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pate in the joint staff meetings.
The presence of Wavell Somer-
vile and PeirSe was taken as a
strong indication that considerable
emphasis in the talks between the
President and the Prime Minister
will be on the Far East and the
south Pacific. Mr.. Roosevelt has
promised that heavy blows will be
struck this year against the Japa-
neSe homeland.
Obviously, however, they also will
review Allied strategy all over the
world, particularly in the light OF
the Allied cleanup in Tunisia.
Lieut.. Gen Joseph w. Stilwell,
American commander in chief in
China, Burma and India, has been
in Washington recently and is be-
Heved still in this country. He may
join the war planning sessions.
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault chief
of the l4th U. S. Army Air Force in
China, also has been in Washing
ton
In addition top officers from the
Pacific, south Pacific and south
west Pacific commands visited
Washington few weeks ago to dis
cuss with the high command STRAIT
egg in that area as planned by
Churchill and Mrs. Roosevelt at
Casablanca.
Also in connection with the Far
East, U. S. Ambassador William c.
Phillips returned from India only
this week and conferred with the
President yesterday few hours be-
fore Churchill arrived.
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Prime Min
lister conferred at great length last
night after dinner, and resumed
their talks again today.
Tonight the Prime Minister will
go to the British embassy to have
dinner with his ambassador, Lord
Halifax, while the President is en-
tertaining President Eduard Benes
of Czechoslovakia who will arrive at
the White House at 4:30 p. m. to-
day to be an overnight guest.
Mr.. Roosevelt and the top leaders
of the American government will
greet BeneS upon arrival and later
attend a stag state dinner Tor him
at the Whlte House tonight.
Inc master strategistS Oh the
United Nations cause, cheered by
the Allied cleanup in Tunisia, are
holding their fifth conference - the
thiro TO be conducted IN the White
House-ln II months. They are at
tended by top British and American
experts.
only q brlef announcement OF
Cnurcnllls arrival was mace last
night but observers here believed
tnat IN aodltlon 10 european MILL
tary plans they were giving Keen at
tentlon 10 these matters:
l. PlanS 10 reemphaslze their "un-
coholtlonal surrender decision
reached at Casablanca last January
ana 10 reaSScft theT lack OF interest
II peace olicnslves, except on that
condltlon, Whether enanatlng from
the axis Directly or through such
agents as Gen. Francisco Franco OF
o. lhceSsant demands OF Austria
nan ana Cninesc leaders mat more
material especially alrplaneS, be
thrown INTO the war against Japan
some sources suggested that the
comparative case OF the Allied VIC
tory In TuniSia, possibly might per-
mt an increase IN inc paclflc ailot-
mehtS determined al the Casaolanca
conference.
8: Inc SOVIET unions relations
with the rest OF the United Nations
Which have been clouded by Soviet
Polish friction. A Roosevelt Chur-
chill-Stalin meeting might be IN the
CARDS later, put was not considered
propap4e III the immaculate future.
Benes Here
announcement in London OF the
arrival in washington OF President
Edouard BeneS OF CzechosloVakla
gave significance to British reports
that Mr.. Roosevelt and Churchill
would seek a solution Of the difficult
Polish problem. Any decision af-
fecting the future OF Poland would
be Of vital concern to her pre-Wal
neiQlbOr CZprhOSlOVakiA