The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-04
European InUasion Believed
Planned; Communique Will
Tell Nazis to Yield or Die
Balkan Crisis
Expected to
Flare up

London. Dec. 4-UP President
Roosevelt Prime Minister Church
81 and Premier Stain we're reveal
ed today TO have concluded a con
ference at Tehran az which they
probably put the hnal stamp Of
approval on plans for an invasion
OF western Europe and the com
plete defeat OF Germany somctims
next year.
A COmmunlque was expected mo
nentarily that will call upon AKis
Europe 10 yield or die and pro
claim Germany'H post war fate IN
broad terms that become increas
ingly stringent for every additional
month she resists
The communique probably VIII
touch on an explosive crisis In the
Balkans. perhaps leading 10 The
early collapse Of Hungary. RumanIa
and Bulgaria, and hasten Ger
manys doom
News From Moscow
First authentic details OF The
big three" conference, about
which the whole world has been
speculating for nearly a month.
were disclosed by the Official Rus
sian news agency Taaa early to-
day in transmission over ihs
Moscow radio for Russian provin-
cial newspapers. The Tass dis
patch later was repeated In tho
Moscow home broadcasts.
The dispatch, consisting OF only
three paragraphs. said
n few days ago, a conference or
the three leaders OF the Allied pow
ers President Roosevelt. Prime
Minister Churchill and Premier
Stain occurred at Tehran
Diplomatic and military repre-
sentatlves participated In the con.
ference. ct which problems Of the
warfare Rsafnst Germany were dis
cussed, as well as a series OF 20.
/ lltlcal questions
Decisions were taken which viii
be published
Formal Approval
London sources believed military
discussions were confined largely
10 formal approval Of Anglo Ameri.
can plans for an invasion OF west
ern Europe at the earliest possible
moment in conjunction with an I'M
tensiied Red Army drive from the
east and possibly a thrust INTO the
Balkans to speed their collapse
There have been repeated rumors
that the Allies were on the poinn
Of invading the Balkans from new
ly.captured ports on the southeast.
ern coast Of Italy. from Africa
or from cyprus with a possibility
thai Turkey NAV be drawn into
the war under her mutual assist
sncs alliance with Britain 70 pro-
vide additional bases Tor the as
sault
Nazi broadcasts have suggested
that Gen. Sir Bernard l.. Montgom-
cry. commander Of Brilalus tighih
Army. new in Southern ltaly A.
tended the conference
However. most observers wee
convinced that political discussions
dominated the Tehrau conference.
Satellites Shaky
Germauy's Balkan satellites a.
ready were so shaky that a Joint
commgnique o. proclamation by
the Big three calling on them
to surrender 30 escape that full
retribution that awaits Germany
could be expected to have sudden
and far-reaching effects
Hungary, Rumania and Bulgaria
previously have been reported eN-
tending peace feeIers TO the Al
lies and informed sources believed
they stand ready 10 withdraw from
the war at the FIRST opportunity.
These quarters doubted that simi-
lar quick results can be expected
in Germany. however. even though
the three heads Of state might eN-
plain that early capitulation would
ease tho gh never avert their pun
shment
To Shake Germany
Presumably. Mr.. Roosevelt.
Churchill and Stain will propose
the Quarantining OF Germany IN
postwar Europe and the Stacking
OF he manpower and industries TO
prevent any preparation for an
other world war.
The situation inside Germany
was obscured by a flood OF propa-
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