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being to devote the greater part OF
our human and material resources
to the task of defeating Germany
we still are principals in the Far
Eastern war. Japan is just as great
a menace to the security of the Brit
ish Commonwealth as she is to the
security of either the United States
or China"
FOresees Quick Victory.
Mr.. Eden said that six months ago
he could not have given assurance
OF complete postwar cooperation
among the United Nations, but if
asked the question today he could
reply emphatically. Eyes, we three
can work together" He apparently
referred to the United States, Rus
sia and Britain.
Forecasting quicker defeat fol
the Axis than hitherto envisaged
Mr.. Eden declared, Close co-opera
ton Of our military plans at Teherar
will insure that"
Turning to the vitally important
phase of the Middle East parleys
Mr.. Eden said he had good hopes
the conference with President Ismet
Inonu OF Turkey would result in "a
sound basis for future cooperation
between ourselves, Soviet Russia
America and Turkey.
{ I'VE regard this conference as en-
couraging. Further than that !
cannot so today"
The Foreign Secretary said the
Soviet envoy, Sergei Vishinsky, in
tended to be present at Cairo but
was visiting in Italy and could not
get to Egypt until the conference was
over.
Recalls Churchilrs Threat.
The military mission agreed in
Cairo on future military operations
against Japan" Mr.. Eden said amid
renewed cheers.
Recalling that Mr.. Churchill had
warned Japan before Pearl Harbor
that if she attacked the United
States, Britain would attack her
within the hour, Mr.. Eden declared
From that moment we have been
committed to the objectives now set
out for the first time internationally
in the Cairo agreement
I'VE are committed to them be-
cause we understand that to destroy
Germany and then make a compro-
mise peace with Japan would only
sow the seeds of a third world war
I'VE should be utterly unworthy
of our heritage and our tradition if
we did not at the earliest possible
moment deploy all our resources for
the purpose of establishing the Sc
curity of the dominions on a firm
basis. For that we have to fight
Japan to the bitter end. whatever
the cost, however long it takes"
The Teheran conference, he said,
laid the groundwork for CLOSE
interplay in every move" against
the Axis.
Forecast German Plan.
1--WE have not had that until
now, he continued. Every plan is
now agreed. The timing is now
agreed on and in due course the
decisions of Teheran will be un-
rolled on the field of battle"
Turning to postwar plans, Mr..
Eden said:
More than once before allies
have stood together in war and
fallen apart in peace. That GER
tainly will be Germany's game once
again. She will play it with all she
knows from the moment the last
shot is fired and then pre-
pare for the next challenge.
This recurrent threat of war
can only be met if there is an
international order. firmer in
strength and unity than any enemy
could seek to challenge"
Commenting on the battle of Italy
Mr.. Eden said:
The advance of the Allied armies
in Italy during the third and fourth
months of the campaign has not
covered quite the spectacular dis
tance we achieved in the first two
months of fighting"
The slow progress, he explained
"is not in any sense due to lack of
initiative on the part of our armies,
but rather to the difficult terrain at
the narroWest part of the Italian
peninsula and the additional handi-
caps of rain, swollen rivers and
deep mud.
But all the more important hill
features are in our hands" he added
and it seems the Germans may be
forced to withdraw farther"
Cautioning against easy opti-
mism" Mr.. Eden said "the very
magnitude of the plans to which we
have set our hands will call fol
immense effort. We have sci
ourselves a hard task in the de-
termination to achieve victory al
the earliest possible moment. Great
battles are impending, and for this
we shall need all our strength, all
our courage, all our unity, in greater
measure perhaps than ever before
Mr.. Eden,s speech opened two
days of debate on progress of the
war and foreign affairs.
Mrs. Votes Strings