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face the danger of being cut off by
landings to the north, but is quite
likely to employ forces large enough
to establish widespread positions to
the north.
1t still was not clear Just where
this northern line was likely to be,
but one from just north of Spezia on
the west coast through Bologna to
Rimini is the basis of much specu-
lation.
The invasion message, read from
the United Nations radio at Algiers
and from BBC in London, urged
patriots 'to perfect all preparations
In the shortest possible time"
New Phase of War.
The broadcast. directed primarily
to the people of metropolitan France,
declared new phase of the Euro
pear war, "the liberation of occu-
pied countries" has begun now that
the occupation of Sicily is complete.
I'VE obviously are not going to
reveal where the blow will fall" the
message said, then added:
People of the occupied country
which is to be the first to welcome
the armies of liberation will be noti-
fed at the last minute"
Until that time arrives, all patriots
we're asked to aim all their actions
toward perfecting preparations for
giving assistance to the Allied in
vaders while at the same time exer-
cising "the greatest care. that they
do not fall into the hands of the
enemy.
"All those elements which are to
contribute in any way whatsoever
to the success of eventual operations
on French metropolitan territory
must be fully equipped to carry out
eheir task" the broadcast said.
I'm the past you have heard sim
ilar messages from Allied headquar-
ters," the announcers said in con-
Rlusion. "You have just heard one
Of greatest importance.
Possible Invasion Points.
The invasion blow could fall from
the hands of the victorious Sicilian
armies now poised in Messina across
from Italy or from the big concen-
tration of troops waiting and train
Ing In England The blow against
the continent could come from the
south or the west-or both
Opinion is growing in Britain that
there may possibly be more than
one divisionary blow accompanying
major landings.
German commentators were quot
ed to the same effect in Stockholm
dispatches to London morning
newspapers. These commentators
were said to predict "a double sec
ond front" might be launched by
the Allies at any moment.
A dispatch from Associated Press
Correspondent Thomas F. Hawkins
in Bern said indications there were
that Germany is planning to fight
delaying action from Southern
Italy northward, will do her best to
keep Italy in the war, and will make
a determined stand at the Brenner
Pass in the north.
Eisenhower Message Reported.
The Madrid radio, in a broadcast
last night heard by the Associated
Press, quoted Informed circles" as
saying Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
had messaged PRESIDENT Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill that
Allied armies were ready for imme-
diate invasion. The same circles
were said to believe the time was
only few hours off.
This broadcast may have been
version of Gen. Eisenhower's state
ment Of yesterday in which he said
both the American 7th and British
9th Armies ARE ready to go at any
minute"
(CBS recorded London broad
cast which said the United Ma
tions radio had instructed the
people of Reggie Calabria in
Southern Italy how to disrupt
telephone communications vital
to German troops who escaped .
from Italy.)