The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-17
CHURCHILL IS
 BACK IN LONDON
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 Representing the United States at the Moscow conference - pre- sumably last week - was W. Ay- eriil Hartman. United States lease lend administrator.
 The military nature of the dis cusslons held and the decisions reached was emphasized by the par- ticipation of high war officials of Britain and Russia.
 On the British side were Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, chief of the imperial general stan and Gen. Sir Archi- bald Wavell, British commandersin- chief in India.
 No Hint on Decisions No hint of the nature of the spe- cific decisions reached at Moscow was contained in the oflcial an- nouncement. But 1t was obvious that the entire field of the war had been scanned.
 Presumably the British and Rus sian leaders carefully examined the Red army's ability to continue to hold the German forces at bay and all measures which might be taken by Russia's allies to relieve the crushing Na1 pressure which has now carried German arms to the foothills of the Caucasus
 The participation of General Wavell suggested that the question of possible allied endorsements moving up through Iran to aid in the defense of the Caucasus may have been considered.
 The British announcement said that:
 "A number of decisions were reached covering the field of the war against Hitlerite Germany and her associates in Europe.
 Tn this just war of liberation both governments are determined to carry on with all power and en- ergy until the complete destruction of Hitlerism and any similar ty- ranny has been achieved"
 It was noted that the language of the communique followed the cus- tomary Russian usage in describing the war as a conflict against Hit lerite Germany" It also was noted that the language was carefully re- stricted to Germany's associates in Europe" Japan against which Russia is not at war.
 The announcement emphasized the atmosphere of cordially and complete sincerity" in which the discussions were held.
 Despite the fact that the major issues of the meeting obviously were questions for the Russo British de- cision, the announcement made clear that the United States joined in full assent to the decisions which were arrived at.
 Close Friendship
 'The discussions which were car- ried on in an atmosphere of cordial ity and complete sincerity provided an opportunity for reaffirming the existence of the close friendship and understanding between the Soviet Union. the United Kingdom and the United States of America in entire accordance with the Allied relation ship existing between them," 1t was stated.
 It was stated that, as result of the Moscow talks, the British and So- viet governments are determined to carry on "this just war of libera- tion with all their power and en- ergy until the complete destruction of Hitlerism and any similar ty- ranny has been achieved"
 Others participating in the Mos COW talks included Soviet Foreign Commissar "Wednesday M. Molotov, Marshal Klementi E. Voroshilov of the Red army, British Ambassador Sir Archibald Clark Kerr and Sir Alan Brooke and other responsible representatives of the British armed foorces."
 The British announcement fol- lowed week-long Axis radio claims, many of them contradictory, that Churchill has flown to Moscow to discuss aid to the hard pressed Rus sian forces and the question of a second European front.