ALLIES' WAR PLANS FOR 1943

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1943, Page 5

ALLIES' WAR PLANS FOR 1943

Momentous Decisions Announced

CHURCHILL & ROOSEVELT MEET AT CASABLANCA

(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) X.Rec, 2 p.m.) LONDON, January 26. Complete agreement on war plans for 1943 to bring about the "unconditional jsurrender" of the Germans, Italians, and Japanese have been announced after a ten-day conference at Casablanca between Mr. Churchill and President Roosevelt. Mr. Stalin was invited, but was unable to attend because of the necessity of his remaining in Russia during the present offensive. Mr. Stalin and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek were kept informed of the conference decisions. Mr. Churchill and Mr. Roosevelt met General de Gaulle and General Giraud, who expressed agreement with their decisions and also agreement between themselves.

'?■ Mr. Roosevelt flew to Africa: It was the first time since the days of President Lincoln that an American president had visited an active war front. Mr. Roosevelt told correspondents that they had reached the conclusion that world peace could be attained only by -the total elimination of German and Japanese power, which "meant unconditional surrender from the Axis. This did not mean the destruction of the populations of the Axis countries, but the destruction of their philosophy of hate and fear and the subjugation of others. The .chiefs of staff had kept two primary considerations before them—first, the principle of pooling Allied resources on a world-wide basis; second, the "maintaining of the Allies' initiative throughout the world. He -added that a world-wide offensive would be vigorously pro.secuted and all possible aid would be given to Russia and China. 1 Mr. Churchill said it was the most important war confer*ence he had ever witnessed or attended. Nothing which hap•pened throughout the war could come between him and Mr. Roosevelt. They were linked by a friendship which was one Tof the Allies' strongest sinews of war, making possible things -which would otherwise be impossible between the heads of the Allied Nations. Mr. Churchill praised the great enterprise of 3the African attack in which he had been Mr. Roosevelt's willing lieutenant, and which altered the whole strategic outlook. It placed the initiative in the Allies' hands, and they now had .that precious sovereign treasure in their hands. They must labour hard to keep it. Mr. Churchill emphasised the thoroughness of the professional discussions which accompanied the conference, and expressed the Allies' unconquerable will to pursue the war to ""unconditional surrender."