MR CHURCHILL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 19 August 1941, Page 5

MR CHURCHILL

BACK IN BRITAIN CAM, MADE AT ICELAND DETAILS OF ATLANTIC VOYAGE London, Aug. 18. Mr Churchill and his party arrived back safely in Britain this morning, states an official announcement. It is revealed that on his way back Mr Churchill called at Iceland and inspected British and United States troops. Details have been released for the first time of Mr Churchill's Atlantic voyage and meeting with the President. * All persons concerned with the departure of the Prime Minister were sworn to secrecy. The whole voyage was made in the Prince of Wales. When Mr Churchill arrived at th? port of departure a destroyer took him to the flagship of the Home Fleet .and I after lunch on board lie set off in th? Prince of Wales, which was escorted bv destroyers of the Home Fleet. Many of the ships did not know who was on board the battleship, and none knew the ship’s destination. Destroyers of the Fleet met the Prince of Wales as she was returning and escorted her back to the port. The scientist Professor Lindemann. j who has been prominently connected ; with British war research and who had recently a barony conferred on him. was also in Mr Churchill’s party. The only visit made by President Roosevelt to the Prince of Wales was for the church service. All the conferences took place on board the Augusta. which was accompanied by the battleship Arkansas and the cruiser Tusaloosa. Every man on board the Prince of Wales received a present from Mr Roosevelt, one item of which was half a pound of cheese. Each parcel had a card of good wishes signed by the President. STRATEGICAL PROGRAMME It is reported in authoritative circles in Washington, according to reports received in London, that Mr Roosevelt and Mr Churchill, apart from conferring with their advisers. personally drafted a broad Anglo-American strategical programme designed to wipe out Nazi tyranny. These sources say the two met frequently by themselves during their high seas conference for the purpose of co-ordinating the work of the sectional meetings among the United States and British officials. When he left the White House after his conference with the President, Mr Hull told reporters that the conference was a general interchange ol' information, in which he and the President brought each other up to date on the international situation. They discussed all the phases in which either of them was interested, he added. To-day leaders of Congress will meet the President. It is believed that they will discuss another lease and lend appropriation of 10.000,000.000 dollars (about £2,500.000.000). This follows the hint at the President's conference yesterday that one of the first positive results of his Atlantic meeting with Mr Churchill would probably be a request to Congress for a substantial supplement to the 7,000,000,000-dollar lend and lease fund, which is now rapidly dwindling. At his Press conference on board the yacht Potomac a reporter asked Mr Roosevelt if he would give a radio “fire side chat” on his talks with Mr Churchill, to which the President replied. “It is up to you fellows. If you can give the country a correct picture I need not go to the radio.” Further American defence measures are seen in the fact that the United States is placing more commodities under export control, including wood pulp, machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and certain pharmaceutical products. BROADCAST TALK BY PRIME MINISTER (Ree.. 11.25 a.m.) London, Aug., IP>. Arrangements arc being made for Mr Churchill to broadcast probably on 24th August to the people of Britain and the Empire when he will give a full and personal account of his talks with President Roosevelt.