Evening star., 1945-02-08
NAZIS ODER Line CRUhBlING, RUSSIANS SAY
Political Plans
|0f Big Three
due in Week
Framework includes
U. S. Aid in Settling
Europe's Problems
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Plans of the Big Three for
joint political action In Europe
are expected here within the
week.
Calling for active American par
tlclpation in European settlements,
they will mark the beginning of
new era in the foreign policy Of this
country
The program is being shaped by
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Stain at the
conference now being held at an un-
designated point in the Black Sea
area. Its formulation was disclosed
late yesterday with simultaneous
news releases in Washington, Lon
don and Moscow.
White House Announcement.
The announcement here came
through the White House at 4:30. It
finally put the open secret of the
meeting officially on the record and
confirmed the fact that political
problems of Europe are a prime con-
Germ of the meeting which brings the
heads of the American, British and
Russian governments together for
the second time in Is months.
The Moscow press and radio an
nounced today that the meeting is
on Russian soil. The Black Afa
touches Russian soil over WIDE
area circling the Prut Estuary to
Eastern Turkey. One of the princi-
pal Russian cities in the Black Sea
area is Odessa. ,
AS the announcement disclosed,
the discussions have fallen into two
parts, military and diplomatic.
On the military side, the an
nouncement said that there is COM
plete agreement for joint military
operations in the final phase Of the
war against Nazi Germany"
In London, this declaration was
hailed as booming Nazi hopes Lhat
q disagreement among the three
leaders might delay or upset the
total defeat of the Reich. Observers
there felt this was reflected by
Berlin propagandists in broadcasts
to embattled German troops nine
hours after the official announce
ment that the conference was IN full
swing.
Izvestia Quoted.
i Izyestia, the official Soviet news
paper, was quoted in q Moscow
broadcast reported from London, as
saying the conference shows that
German hopes of discord among the
Allies have utterly failed again.
THE final phase of the war will
see the carrying out of the death
sentence passed by all freedom-lov-
ing humanity on Hitlerite Ger
many" Izvestia said.
The formal announcement showed
that the discussions have followed
these lines:
1. The military talks led of the
meeting and resulted In the com.
plete agreement" for joint opera
tions. The large military stats
which accompanied the three lead
ers are now working out detailed
plans.
2. AS soon as the talk of fighting
was completed Mr.. Roosevelt,
Premier Stain and Mr.. Churchill
took up problems involved in estab-
fishing secure peace" Under these
they listed plans for the occupation
and control of Germany, the politi-
cal and economic problems OF lib
Grated Europe and proposals for the
earliest possible establishment Of q
world organization to maintain
peace"
Roosevelt Tackles Tough Problems.
The linking of all these problems
was interpreted by officials here as
showing belief of the leaders that
the effective control of Germany
and the fair settlement of Europe's
many bitter and centuries old prob
lens, so far as they can be settled
fairly. are equally important with
international organization if peace
is. to be secured.
| The frank listing of political and
economic problems as being on the
agenda meant that Mr.. Roosevelt
had at last come to grips with some
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