MR. FRASER ON VISIT TO UNITED STATES

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 282, 27 August 1942, Page 4

MR. FRASER ON VISIT TO UNITED STATES

President’s Invitation DISCUSSIONS ON PACIFIC DEFENCE The arrival of the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, .in the United States of America was announced yesterday by the Acting-Prime Minister, Mr. Sullivan. He said that in response to an invitation by President Roosevelt to visit the United States, Mr. Fraser left New Zealand some days ago and had now 7 arrived at the Pacific Coast and was proceeding immediately to Washington. The United States Minister m 3sew Zealand, Brigadier-General P. Hurley, travelled to the United States-with Mr. Fraser. Other members of tiie party included the Permanent Head of the Prime Minister’s Department, Mr. C. A. Berendsen, the Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. B. C. Ashwln, and Mr. A. D. Mclntosh, of the Prime Minister’s Department. “It is not expected that Mr. Fraser will be absent for more than about three or four weeks,” said Mr. Sullivan, "and during his stay in the United States he will discuss with the President questions connected with the defence of our common interests in the Pacific and many other matter?, of mutual concern to our two countries.”

TALKS ON STRATEGY Mr. Fraser’s Reported Plans

(By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.)

(Received August 26, 11.55 p.m.) NEW YORK, August 26.

The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” says informed circles say that President Roosevelt and Mr. Fraser will discuss world-wide war strategy and will be aided in their talks by the fact that Mr. Fraser recently held lengthy conferences in Australia. Also Mr. Nash has just returned from London, where lie conferred with tiie War Cabinet. Mr. Fraser is expected to sign new Lend-Lease agreements, formalizing the reciprocal aid New Zealand has been giving to American troops. Mr. Fraser will also probably engage in second front conversations, since New Zealand is interested in any United Nations strategy affecting operations in the south-west Pacific. Mr. Fraser is expected to attend Thursday’s session of the Pacific War Council. Mr. Fraser will be the guest of honour ata dinner at the White House tomorrow. President Roosevelt announced that lie lias invited the Prime Ministers of Australia and South Africa to visit him some time tills year to confer on the progress of the war.