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representative of the Soviet govern
ment at the meeting in Quebec was
not and is not envisaged."
Russian desires for another front
recently have been underscored, and
the question of an invasion of the
foes European stronghold continues
the most provocative topic likely to
appear on the Quebec agenda.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill
may have made their decisions
already on that point If they have
undoubtedly they will wish to re-
examine them now and perhaps
make the final determinations of the
exact invasion routes, the number
and nationality of the troops to be
employed and the methods of getting
immense quantities of equipment
and supplies to the right spots.
Tied in with these considerations
are Russian successes on her central
front. In the United Nations war
scheme. it would appear that the
most important assignment for
Soviet arms is to keep right on
pounding the Nazis back toward
their homeland.
Thus there might be no impera-
tive reason now, fIoT the stand
point of combat strategy, for the
presence here of Russian Premier
Stain and his military advisers.
Might Return Via Moscow.
1t may be that the President and
MI. Churchill feel that the immedi-
ate task to be accomplished is the
perfecting of plans for attaining
the total victory they have prom
ised their peoples and that the time
has not yet arrived to delve deeply
into present. and postwar problems
of political import.
The Soviet announcement that
Russia had received no invitation
to the conferences here offers sup
port to that possibility. inasmuch as
any decisions the American Chief
Executive and British Prime Minis
ter might make in the realm of in
ternational politics and postwar Sc
curity hardly could be entirely ef-
fective without full Russian accord
in them.
Nevertheless, the rapid turn of
events in all war theaters since the
two met last in May, events which
in some instances seemed to out
strip the most optimistic expecta-
tions. suggested to some persons
waiting here to watch the confer
ences from the sidelines that they
might want to get ready soon for all
eventualities should Nazi resistance
suddenly collapse.
Dipping purely into speculation,
there appears nothing to prevent
the calling of another conference
soon which Stain could attend, or
for that matter, to prevent Mr..
Churchill's- making a roundabout
return to London by way of Moscow.
French Recognition Is Issue.
A virtual certainty that interna-
tional political issues will be injected
into the conference to some degree
posed a question of whether Can
ada would insist that the United
States and Britain make up their
minds on recognition of the Com
mittee of National Liberation as the
de facto government of France.
Some Canadians had an idea the
Dominion government already had
let the proper British and Amer
lean authorities know it would like
to see recognition extended
promptly.
Others said that from the point
of view of internal affairs in Cam
ada. which has large French ele-
ment In its population concentrated
IN Quebec Province, it did not mat
ter greatly whether the liberation
committee was recognized
The latter took the position that
despite their background French
Canadians were primarily Cana
dians
French Canadians. however, have
been responsible for some difficulties
confronting the present Dominion
administration. They have opposed
vigorously and successfully any con-
scription program which would COM
pei them to fight overseas. And they
have recently handed some political
reversals to the dominant liberal
party of Prime Minister L. L. Mac