Evening star., 1942-01-27

styled the Anzac area and are un-
der United States command.
Communications between the
Anzac area and North America are
the United States responsibility,
while communications across the
Indian Ocean to India remain the
British responsibility.
Now I come to the question OF
our own empire or commonwealth
Of nations.
Australia Given Voice
In Empire War Cabinet. '
The fact that Australia and New
Zealand are In the immediate dan
ger zone reinforces the demand
they be represented in the war cabi-
net OF Great Britain.
We always have been ready to
form an imperial war cabinet con-
taiping the Prime Ministers of the
f1ur dominions.
THE Australian government now
has asked specifically that an ac-
credited representative Of the
commonwealth government have
the right to be heard in the war
cabinet in the formulation and
direction Of policy. We have, of
course, agreed to this.
New Zealand feels bound to ask
similar representation and the same
facilities will of course be available
to Canada and South Africa.
We shall not put any obstacle
to the return of the splendid Aus
tralian troops who volunteered for
imperial service to defend their
own homeland or whatever part Of
the Pacific theater may be thought
most expedient.
I think the japanese are much
more likely to be establishing them
selves in those districts they have
occupied than to undertake a seri-
Gus mass invasion of Australia.
That would be a very ambitious
overseas operation for Japan to
undertake in the precarious and
limited period before the British
and American navies regain, as they
must certainly regain through new
building and other reasons, un-
questionable command of the Pa
cific.
Everything in human power that
We can do or persuade the United
States to do to help Australia we
will do.
Considerable Forces
Coming From America.
The moment the United States
was attacked by Japan, Germany
and Italy was sure it was my duty
to cross the Atlantic and establish
closest possible relationship with
the President and the Government
Of the United States, and also to de-
velop the closest contact between
the British chiefs Of staff and the
American chiefs of staff.
During the three weeks spent in
President Roosevelt's home and
family established with him rela-
tions not only Of comradeship but, I
think I may say, Of friendship.
We can say anything to each
other, however painful.
When we parted he wrung my
hand, saying I'VE will fight this
through to the bitter end whatever
the cost may be-"
At Washington we and our COM
bined STATS surveyed the entire
scene and reached number OF i'm
portant and practical decisions.
One Of these affects future opera
tions and cannot be mentioned.
The vanguard OF an American
Army already has arrived in the
United Kingdom. Very considerable
American forces are following as
opportunity may serve. 7,o~
These forces will take their sta
tions in the British Isles and face
with us whatever is coming our way.
They impart to the forces Of the
British Isles q freedom Of movement
greater than we should otherwise
have possessed.
u. S. Planes to Aid
Offensive Against Reich.
Numerous United States fighter
and bomber squadrons will also take
part in the defense of Britain and
in the every INCREASING coming
offensive against Germany.
The United States Navy is linked
in the most intimate union with the
Admiralty. Both in the Atlantic and
the Pacific we shall plan our naval
moves together as if we literally were
one feet.
In the next place we have formed
q league Of 26 United Nations in
which the principal partners at
present are Great Britain, the
British Empire, the United States,
the U. S. S. r., China, together with
the stout-hearted Dutch.
This union is based upon the
principles Of the Atlantic charter.
It aims at the destruction Of Hit
lerism in all its forms in all cor
ners Of the globe. We will march
forward together until every vestige
of this villainy has been extirpated
from the life Of the world.
Thirdly, we have addressed our
serves to the war against Ja-
pan.
Fourthly, we have established a
vast common pool of weapons, mu-
nitions, raw materials and shipping
American Production
Ei1ures DixruSsed
I had a talk with President
Roosevelt last night on the tele-
phone. as a result of which the an
nouncement Of war boards was made
early this morning in the United
States,
Many people have been staggered
by the figure of the prospective
American output of war weapons
which the press announced.
Lord Beaverbrook and I made
acquaintance beforehand with the
bases upon which these colossal pro-
grams are founded, and I myself
heard the President conf1de their
specific tasks to the chiefs Of Ameri-
can industry and heard these men
accept their prodigious tasks and
declare they could and would fulfil
them.
Most important of all is the multi
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