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Invasion
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into Southern France we should
do So"

into Southern France we should
do So"
Will Confer With De GauIle.
He added he would confer today
with French Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
with luck" Gen. Wilson said, the
Allies will win the war in Europe
this year, but whether we'll finish
it this year is another thing" He
drew the parallel of q boxer who
has won but whose opponent still
is on his feet.
Gen. Bradley'S appointment
stirred prompt speculation he would
be the invasion commander for all
United States ground forces as op-
posite number to Gen. Sir Bernard
L. Montgomery, who heads the
British Army group. but there was
no Official confirmation. Gen.
Bradley commanded the I'd Corps
in Tunisia.
Making it clear that Preparations
were not just starting with his ar
rival, Gen. Eisenhower said:
II hail the good work of the naval
forces, particularly recently when
they nailed the Scharnhorst and
got those three destroyers in the
Bay of Biscay. These were simply
dramatic moments-the grand work
the navies have been doing Is evi-
denced by all the troops brought to
England safely.
Lauds Air Forces Work.
.We salute the grand work Of
the air forces-what they have done
by pounding Germany, reducing her
military potential, and at great risk
to themselves and with absolute
courage.
tits a wonderful story, even those
parts Of the effort that have not
been publicized. We should not
overlook the good work of base
supply nor the fine infantry train
ing and preparing out on the cold
moors and on the countryside in
mud and rain"
Gen. Eisenhower, ruddy and
healthy looking, said, "fundamen-
tally, public opinion wins wars"
and asked the frankest and fullest
possible reporting of operations In
this theater.
Il take 1t you are just as anxious
as I am to win this war and let
1t be done so we can all 60 fishing, f"
he said.
Praises Allied Efforts.
Striking strongly at any idea that
an apology Is called for in connec-
ton with Allied efforts in the Medi-
terranean, he said troops down
there have become extraordinary
fighting men-Navy, air and ground.
They work together as q real
team. I don't mean only in the
higher echelons among the COM
manders in chief working with me,
but on down to the different units
of the command"
Gen. Wilson said the present OBJ
jective in Italy was the capture of
Rome, and that the Allied aim was
Ito bring the maximum pressure on
the Germans wherever we can and
with the maximum force we can
use"
He added that the possibility of
war extending into Spain now had
receded.
Gen. Eisenhower expressed the
greatest satisfaction with the lieu
tenants assigned him for the job
Of smashing into Hitler's fortress
He stressed that his is to be an AL
lied command of Allied operations,
with questions of national prestige
subordinated to military efficiency.
Churchill Looking Better.
He said he was highly pleased to
be able to confer en- route here from
the Mediterranean theater with both
President Roosevelt and Prime Min
lister Churchill. The Prime Min
lister, he added, was looking much
better and apparently was on the
road to recovery when he saw him.
Gen. Eisenhower's arrival was an
nounced yesterday in a bulletin by
the newly-eStablished supreme
headquarters of the Allied Expedi-
tionary Force" which disclosed the
conferences with Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Churchill.
The bulletin was followed by q
War Department announcement In
Washington that Gen. Eisenhower
had spent "a few days" in the
Capital, where he had conferred
with President Roosevelt and Gen.
Marshall.
The place Of Gen. Eisenhower's
meeting with Mr.. Churchill was not
disclosed but it presumably was
somewhere In the Mediterranean
area. A dispatch from Algiers last
night said Mr.. Churchill had con-
ferred with Gen. Charles de Gaulle
at Marrakech. French Morocco, last
Wednesday and had reached agree
ment on the part French forces are
to play in new assaults on Europe.
Array Of Top. Omcers.
Gen. Eisenhower said farewell to
his Mediterranean troops on jan
uary 2 after predicting an Allied
victory over Germany In 1914.
His arrival Ia Britain virtually
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