STALIN'S MESSAGE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 150, 28 June 1943, Page 5

STALIN'S MESSAGE

IMPORTANCE OF SECOND FRONT 9 p.m. London, June ■r mier Stalin, in his reply to Pi ■ t Roosevelt and Generals Giravi e de Gaulle, broadcast over Mose- < r io thanking them for their mess,- < if congratulation to the Red Ari. J c i its two years' struggle, emphasised t.;o importance he placed on a second front. To Mr. Roowvelt b« sftid: "At * re-

suit of the Soviet Union's two years struggle and the serious blows the Allies inflicted on the Italian-German armies in North Africa, conditions have been created for the final defeat of the common enemy. I have no doubt victory will come—the sooner we strike our joint blows against the enemy from east and west.” To General Giraud and General de Gaulle he said: “The Russians are confident that the Allies’ joint effort will terminate in complete final victory.” President Kalinin, in a similar message to Dr. Edouard Benes, brought ! out the same point: “I share your full ; confidence that the United Nations' I joint active efforts will lead to vic- | lory.” i Moscow radio, quoting the Russian I journalist Yaroslavsky, said the Rusi slan tank production had increased 38 I ner cent, since last year. Hundreds of I factories working behind the lines are ' turning out ever-growing quantities of , arms and equipment. Russian rail and river transport since the outbreak has successfully coped with the tansfer of millions of people in vital industries to the eastern areas of Russia. New railway lines and canals have been built to facilitate the gigantic traffic in troops and arms to the front.