Evening star., 1943-12-02
UnreIenting War
Against japanese
Pledged by Allies
BY JOHN F. CHESTER,

CAIRO, Dec. 2.-Britain and
the United States agreed on de-
tails for new invasion of Eu-
rope and perhaps discussed a
strike into the Balkans, it was
reported on good authority to-
day, at the epic tri-power con-
ference where, with China, they
pledged unrelenting war to force
Japan into unconditional sur
render and tear away the whole
empire she has won in so years
OF conquest.
There was feeling here that
big developments would come from
the flve-day meeting of President
Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill
and Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek, who left for unannounced
destinations last Friday after COM
pleting their talks.
(Gen. Chang returned to
Chungking yesterday, it was dis
closed in Chungking, apparently
disposing of rumors that the
generalissimo and Nine. Chang
had proceeded to Iran with Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill to
confer with Premier Stain.
Reuters reported from Lisbon
Tuesday that Gen. Chang was in
the party going to- Iran, and the
Berlin radio said yesterday a
four-way conference already was
under way in Teheran
(The Stockholm newspaper AL
lehanda speculated that Roose-
velt-Stalin- Churchill meeting was
taking place in Tabriz, ancient
trading city in Iran less than 100
miles from the Russian and
Turkish borders. The newspaper,
in a dispatch from Ankara,
quoted reliable information.
Promise to Strip Japan.
For Japan, the three war leaders
promised 'unrelenting pressure -"
by sea, land and air." and declared
they would strip her of all her en-
pire stolen in five wars since 1894
reducing Japan virtually to the
same territorial status as before
Commodore Perry opened up that
Oriental land of the Shoguns in
1853. Only her home islands would
remain.
1t was learned today that the
United States and Britain assured
Gen. Chang that the Burma road
would be reopened in order to handle
sufficient supplies to capture Chi
nese coastal port for the main as
sault against Japan.
1t is estimated that Burma road
can handle 10000 tons of supply a
month, whereas 100000 are needed
for decisive campaigning against
Japan. Thus the commitment for
reopening the winding supply route
was predicated on using the Burma
road to wrest China costal port.
Major decisions were reported
reached for brilliant developments
in the war, and while the official
announcement dealt only with
Japan, no one questioned that the
secret, day-and-night conference
was global rather than strictly Far
Eastern in character.
A reliable source-reporters were
barred from the heavily guarded
proceedings - indicated that the
American and British general staffs
in their biggest meeting yet prob
ably had decided details for a new
offensive against Europe, as we'll as
details of Mediterranean and Middle
East affairs.
At meeting not attended by the
Chinese, these general staffs were
reported to have engaged in long
arguments and discussions on a Eu-
ropean invasion before reaching a
united front on details coming into
the picture since the Quebec con-
ference.
Talks on Balkans Reported.
The question of the Balkans also
was discussed, said men in position
to know details of the proceedings
One official observer reported that
Mediterranean affairs were the first
subject of the biggest military meet
ing of the entire conference.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower pre-
sided at this conference, it was said
and there was sound reason to be-
lieve that not only the present cam.
paign in Italy was reviewed, but. also
future possibilities, including a pos.
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