LINKED WITH ALLIED PLANS FOR SECOND FRONT

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 64, 18 March 1943, Page 5

LINKED WITH ALLIED PLANS FOR SECOND FRONT

Reed. 10 p.m. New York, March 16. The anti-submarine conf ere nee* may be linked closely with Allied 'plans for a second front in Europe in 1943, says the New York Times* Washington correspondent. Mr. Henry Stimson recently declared that troops will be sent to combat zones in increasing numbers, for which reason protection against U-boats is most essential. The Canadians’ prominent part in the conferences emphasises the importance of i the North Atlantic r'oute to England. High naval officials say that the U-boat campaign will be unleashed on an unprecedented scale this spring. Hitler is reputed to have 400 to 500 reserve submarines for use on the widest possible scale in a desperate attempt to cripple the Allies before the Axis situation on the eastern and [North African fronts deteriorates further. However, the forthcoming struggle will not be one-sided. The Navy Department is building a new type of escort vessel, which is expected to prove highly effective, while other protecting arms, both sea and air, have bien strengthened.