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Show CAMPxVIGN IN ITALY IS AT STANDSTILL General Sir Harold Alexander, Allied Commander in Italy, admits ad-mits that the Allied offensive has in the mud and explains that the come to an almost complete halt original plan for attacking the Gothic Line had to be altered because be-cause of the withdrawal of all the French divisions and some American Ameri-can divisions for the invasion of Southern France. The British General points out that at no time during the Italian campaign have the Allies "had any but a slight superiority in numbers" and while uncertain as to how long it will take to drive the Germans out, he expresses conviction that "it will be done. The British General, in connection connec-tion with the campaign that he commands, points out that those responsible for the conduct or ine war as a whole have to decide what is best for the strategy as a whole, and that he and his army will "have to carry out our task with what we are given." |