Evening star., 1944-09-17
Again
Pledges Aid 10
Smash Japan
Quebec Conference
Concludes Pluns to
Insure Victory
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

Star Staff Correspondent.
QUEBEC, Sept. 16.-President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill announced tonight.
after a week-long series of con-
ferences, that they had reached
a complete decision on plans for
the defeat Of Germany and the
destruction of the barbarians Of
the Pacific"
Receiving the press on a terrace
Of the Citadel overlooking the st.
Lawrence River, they revealed that
no change is contemplated in the
Pacific high command, as has been
reported, that the question of a
supreme Pacific command never has
been considered, but that they were
concerned primarily with the prob
lem Of rushing to the Far East all
possible ships, planes and men.
Mr.. Churchill renewed the pledge
he made to Congress more than a
year ago that the British would
throw their full weight into the
Pacific war after the defeat Of
Adolf Hitler. In fact, he said, the
one concern of his country was that
America would not steal the entire
show there.
Summary Of Conclusions.
The two held their press confer.
ence shortly after a ceremony on
the terrace of the Citadel when
they received degrees from McGill
University. Ranged along in chairs
beside the two principals were Prime
Minister Mackenzie King of Canada
and Mrs. Churchill. More than 100
American and Canadian correspon.
dents recorded their words and pic
tured the scene.
The official conclusions Of the
conference between the Anglo
American chieftains, their second
In Canada, were summed up in the
following communique:
THE President and the Prime
Minister and the combined chief Of
stan held Q series of meetings dur.
ing which they discussed all rs.
poets Of the war against Germany
and Japan. In a very short space
Of time they reached conclusions
on all points, both with regard to
the completion Of the war in Eu-
rope, now approaching its final
stage and the destruction OF the
barbarians of the Pacific.
Plan Massive Pacific Campaign.
"The most serious difhculty with
which the Quebec conference has
been confronted has been to find
room and opportunity for MARSHALL
ing against Japan the massive
forces with which each and all the
nations concerned are ardent to en-
gage against the enemy"
In connection with the foregoing
it was announced that Canada also
has been assigned a clear-cut role
in the defeat of Japan.
The announcement today con-
cluded the official talks at the
Citadel and from now on until Mr..
Churchill and Mr.. Roosevelt have
reached their respective capitals
their movements will be of the
record. 1t has been indicated, how
ever, that they may have further
personal conferences at some place
other than Quebec.
This morning the combined chiefs
of staff held long meeting and
then Joined the President and Prime
Minister to make their final report.
No details of their conclusions were
made public, but, as Mr.. Churchill
pointed out at the press conference,
they will become well known to the
Axis powers when they are placed in
operation.
Churchill in Fine Spirits.
Tonight Prime Minister King Is
giving reception for the interna-
tional press here, and with that
event the Quebec conference passes
into history.
At the Citadel conference re.
porters were barred from asking
questions but were addressed at
some length, first by the President
and then by Mr. Churchill, who was
in rare good humor. Chewing at
the long, black cigar which has be-
come his hallmark, he mixed salty
phrases with quips.
Beginning the conference, Mr..
Roosevelt said that he was happy
to come again to Quebec, where his
talks with the Prime Minister had
resulted in a complete unanimity Of
view. They had, he added, discussed
every phase of the military situation
in both Europe and the Far East and
made plans so far as was possible
in these rapidly changing times for
the next major operations. He said
that the Allies will do as fast q
job as they can in bringing the war
to q quick conclusion.
Then, In gesture of cordiality
toward the country which is his
host, Mr.. Roosevelt said the United
States was glad to have Canada as
an ally and that we and the Cana
dams would fight side by side until
Japan surrenders. Together, he
added, the two nations viii make
(See QUEBEC. Page A-3.)
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SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUAR.
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