The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-20

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 Wilson told his friends about the backstage talks which Ameri- can, British and Russian staff of- ficers had at Yalta while Chur- chill Roosevelt and Stalin were talking of political matters, and remarked that the Russians had not understood the importance of the campaign in Burma until it had been discussed at Yalta. He said that the Russians were never aware that the Japanese had planned to invade India through Burma and that it was necessary to free Burma to keep China in the war as communi- cations and supply link.
 Actually, this was the first
 confirmation by any high Allied
 office. that Pacific strategy had
 been discussed at Yalta. Prevl-
 ously, Roosevelt, Byrnes and
 Churchill all said the subject
 was not discussed.
 Field Marshal Wilson made several other significant points. He admitted among other things thatt he campaign in Italy had been one big headache after an- other. However, Wilson pointed out that, the invasion of Italy had cleared the NaziS out of the Mediterranean, had also gone a long way to build up United Ma tions morale more than year be- foret he liberation of France. NAZIS KEPT BUSY
 Wilson, who was former British Commander in the Mediterranean, also disclosed that total of 50 Nazi divisions were kept busy by the early fighting of the Allies in Italy and by Tito's partisans in Jugoslavia.
 Wilson also disclosed for the first time the troubles Britain had in trying to deal with General Mikhailovitch, the right-Wing Serb leader who was dumped by the Allies in favor of leftist Tito. Will son told how he had personally commanded Mikhailovitch to bomb the Salonika- Belgrade rail- road to prevent a Nazi retreat, but that Mikhailovitch had re- fused. Mikhailovitch even tried to prevent the rescue of Allied flyers doWned in Jugoslavia and they were only brought out with the aid of General Bakers Air Force and special American OSS men Wilson revealed.
 The British Field Marshal
 defended himself against the charges that he was responsible for the low bread ratiOns in lib- erated Italy, explaining that the
 British were the first to protest the low ration in Italy and that
 he personally had written Wash ington asking that the 20O-Gram ratiOns for dock workers be in- creased. Wilson even stated that
 he had personally authorized
 the increase without even hear ing from Washington.
 The farmers of Italy, Wilson told friends, are largely respon- sible for Italy's economic plight. He charged they withhold food from markets and sell it on the black market because of bigger profits and the doubtful value of Italian money.
 RUSSIANS KEPT HANDS OFF?
 Throughout his talk, Field Mar shal Wilson consistently main- tained the Russians had not inter- fered either in Jugoslavia or Greece, but had played it straight all the way thruogh.
 One important omission Wilson made, however, was 8 hushed-up incident which took place in Italy last June 26th when 8 Red Army Military Mission stationed at 8 British military field at Bari, took off without permis- sion. flew straight to secret air. field in Greece, landing at FAM headquarters there.
 This was the first Russian mission to land in Greece be-
 fore its liberation from the NaziS. A fIabbergasted British