The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-01-29
ROOSevelt And Other
 War Heads Meet At
 Surprise African Session
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! have held 1O-aay war conference l in North Africa. it was announced l his week. Roosevelt was the frist ] President to leave the United States ] in war time. He flew the Atlantic ] to Gasablanea 10 meet with Chur= chill
 Gen Charles DeGaulle. leader of the fighting French, and Gen Henri Glraud. high commissioner of French ] North Africa. met with them.
 The President and Prime Miuts- ] ter announced complete agreement on war plans for 1943 to bring about Unconditional surrender" og l Germany, Italy and Japan
 Nothing like this prolonged dis cussion between two Allied nations ever has taken place before. tha communique released at ' p. III. ] Tuesday night said
 Visited Troops
 The President and Prime Minister met in a small white villa Roosa= welt also visited American troops in the field and also paid respects to those killed in the November fighting by placing wreaths on both American and French graves at Port 1 LyauteyX
 l En route 10 the conference from Allied headquarters in North Africa. Canadian Broadeasting Corporation correspondent Edward Boudry was killed by anti-airearft fire when the plane in which he was riding with other correspondents was riddled when it lost it's bearings and flew over Spanish Morocco.
 The meetings of the two world figures were closely guarded. Barb ed wire surrounded the inclosed vfl- la and the greatest secrecy prevail ed
 Churchill First Churchill arrived first and the President arrived by plane a few hours later and dispatched Lease Lend Administrator Harry L. Hop kins, who had accompanied him, to bring Churchill to me villa. The Prime Minister came immediately and the start of the meetings was at D. m. the evening of January fl and lasted until a. m the next morning. The President met corres- pondents in the garden of his villa Sunday afternoon. Protecting Amer ican fighters and spitfires roared overhead as the conference sessions continued
 The only woman present was Capt Louise Anderson of the Women's Ar my Auxiliary Corps. Denver stem l nh aF fp Tnnara1 hower's headquarters.
 Hopkins was among the first to arrive along with the Presidents flying son Lieut. Col Elliot Rooaes welt, who was wearing the Disting- uished Flying Cross recently award ed him.
 Stalin Invited The President announced that To- sci Stalin of Russia had been invited to the conference but was unable to attend because of the need to Re present in Russia to direct the pres ent offensive, staIin was kept iA- formed of all the conference decfs. ions as also was Chiang Kai 9h. E Of China,
 It was the first time Roo>~ y#at had been in an airplane since when he flew to the national Da=s- ocratic convention in Chicago fa accept the presidential nominat'.#, He was accompanied to Africa by Gen. George c. Marshall, Chic. af Staff of the U. S. Army; Adm al Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval on- erations; Lieut.. Gen. Henry H. Ar hold, Chief of the Army air for E. and Harry Hopkins Churchill Gas accompanied by Admiral Sir D=l- ley Pound, First Sea Aord and Ch=f of Britain's naval staff, Gen IT Alan Francis Brooke, Chief of the Imperial staff; Vice Admiral Losd Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Com bined Operations (Commandosl aud Field Marshal Sir John Dill. Also at the conferences were American Generals Eisenhower and Spaatz, and three leading figures of the British drive against German Mar shal Rommel, Gen. Sir Harold Alex- ander, British Commander -in-chiaf of the middle east; Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery. Commander of the British Eighth Army, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder. Vice Chief of the British air forces.
 Highlights
 Highlights of the precedent smashing meeting were announced as:
 (1). Military and civilian leaders of the U. s. and Britain agreed on 1943 plan designed to retain the of fensive in every war theater.
 (2). Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to accept only unconditional