MOUNTBATTEN IN MANILA
CONFERENCES WITH MACARTHUR (Rec. 8.30 p.m.) MANILA, July 19. The Supreme Allied Commander in south-east Asia (Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten) has held a three-day conference with Genen 1 Mac Arthur, the Supreme Commander in the south Pacific, to arrange for complete coordination between their respective commands, says the correspondent of the Associated Press. Admiral Mountbatten and staff also conferred with Admiral ■ T. C. Kinkaid, LieutenantGeneral G. C. Kenney, Major-General E C Whitehead, and LieutenantGeneral R. L. Eichelberger. Admiral Mountbatten arrived in Manila on July 12, and will return to India to-dsy. , Admiral Mountbatten flew direct from Burma in a British York transport aeroplane. Complete secrecy about his visit was •maintained until his return to his headquarters. The commanders had long talks, and staff officers also conferred.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19450721.2.54.8
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24624, 21 July 1945, Page 7
Word Count
129MOUNTBATTEN IN MANILA Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24624, 21 July 1945, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.