WAR PLAN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 August 1941, Page 5

WAR PLAN

ON COMPREHENSIVE BASIS ANTICIPATED IN BRITAIN. ACCELERATING ELIMINATION OF HITLERISM. LONDON, August 15. British commentators after a careful examination of the “eightpoint charter of freedom” resulting from the discussions between President Roosevelt and Mr Churchill emphasise the momentous nature of the declaration. It is generally believed that there will be other and more material results from the dramatic meeting.

.The “Daily Mail’s” diplomatic correspondent says the meeting fixed the basis of a comprehensive war production plan, ensuring 100 per cent efficiency for Britain’s military, naval and air strategy, America’s role for the present being to remain the arsenal of Democracy. A joint organisation of British and American experts to coordinate the production in the United States of the requirements of Britain and Russia will be announced shortly. “The Times,” in a leader, says Mr Churchill’s crossing of the Atlantic in the midst of a military blizzard may well accelerate the elimination of Hitler and his imitators. The value of the declaration is immense. By common assent it is recognised that the economic foundations of peace are as important as the political, or even more so. Referring to Japan, “The Times” says the Japanese are certainly included among the “others” whose policy of domination by conquest constitutes a danger to world civilisation. In no other part of the world is collaboration between the United States and the British Empire more essential than in the Far East.

The White House disclosed that at least one of the conferences between Mr Roosevelt and Mr Churchill occurred aboard the British battleship Prince of Wales. Photographs of the President and the Prime Minister issued showed them aboard the battleship. One picture showed Mr Churchill and Mr Roosevelt with senior British and American military and naval chiefs aboard the American cruiser Augusta.

I.‘he photograph portraying the President and Mr Churchill aboard the Prince of Wales bore the caption, “taken after church services.” It was dated August 10. Mr Churchill and Mr Roosevelt had never met before but were accustomed to,call each other Winston and Frank]i/ over the Atlantic telephone. Mr Churchill took not only a plentiful v .. supply of cigars but also a number films to meet Mr Roosevelt’s 'passion for the cinema.