ALLIED PLANS

Grey River Argus, 22 May 1942, Page 2

ALLIED PLANS

LONDON, May 19.

In the House of Commons Mr Attlee said that whenever the mam engagement opened in Russia, he was certain the Germans would be met with the resolution, fortitude and skill the Russians had already displayed. Not only was Britain continuing to send supplies to Russia, but large enemy forces were also held in the Libyan campaign. Malta also engaged the attention of a large proportion of the ..Luftwaffe. The possibility of an offensive from Britain meant the Germans had to dispose troops in order to meet the eventuality. Every move was conditioned by transport, and the matter of shipping was a constant anxiety. Although ’immense dis-, tances made one combined General Staff impossible, the Chief of Staff at Washington actually combined with the General Staff in dealing in particular with the major problems of Pacific Allied nations. They also exchanged staff representatives, and were endeavouring to get the greatest possible co-ordination in strategy/

ar.d allocation of supplies. He explained the structure of the J o ™* planning staff, the working of thj Defence Committee, and the Chief of Staffs Committee. Existing machinery was working smoothly and there was not the constant clash, which seemed to occur in the last war between Service representatives and Ministers.