The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-20
JAPAN INCLUDED
British Minister OF Infor.
nation Divulges Lat
est Development
INVASION IS NEARING
All Signs Point To Early
Attack On Hitler's
'Festung Europa

QUEBEC, Aug. 19-(P)-
A dramatic assertion that the
Anglo American high COM
mand in it's secret sessions
here is planning ways to
''bomb, burn and ruthlessly
destroy" both Germany and
Japan came tonight from the
first high official to make a
public statement on the pro-
gress of the historic Quebec
conference.
The spokesman was Bren-
dan Bracken, British minister
of information, and a fire.
quent visitor, since he arriv-
ed here late yesterday, at the
Citadel where Pres id ent
Roosevelt, Pri m e Minister
Mackenzie King of Canada
and Prime Minister Churchill
of Great Britain carry on
their discussions.
While Brackan refrained
from giving any details Of
the strategy, saying those
would be revealed only by
"admirals, generals and air
marshals" in action, he made
this general statement when
asked about the plans in pro-
gress.
"These plans are to bomb
and burn and ruthlessly de-
stroy in every way available
to us the people responsible
for creating this war;"
Struggle Is All 'One War
At another point he said that
to him the war in Europe and the
war against Japan were all lone
war;" and he reiterated the pledge
made by Prime Minister Churchill
in Washington last May that when
the European phase of the con-
flict is won 1.-The whole might of
the British Empire will be given
over to the task of crushing the
Japanese who are savage, ruth
less people"
| Bracken, quick and sometimes
biting in his speech, used tn e
word ruthless" frequently. At one
point he spoke of the president
and the prime ministers as re-
spectacle but ruthless gentlemen"
The Briton's comments empha-
sized the finality of much of the
present strategy planning even as
he spoke signs multiplied that the
time for the invasion of continen-
tai Europe is at hand.
The general situation suggested
that the Allied high command had
definitely decided against trying
to knock Germany out of the war
by strategical bombing and had
given "go ahead" order to the
massive amphibious forces poised
to strike at Germany's flanks.
This was the second full day Of
the Roosevelt Churchill meeting,
and Immediately before the Brack-
en- press conference a spokesman
for the Canadian War Information
Board said that the President,
Churchill and the Canadian prime
minister were going steadily ahead
with their work.
Bracken, saying he acted at the
invitation of the American, Cana
dian and British information Of
ficers here, met the press in the
beautiful, balconied council room
of the Quebec city hall.
He said he had gained zone dis.
tinct impression in the time he
had been here and that was that
news of the Quebec conference
is scarcer than water in the Sa-
hara."
He advised against expecting
any news or any disclosure Of
plans except in action. but later
expressed the opinion that a press
conference would conclude tn Q
meeting and that a Statesman.
like statement would be made
then.
If the oysters up in the Citadel
should ever care to change their
character" Bracken said, II for
one shall be glad to act as the
mouthpiece of one of them (Chur-
child but I can assure you there
is no likelihood of that"
Questioned about the nature Of
proceedings at the Citadel, Brack-
en- remarked that he had dined
there last night and had seen the
prime minister. Mr.. Churchill, he
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