BRITISH MORALE GOOD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 188, 12 August 1941, Page 5

BRITISH MORALE GOOD

MR. DUFF COOPER IN U.S.A. EN ROUTE TO SINGAPORE (Recd. 8.30 p.m.) Nwj' York, Aug. 10. Mr. Duff Cooper. . jo arrived by Atlantic Clipper, said the morale of the British people was, it anything, too good. There was a tendency to think we had already won the war. Certainly the prospects were infinitely better, but the final victory was still far distant. The Battle of the Atlantic had lately gone strongly in Britain's favour. Nevertheless the submarine' menace is still with us. The invasion threat has been enormously reduced because Britain is now fully prepared. Every inch of shore is now guarded by a splendid army fully equipped. The great lull in bombing is due to various reasons, one being that Germany has lost the cream of her air force. British war production has scarcely been interrupted. American equipment is arriving in an everincreasing flow. Questioned regarding the new post at Singapore, Mr. Duff Cooper said the British Government thought there was likely to be a great development in this area in the near future and it should be possible to adopt a centralised system of diplomatic communications and control. Mr. Duff Cooper will visit Washington shortly, proceeding by Clipper to Singapore a little later.—U.P.A.