Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-19 | Page 4 | Nazi Attack Intended for Churchill Fails

Nazi Attack Intended For Chur Churchill Fails j I LONDON Aug 19 INS INS INS- Belatedly revealed as th the in intended intended intended in- in tended target of a German ma ma- gunning chine-gunning attack Prime Minister Winston Churchill lunched with King George Tuesday and presented the monarch monarch monarch mon mon- arch with a personal letter from President Roosevelt Churchill reported in full de detail detail detail de- de tail upon his series of conferences conferences conferences confer confer- with the American president president president dent on the high seas British officials 8 permitted the disclosure that only 24 hours before Churchill boarded a train for London at an undisclosed port after his meeting with Mr Roosevelt German warplanes machine gunned the same train apparently in belief the prime minister was aboard Authorities said the machine gunning of the train may have been only a coincidence yet the premiers premier's narrow escape suggested that Germanys Germany's es espionage espionage espionage es- es service still is keenly efficient and was not far wrong in forecasting Churchill's probable probable probable able movements A comment of the British of official official official of- of wireless picked up Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night by C CBS B S admitted that the sea meeting between Mr Roosevelt and Churchill was not a well-kept well secret and added You can imagine how much the Germans would have given to have attacked the battleship Prince of Wales while the British premier was on onboard board It is rumored that they even sent out the to scout about looking for Churchill Immediately upon his return Churchill presided at a meeting of the war cabinet all members of which had met him at the station Churchill showed plainly that his chief concern was the unbroken unbroken unbroken un un- broken continuation of Anglo- Anglo A Arne American m e r i c can a n war collaboration with the Soviets United States Ambassador John G. G Winant was a member of the throng which turned out outto outto outto to meet Churchill and the prime minister was quick to single him out for a brief preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- talk Well more anon Churchill said after he exchanged a few words with Winant and added significantly Ill be seeing a alot alot alot lot o of you from here on Churchill will wilI broadcast tc tl the nation on Sunday Officials responsible for th premiers premier's safety breathed a sig of relief upon his safe arrive arriva in London j During the last week s sev sever ver has criticism been heaped u officialdoms officialdom's s severe e eve v e r e clam damn clamp down on news about Churchill Churchill movements but authorities In Insisted iA on absolute secrecy The premier still was ln In fe naval-looking naval uniform of 7 elder brother of Trinity hou ar housE the the outfit in which he heT me rn Mr Roosevelt aboard the cruls crul e when Augusta he stepped the train of Before affairs of state wj A Churchill received first fiS atten Mi tion She showered her hul hus band with kisses and the pj mier told her Its good to be back T The navy took good care of me w We had excellent weather i Churchill showed obvIous pleasure both at the results result the meeting and the tenor of f his reception tenor Repeatedly the S smiling e minister waved his cap as poi nor porters por- por Good in the station cried o m t Good old Winnie I