Evening star., 1943-03-16
Allies Map A||-Out War on Subs;
Reds Set u p Line East Of Kharkov;
Push Offensive Toward Smo|ensk
Plans Drafted by
High Officials
At Poriey Here

Plans have been completed at
a conference here for a United
Nations all-out program fol
clearing the convoy lanes in the
North Atlantic of the Axis sub
marine menace, the Navy De-
partment announced this after
noon.
Participating in the discussions
we're high United States, Canadian
and British naval and air officials
as well as representatives of the
United States Army and War Ship
ping Administration.
The program involves the fullest
Use of Allied escort vessels, anti
submarine craft and aircraft in de-
feating the U-boat menace.
The conference was held under
the Craftsmanship of Admiral Ernest
j. King. commander in chief of the
United States Fleet. it was said in a
communlque issued simultaneously
with Identical announcements in
London and Ottawa.
Further Meetings to Be Held.
The meeting was described as one
of a series which have been and
will continue to be held" to provide
co-ordinated action by the forces Of
the three nations combating the
undersea offensive against Allied
supply lines to Britain. Russia and
Africa.
In London Prime Minister
Churchill told the House of Com
mons earlier today that the cur
rent campaign against the u
boats insured full Allied coop
ration
Others participating in the con-
ferences here were Vice Admiral Sir
Henry R. Moore, vice chief of the
British Naval Staff since l94l; Air
Vice Marshal A. Durston. Coastal
Command of the Royal Air Force;
Rear Admiral V. G. Brodeur, Royal
Canadian Navy; Air Vice Marshal
N. R. Anderson. Royal Canadian Air
Force; Maj Gen. C. P. Gross,
U. S, A; Brig. Gen. w. T. Larson,
Army Air Forces. and j. z. Gushing,
War Shipping Administration
Reinsurance to Allies Seen.
There was no explanation from
the Navy as to why, since such meet
ings have been held for some time,
there should be announcement of the
recent session now, but speculation
included the possibility that this
might be both a means of reasSur-
ing the United Nations as to the CO.
ordination of the anti-submarine re-
sources of the Atlantic powers, es-
pecially in view of the fact that there
has been considerable agitation re-
Gently for the creation of a unified
anti-submarine command under one
officer.
The announcement came several
weeks after a shakeup by Hitler in
his U-boat command in which he
replaced Admiral Raeder with Ad-
miral Doenitz, an advocate OF
nest submarine warfare in which
the submarines congregate TO prey
or enemy shipping.
Partial text of the Navy's COM
munique follows:
"A conference of American, Brit
lsh and Canadian officers has re-
Gently been held in Washington
under the Craftsmanship of Admiral
Ernest J. King, commander in chief
United States Fleet, at which the
anti-U U-boat warfare was discussed,
This conference was one Of a
series Of Allied conferences which
have been, and will continue to be
held in order that all phases of the
anti-U boat campaign can be kept
under review, that information and
views can be exchanged. and that
anti-U boat measures can be ad-
justed to best advantage.
Complete agreement was reached
on the policy to be pursued in the
protection of Allied shipping IN the
Atlantic and in the best methods OF
employing the Allied escort vessels
anti-submarine craft and aircraft
IN defeating the U-boat menace"