The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-27

LEADERS AGREE
ON WAR PLANS
All Resources Marshalled
for More Prosecution By
Land, Sea and Air

CaSADlanca, Jan. z4-(OeIhyeu)-
(UP)-The following Is the text of
the communique issued at the joint
press conference Of President Roose-
welt and Prime Minister Winston
Churchill:
The President of the United
States and the Prime Minister Of
Great Britain have been in confer
erlce near Casablanca since January
14th. They were accompanied by
the combined chiefs of staff of the
two countries, namely, for the
United States:
Gen.. George G. Marshall, chief
of staff of the U. s. Army; Admiral
E. j. King, commander-in- chief Of
the U. s. Navy; Lieut., Gen. H. H.
Arnold, commanding U. S. Army
Air forces and for Great Britain:
Admiral Of the Fleet, Sir Dudley
Pound, First Sea Lord; Gen. Sir
Alan Brooke, chief of the Imperial
General staff; Air Chief Marshal
Sir Charles Portal, chief Of the Air
Staff.
They were assisted by:
Lieut.. Gen. B. B. Somervell, COM
handing general, Services of Supply,
U. s. Army: Field Marshal Sir John
Dill, head of the British Joint Staff
Mission in Washington; vice Adj
miral Lord Louis Mountbatten,
chief of Combined Operations;
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Hastings Ismay,
chief of Staff officer to the Minis
ter Of Defense, together with a
number of staff officers from both
countries.
They have received visits from
Mr.. Murray (Robert Murphy, the
Presidents minister to North Afri-
ca) and Mr.. Macmillan (Harold
Macmillan, British minister to AL
lied force headquarters); from Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander
in-chief of the Allied Expeditionary
Force in North Africa; from Adj
miral of the fleet, Sir Andrew Cum
ningham, Naval Commander of the
Allied Expeditionary Force in North
Africa; from Gen. Carl Spaatz, Air
Commander Of the Allied Expedi-
tionary Force in North Africa; from
Gen. Mark w. Clark, U. s. Army,
and from Middle East Headquarters,
Gen. Sir Harold Alexander, Air
Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder
and Lieut.. Gen. F. M. Andrews,
U. s. Army.
The President was accompanied
by Harry Hopkins and was joined
by Averil Hartman. With the
Prime Minister was Lord feathers
British Minister Of War Transport
"For 10 days the combined stats
have been in constant session, meet
ing two or three times a day and
recording progress at intervals tt
the President and Prime Minister.
The entire field Of the war wa!
surveyed, theater by theater
throughout the world and all re-
sources were marshalled for more
intense prosecution of the war by
land, sea and air. Nothing like this
prolonged discussion between two
Allies has ever taken place before,
Complete agreement was reached
between the leaders Of the two
countries and their respective stats
upon the war plans and enterprise
to be undertaken during the cam
paign Of 1943 against Germany,
Italy and Japan with a view to
drawing the utmost advantage from
the markedly favorable turn Of
events at the close Of 1912.
Premier Stain was cordially invit-'
ed to meet the President and Prime
Minister in which case the meeting
would have been held much farther
to the east. He was, however, I'M
able to leave Russia at this time on
account of the great offensive which
he himself as Commander i'm Chief
is directing.
The President and Prime Minister
realized to the full the enormous
weight of the war which Russia is
successfully bearing along her whole
land front, and their prime object
has been to Graw as much Of that
weight as possible off the Russian
armies by engaging the enemy as
heavily as possible at the best Sc
lected points.
Premier Stain has been fully in
formed Of the military proposals.
The President and Prime Minis
ter have been in communication
with Generalissimo Chang Kai
Shek.. They have apprised him Of
the measures which they are under
taking to assist him In China'S
magnificent and unrelaxing struggle
for the common cause.
The occasion of the meeting be-
tween the President and Prime Min
lister made 1t opportune to invite
General Giraud to confer with the
combined chiefs of staff and to ar
range for a meeting between him
and General Degaulle.
The two generals have been in
close consultation.
The President, Prime Minister
and the combined stats having
completed their plans for the Of
fensive campaigns of 1913 have now
separated in order to put them into
active and concerted execution.
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