Mr.. .Attlee by radio instead ~of
their usual Music While YOU
Work. program. In some factories
machinery was stopped or otherwise
made quiet so that the workers
could listen.
With the entire nation warned
a day ahead of time to stand bv
for a ''momentous announcement"
dealing with the war effort, radios
in millions of homes and in Offices
and shops were tuned to the broad
cast.
Short wave transmitters in addi-
tion carried translations of the
Deputy Prime Minister'S words to
Germany, France and other parts
of the world.
1t was firmly believed by many
competent observers that although
the eight points-which they re-
garded as strongly reminiscent of
Woodrow Wilson's famous IA points
in the first World War-dealt
mainly with general phrases. the
meeting was marked by adoption of
down to brass tacks" attitude in
dealing with the Japanese.
Probable Points of Agreement.
1t is quite probable, according to
these informants, that the two lead
ers agreed on:
l. The precise moment when the
British and American governments
would discard passive resistance for
action against Japan.
2. The mutual use of British and
American bases in the South Pacific
s. A request to the Soviet Union
10 open a northern front with a
Siberian Red Army of 1000 900 men
II war should start in the South
Pacific.
Japanese sources admitted rue
1ully that all these are possibilities,
not necessarily probabilities.
Ihe presence of United States
Lease-Lend Administrator Harry l.,
hopkins at the meeting, an Amer
lean source said, assured a full and
complete picture of the Russians'
war needs, for war not only on one
front, but in Siberia if necessary. y
Mr.. Hopkins had returned to
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