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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 August 1943, Page 4

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(By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day. 12.35 p.m.) QUEBEC, August 12. Mr Churchill is en route to the United States to meet President Roosevelt. This official announcement follows yesterday's official statement that President Roosevelt was coming to Canada to meet Mr Churchill.

Mr Churchill crossed the Canadian border at Niagara Falls today and continued his journey, but his destination is not known.

The National Broadcasting Company commentator, Mr Richard Harkness, broadcasting from Quebec, said Canadian sources were under the impression that Mr Churchill might go to Russia with a message for M Stalin when the Allied talks were finished. Mr Harkness said M. Stalin could hardly take part in conferences dealing with Pacific war strategy and aimed at Japan, with whom Russia was at peace. Mr Harkness added that the London censers had passed a message saying that a high British military officer would probably go to Moscow to give M. Stalin a full report of the talks. “If my sources are correct,” said Mr Harkness, “this officer may be Mr Churchill himself, and the betting is good that his talks with M. Stalin will deal principally with a real second front in Europe.”

The Chinese Press is urging that the Roosevelt-Churchill conference give full attention to strategy against Japan, particularly in strengthening Chinese offensive strength. The Army newspaper, “Saotanga Pao,” says the duration of the war will be lengthened if an offensive cannot be launched on the Chinese front at the same time as offensives on other fronts.