The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-02
Observations
Army's Operation
Code Names Now
Being Revealed

There's an interesting behind>the-
scenes story OF why Dr. Carlos
Martins, Brazilian ambassador 10
the United States, has returned to
Washington in defiance OF reports
that nc was to be named his coun'
try's envoy to Moscow. Here's the
reason:
DR.. Francisco Castillo-Narjera,
Mexico's ambassador and dean OF
the diplomatic corps. was called
home tc be his country's foreign
minister. Martins ranked just be-
hind him-having been at Washing
ton next longest. Behind Martins
ran Juan Francisco Cardenas, the
Spanish ambassador, personally
well-esteemed but the envoy Of
. Franco, whom the United States
doesn't like and whom Moscow de-
tests.
The diplomatic corps got togeth-
er and quietly pointed this out to
Rio de Janeiro. They noted the
social and. possibly, political comp
locations of having the envoy OF an
unpopular state at their head. Mar
tins is returning as a result.
ALL MAJOR OPERATIONS in
World War II were dubbed by code
name. 1t confused the enemy but
may have deprived some Of the
boys who fought through the war a
valuable lesson in geography. Now
the names can be divulged.
Returning veterans can talk
about such operations as Husky"
or Torch" or "Forager". Even II
enemy spies had heard OF the oper-
ations, they could hardly break
them down to determine what each
meant.
Torch" was the first important
code name mentioned by planners.
II was spoken softly in the inner
most recesses OF the Munitions
building in Washington. II refer
red TO the North African landing.
Then came Sicily. known as Illus
ky, and Avalanche" for the as
sault OF Italy.
Normandy was called "Overlord,"
and the move into the strategic
Marshall Islands in the Pacific as
"Flintlock".
Had the invasion OF Japan proper
been necessary 1t would have been
called Olympic" for the first phase
the taking OF Kyushu-and "Coro-
net" for the second-the invasion
OF Honshu.
DON'T LOOK FOR THE RIA
TIONING to end before early 1916.
A high WPB official said, I'VE
cannot see daylight this year for
lifting the controls"
Behind the forecast are these
factors:
1-Governmental officials are Just
beginning to confer with the Brit
fish and Dutch to determine II and
when the East indies rubber Mon
tations can start supplying crybe.
2-OPA says that essential Div
ers will continue TO receive top
preference on available supplies.
3-Labor troubles in the motor in
dustry are having an indirect effect
on the situation. New cars require
new tires and ALLEGATIONS to mo-
florists will probably await q de-
termination OF the numbers OF
tires the current years car produc-
ton will demand.
4-OPA estimates that untitled
applications for passenger car tires
will reach a million by the end of
this month. At the end Of July the
total was 517,714 and the end of
gas rationing is wearing the disable
ones down rapidly.
A PENNSYLVANIA CONGRESS-
MAN recently received a series OF
requests from constituents. They
were in the Army and wanted him
to intercede TO get them out. They
are all ballet dancers and want
to get back to work in the fall
theatrical season.
The congressman is anxious 10
do what he can for them but does
not know how to go about 1t. He
fears the public will not under
sand their reasons for priority.
art is art" he said struggling.
But can l make a hardship case
out OF it,"