The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-02
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problem in fact was essentially . military problem.
 Then he read at length from an interview obtained by Guy Ramsey, of the London News Chronicle, from Giraud. It quoted Giraud as speaking highly of De Gaulle and protesting great admiration for, and agreement with, the leader of the Fighting French.
 Mfr. Roosevelt predicted there would be greater cooperation and coordination. between the two French leaders and their staf1s.
 Report Absolute Lie
 A Questioner cited report that 1t was regarded as a crime by the GirAud administration in North AtI rica to support De Gaulle.
 That, the President said, is an absolute lie.
 He also discussed at length his meeting with President Getulio War; gas of BraNl at Natal. He said he conferred with Vargas on the 1n- creased effort to Brazil to lick the submarine problem in the south At- lantic. They also agreed that in drafting the peace any future threat of the American coast to the South American coast only -.eOO miles away - must Dc eliminated.
 Discussing the military aspects of his stop at Natal, the President said it was firmly re-emphasized at his conference that there should not be any kind of negotiated armistice In this war and that the conflict should end only with the unconditional surrender of the Axis forces.
 MT. Roosevelt said he thought It just as well that the people in con- troI of territories on the bulge of Africa opposite South America, should understand now that in drafting the peace provisions will be made to prevent recurrence of a threat by one hemisphere to an- other.
 MT. Roosevelt traced his itinerary for the crowded press conference. It included Miami, Trinidad, BeleIn, Brazil, Bathurst Gambia and Casa blanca. His return route went from Casablanca south to Marrakech, then Co Bathurst, then to Monrovia, Liberia; back to Bathurst. thence to Natal, Brazil; Trinidad, Miami and back to the White House.
 While in Casablanca Mir. Roose- welt said, Q number of the military leaders feared the possibility of enemy air raids and suggested that he and the prime minister move their conferences from one place to another every 48 hours or SO. The President added. however, that he and Churchill were 90 con- fortable they remained for 10 days at the same villas, even through two air rcid alerts which never material ized into actual attacRs.
 He said he left Churchill in Mar. rakech sketching the enow-capped Atlas mountains. which Mfr. Roose- welt described as one of tho most beautiful sights he had ever seen. The prime minister later went to Cairo and then to Turkey for con- terencss with Turkish PEendent IF. Roosevelt said the vislt of churchlll to Turkey was Co work out closer FelAtlonshipa with that ccgns try in tho prosecution Of tho WeE.
 AEE. Roosevelt tock eagni9Anee 0f the Funlors that flooded Washington during hie absence. but aaid Waali- lngton was only Q patch compared Co casablanca. ze listed three of lho more interesting Eumofs which cif. eulaled in oaeahlouca. Tn1a Churchill end the pEfaI1ent were meeting with npaniah 0enaFaIi11imo IFEnneis9o WSancog ti1at kins Victor NmaANni 0f Italy had como ia nY- fnGHe & surrender ana that HAliW eeA&s1f, emperor " ia, hnf
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