The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-27
Military Heads
Also Attend
Conference
French Leaders
Reach Agreement
on Future


Casablauca. French Morocco. Jan.
IA master war plan for l943
aimed at. forcing the unconditional
Surrender Of Germany, Japan and
Italy has been mapped In n historic
Today conference among President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Church
i'll and a score OF top-flight military
and supply leaders. and today the
Allied heads had separated TO put
their global strategy into active
and concerted execution
President Roosevelt. breaking
more traditions. flew 5000 miles for
the meeting that began Jan. il and
ended last sunday with press
conference on the sunny lawn OF n
villa In ClsablanCa's outskirts near
the Atlantic breakers through
which American troops stofmed
ashore last November.
Also Flies
Churchill also flew 10 the rem
devious which found Gen. Charles
de Gaulle, Fighting French leader,
and Gen. Henri Giraud French
North African high commissioner,
getting together for negotiations
TO put . French army. navy and
air force into the field for power
ful blows against the Axis.
Working day and might the pres
ident and prime minist a.
tended by virtually the
STATS OF both nations, in
The service heads. and IN
complete agreement on
jeCtives. II was announce.
Premier Joseph Stain OF Rust
and Generalissimo Chang kaiSi
OF China were kept advised OF
progress and results OF the cord
ence which oulwltted Nszi spies
based in adjacent Spanish Nor
Deco.
Commanders Decided
The presence OF such a galaxy ~
American and British leaders. both
strsteglsts and field commanders,
indicated that not only furopeaa
invasion courses had been charted,
but that field commanders had been
decided upon for impending opera
lions Those who will command and
where they will strife probably viii
remain military secrets for soms
time.
President Roosevelt took time
out from the deliberations TO
award decorations 10 4. :. troops,
ride a ieep 10 review troops In the
field, and eat army ralions OF ham
AMI beans
The timing OF the meeting was
particularly fortunate from an AL
lied standpoint. with German troops
Keeling in Soviet Russia and Africa,
with italy having just been stripped
OF its last symbol OF African empire,
and with Japan being smashed in
New Guinea.
Hishlishts
Here are the highhghts Of tue
conference which Roosevelt and
Churchill 10 q SUNDAY summary.
agreed was Unprecedented and will
affect the sc o. the war:
One Military and ciyil leaders
OF both nations agreed on 1913
plan designed 10 retain The inltia-
live IN every war theater.
Two Roosevelt and Churchill,
perhaps in anticipation OF AXE
peace feelels. agreed that peace
an come only through uncondi-
tional surrender o. the three major
Axis partners
Three General Giraud and de-
Gaulle met Tor the first time under
sponsorship OF the President and
prime minister 70 negotiate for an
effective union OF their two forces.
-Four Stain was kept informed.
Churchill and Roosevelt disclosed
they mad offered 10 meet the Rus
sian leader whose armies have
dealt such prodigious blows to ~
Germans point very much
farther 70 the east But 1t was
pointed out that because OF the biz
Red army winter offensive Stain
was unable 10 leave the country.
The two Allied leaders also com
inundated with Chang Kai-Shek
.,d shava anprfged him OF the