Evening star., 1942-01-18
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Unified War Program
Covers All Theaters
Wide Scope Of Agreement
Revealed by White House
As Premier Reaches Home
by the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill are in complete
accord on a unified plan for war
upon the Axis, now and in the
future and in all theaters Of action.
This announcement came yester-
day from Stephen Early, presiden-
tial secretary, and was timed to
the London announcement OF the
Prime Minister'S safe arrival, by
airplane, in England
The far-reaching discussions be-
tween President Roosevelt and the
Prime Minister during the latter's
visit here, combined with discus
sions between the military, naval
and supply staffs OF the two gov
ernments, resulted in complete un-
derstanding of the joint planning
for the present and for the future
on military and naval operations"
Mr.. Early told reporters.
Scope Of Agreements Broad.
Developments in Washington
since Mr. Churchills arrival On De-
cember % indicated what some Of
the agreements covered.
Twenty-six nations signed pact
for all-out effort to defeat the Axis
The United States and Great
Britain set up unified command
for war in Asia.
The two leaders and their stats
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supply both their own fighting
forces and those of Allied nations
with the tools of war.
President Roosevelt, speaking to
Congress in the midst of his dis
cussions with Mr.. Churchill, said
the United States proposed to use
its armed forces ''at any place in
all the world where it seems ad-
visable to engage the forces Of the
enemy
Joint Stats Frame Details.
Mr.. Early said that broad policies
and policy clarification were dis
cussed by the President and the
Prime Minister in their first meet
ings. Then. while Mr.. Churchill
made three-day trip to Canada
late last month. the joint American
and British staffs worked out many
details upon which the two leaders
agreed when the Prime Minister
came back to Washington.
The Roosevelt Churchill confer
enCes were then suspended Mr..
Early disclosed while the British
Prime Minister enjoyed compare
lively brief vacation at the home of
a friend in Florida and the Presi-
dent left the Capital for a rest.
When the two returned a final.
complete accord was reached on
the whole program. The Presi-
dent, the White House has dis
closed, has been engaged in recent |
days in reducing these agreements
to writing.
Developments Mold Plans.
1t was assumed that day-to-day |
development dictated some of the
war plans of which Mr.. Early spoke.
After the beginning of the con-
ferences, the situation in the Asiatic |
theater changed substantially and.
in some instances, for the worse.
Defense of Manila was abandoned
and Gen Douglas MacArthurs
American-Filipino Army took up a
stand on Batan Peninsula. The
Japanese surged down through |
Malaga toward Britain's Singapore.
But in Russia. Red Army forces
rolled back the Nazi eastern front
and British troops hurled the Ger
manhattan Army deeper and
deeper into Italy's North African
colony of Libya.
The submarine warfare in the |
North Atlantic lulled for a time.
then was brought to American |
shores. A ship was torpedoed of
Nova Scotia. then two more close
by New York's seaport.
The belief arose that this new
U-boat effort was concerned with !
at least two time factors-for psy-
Geological effect on the conference
of American republics at Rio de
Janeiro and on the chance that a
Nazi submarine might encounter a
ship bearing the British Prime Min
lister. The White House secretary
gave hint that he had this latter
possibility in mind when he said
yesterday:
The Prime Minister is safely |
home and submarines are still off |
the coast
Churchill Moves Secret.