The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-02

very confident that under this ar
rangement there will be no recur
renee OF the incidents which THU
winter disturbed the friends O.
worldwide collaboration.
When we met at Yalta, in add
ton to laying our strategic ans
tactical plans for final and com
plete military victory over Ger
many, there were a number o
problems of vital political conse
quence.
First. there were the problem.
of the occupation and control O.
Germany. after victory. the com
plete destruction of her militar,
power, and the assurance tn !,
neither Nazism nor Prussian mill
tarism could again be revived te
threaten the peace and civilization
of the world.
/ Second, there was the settlement
of the few differences which re.
manned among us with respect te
the international security organiza.
ton after the Dumbarton Oaks
Conference. +
Third, there were the general
political and economic problems
common to all of the areas which
had been or would be liberated
from the Nazi yoke.
Fourth, there were the special
problems created by Poland and
Yugoslavia.
Days were spent in discussing
there momentous matters and we
argued freely and frankly across
the table. But at the end, on every
point, unanimous agreement was
reached. And more important even
than the agreement of words, ]
may say we achieved a unity OF
thought and a way of getting along
together.
; It was Hitler's hope that we
would not agree-that some slight
crack might appear in the solid
wall of Allied unity which would
give him and his fellow gangsters
one last hope of escaping their just
doom. That is the objective for
which his propaganda machine
has been working for months.
But Hitler has failed
Never before have the major al
lies been more closely united-not
only in their war aims but in their
peace aims. And they are deter
mined to continue to be united with
each other-and with all peace
loving nations-so that the ideal Of
lasting world peace will become
a reality.
The Soviet, British and United
States chief of staff held daily
meetings with each other, and con-
ferred frequently with Marshal
Stain, with Prime Minister
Churchill and with me, on the
problem of coordinating the stra-
tegic and tactical efforts of all the
Allied forces. They completed
their plans for the final Knockout
blows to Germany.
At the time Of the Tehran Con-
ference, the Russian front was so
far removed from the American
and British fronts that, while GER
tain long-range strategic coopera-
ton was possible, there could be
no tactical, day-by-day coordina-
ton. But Russian troops have now
crossed Poland, and are fighting
on the eastern soil Of Germany:
British and American troops are
now on German soil close to the
river Rhine in the west. 1t is diff
ferent situation today; a closer tao
teal liaison has become possible
and, in the Crimean Conference,
this has been accomplished.
Provision was made for daily ex-
change of information between the
armies under command on the
Eastern Front, and our armies in
Italy-without the necessity of go.
ing through the chiefs Of staff ir
Washington and London as in the
past.
You have seen one result of thi:
exchange of information in the re
cent bombing by American ane
English aircraft of points which
are directly related to the Russian
advance on Berlin.
From now on, American ane
British heavy bombers will be usee
in the dsy-by-day tactics of the
WARM direct support of the Sovie
armies, as well as in support Of
our own on the Western Front.
They are now engaged in bomb
ing and strafing in order to ham.
per the movement of German re.
serves and materials to the East.
ern and Western Fronts from 9th.
ers Of Germany and from Italy.