SAFE HOME AGA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 August 1941, Page 5

SAFE HOME AGA

MR WINSTON CHURCHILL" & HIS PARTY CALL MADE AT ICELAND ON WAY BACK. STRATEGICAL PROBLEMS DISCUSSED. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) LONDON, August 18. Mt Churchill and his party arrived back safely in Britain this morning, states an official announcement. It is revealed that on his way back .Mr Churchill called at Iceland and inspected British and United Slates troops. It is reported in authoritative circles in Washington, according to reports received in London, that Mr Roosevelt and Mr Churchill, apart from conferring with their advisers, personally drafted a broad Anglo-American strategical programme designed to wipe out Nazi tyranny. These sources say the two met frequently by themselves during their high seas conference for the purpose of co-ordinating the work of the sectional meetings among the United States and British officials. At his Press conference on board the yacht Potomac a reporter asked Mr Roosevelt if he would give a radio "fire-side chat" on his talks with Mr Churchill, to which the President replied: “It is up to you fellows. If you can give the country a correct picture, I need not go on the radio.” Further American defence measures are seen in the fact that the United States is placing more commodities under export control, including wood pulp, machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and certain pharmaceutical products. SECRET VOYAGE MADE BY MR CHURCHILL IN BATTLESHIP. PRESENTS FOR ALL ON BOARD FROM MR ROOSEVELT. LONDON. August 18. Details have been released for the first time of Mr Churchill’s Atlantic voyage and meeting with the President. All persons concerned with the departure of the Prime Minister were sworn to secrecy. The whole voyage was made in the Prince of Wales. When Mr Churchill arrived at the port of departure a destroyer took him to the flagship of the Home Fleet, and after lunch on beard he set off in the Prince of Wales, which was escorted by destroyers of the Home Fleet. Many of the ships did not know who was on board the battleship, and none knew the ship’s destination. Destroyers of the Fleet met the Prince of Wales as she was returning and escorted her back to the port. The scientist, Professor Lindemann, who has been prominently connected with British war research and who had recently a barony conferred on him, was also in Mr Churchill’s party. The only visit made by President Roosevelt 'to the Prince of Wales was for the church service. All the conferences took place on board the Augusta. which was accompanied by the battleship Arkansas and the cruiser Tuscaloosa.

Every man on board the Prince of Wales received a present from Mr Roosevelt, one item of which was half a pound of cheese. Each parcel had a card of good wishes signed by the President.