UNIFIED ALLIED COMMAND HOOTED

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 302, 22 December 1941, Page 5

UNIFIED ALLIED COMMAND HOOTED

CLOSER ALLIANCES Churchill And Roosevelt May Meet Again United Pre?-; Association—Copyrijrtit. Rec. 11 a.m. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. establishment of a unified Allied command to control all operations in the war is expected shortly. Washington observers consider that a preliminary will be the announcement of a closer alliance between Britain and the United States. Mr. Churchill may visit President R-sevelt to discuss grand strategy A formal White House announcement states: "For some time the Lnited States military mission in London and the British joint staff mission in \\ ashington have been in close contact with their opposite numbers. This liaison will continue for a short time until joint planning for unity of action can be extended to Russia, China, the Netherlands and other Governments engaged in the common cause of defeating the Axis. Steps towards this objective are under way." It can be said authoritatively that an Anglo-Saxon union now is not being considered. I As envisaged in Washington an : alliance between Britain and America 1 would be as the nucleus of a world combination for winning the war and maintaining peace afterwards. ' Once the British Commonwealth and i the Lnited States have combined for this purpose, it is believed that the ! adherence of other nations would be comparatively easy to obtain. ' Russia, China, the Latin-American I nations and exiled Governments : would be invited to j«in as equal i partners. I