HIGH EXPECTATIONS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 August 1943, Page 4

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

FROM MEETING OF ALLIED LEADERS QUESTION OF UNDERSTANDING WITH RUSSIA. REFERENCE BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. (By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, .11.15 a.m.) • NEW YORK. August 10. There are strong reasons for believing that conferences between the Allied leaders on an unparalleled scale will take place within the next few days. (This message appears to have been dispatched prior to the announcement that Mr Churchill has arrived in Canada, and is to confer there with President Roosevelt).

It is suggested that M. Stalin may take part in the talks. Trie “New York Times,” in an editorial, says there are good reasons for believing that the British and American Goveriments are now seeking a more realistic agreement with Russia on all major points of interest. The paper says such an agreement would provide a solid guarantee against the success cf the Nazi political weapon of seeking tc divide the Allies and split Russia from the west.

President Roosevelt told a Press conference in Washington (a British Official Wireless message states) that news of Mr Churchill’s arrival had been conveyed to him by telephone, by Mr Mackenzie King. Mr Roosevelt said the staff conferences would probably be Anglo-American conferences. He did not think Russia would be represented, but that did not mean that he and Mr Churchill would not be very glad to see Russia there at this meeting of leaders. ■Members of Mr Churchill’s party in Canada, in addition to those mentioned in an earlier message, are the British Ministei- of Transport, Lord Leathers, and Wing Commander Gibson, who led the raid on the Mohne and Eder dams.