Show Churchill Grand Gand l Plot Strategy r Unconditional S 5 Surrender of Axis Outlined at Casablanca Parley President Flies Miles to Meet French Join Agree to Forces Maximum Aid Pledged Russ China CASABLANCA French Morocco Jan 27 CP A Jp-A A master war plan for 1943 aimed at forcing the unconditional surrender of Germany Japan and Italy has been mapped in a historic 10 day conference among President Roosevelt Prime Minister Churchill and a score of top-flight top military and supply leaders and Wednesday the allied heads had separated to put their global strategy into active and concerted execution President Roosevelt breaking more traditions flew miles for the meeting that began besan January 14 and ended last Sunday with a press conference on the sunny lawn of a villa in Casablanca's outskirts near the Atlantic breakers through which American troops stormed ashore last November Churchill also flew to the rendezvous which found General Charles De Fighting French leader and General Hen Henri Giraud French North African high commissioner getting toI together tOgether together to to- I gether for negotiations to put a French army navy and air force into the field for powerful blows against the axis Working day and night the president and prime minister were attended by virtually the entire war staffs of both nations including all the service heads and they reached complete agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment on their objectives it was announced Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia and Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek of China were kept advised of the progress and results of the conference which outwitted nazi spies based in adjacent Spa Spanish ish Morocco The presence of such a galaxy of American and Brit British h leaders both strategists and field commanders indicated that not only European invasion courses had been charted but that field commanders had been decided upon for impending opera lions Those who will wilt command and where they will strike probably probably probably ably will remain military secrets for some somo time The timing of ot the meeting was particularly fortunate from an ai ailed allied allied al- al lied led standpoint with German troops reeling In Soviet Russia and Africa with ith Italy having ha Just been stripped of ot its last symbol of African African Af Al rican empire and with Japan be 1 ing ng smashed in New Guinea Here are the highlights of ot the conference which Roosevelt and Churchill in a Sunday summary summary- agreed was wu unprecedented and will affect the course of ot the war One One Military and civil leaders of ot both nations agreed on a 1943 1043 plan rian designed to retain the live Jve In every war theater Two Two Roosevelt Roosevelt and Churchill perhaps in anticipation of axis peace feelers agreed that peace can an come only through unconditional surrender of ot the three major axis partners Th Three Three Generals Generals erab Giraud and De aulle met for the first time under under under un un- un- un der sponsorship of ot the president and prime minister to negotiate for foran foran foran an effective union of ot their two forces Four Four Stalin Stalin was kept Informed Churchill and Roosevelt disclosed they had offered to meet the Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian elan leader whose leader whose armies have dealt such prodigious blows to the Germans Germans Germans-at at a point very much farther to the east But it was pointed out that because of ot the big red army offensive Stalin was wu unable to leave the country The two allied leaders i also were in communication with Chiang shek Kai and have ha apprised apprised apprised ap ap- ap- ap him of ot the measures which they are arc taking to assist him In Jn Chinas China's magnificent and un relaxing relax relax- ing lag struggle for the common cause ri e Fhe Maximum material aid ale to Russia Rusala and China will ill be one of ot the prime Alms aims U. U-s. U S. S S Britain Brittin The Tho conferences were held at a small hotel in Izi Casablanca's suburbs under the greatest secrecy Those participating engaged a cluster of ot near near-by villas for living IMag quarters J Jand and the area was guarded heavily he ji I Iby by U. U S. S troops and was surrounded surround surround- ed by barbed wire Churchill new flew from Britain t. t In Inan an American motored four Liberator Libera ra- ra tor bomber the the- same saine aircraft ho he housed housed used for tor his August trip to Cairo and Moscow Captain William of ot Sarasota Fla and the same crewmen of ot th the previous previous ous flight again were recruited Aside from from the fact that ho he flew across the Atlantic details of ot the presidents president's trip still have not l b been tn en disclosed di arrived ed first When the president landed he dispatched Harry Hopkins chairman of ot theS tho the S British American munitions agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment board to Churchill's villa I and the prime minister returned with him to begin the talks The first one began at 7 p. p In m. the night ht of ot January li U and lasted Co Continued on Pa PUt Pact Two Column Three L i t tf Y d p r. r r e. e a ad f f fy ti y u r H a Associated 4 Press re Photos TWO MEN BIEN WHO WIIO MADE STORY HISTORY J AT CASA CASABLANCA BLANCA President Franklin D D. D Roosevelt Roose Roose was described as ns holding his holder at Its usual jaunty angle while Prime Minister l Winston Winton Win Winston ston ton Churchill had his Inevitable cigar Ro Roosevelt sev lt and d Chur Churchill hill Map Master War Plan At Ten-Day Ten Conference at Casablanca Continued from Pw PI One On until 3 a. a m m. the next day Military MilItary Mili Mili- tary ary bigwigs participated as did the field commanders of both botn nations nations na na- I lions charged with smashing mashing the held axis strip of Tunisia preparatory preparatory tory ory to opening a possible second front on the underside of ot Europe President Roosevelt received correspondents in the red-flowered red garden of ot his villa Sunday afternoon afternoon after- after noon oon while American fighters andR and andA andR R A F Spitfires hummed over overhead ead The only woman present was W V A A C Captain Louise Anderson of f Denver Denv ri a stenographer from Lieutenant General Dwight D. D Eisenhower's headquarters I First to arrive was Hopkins and the he presidents president's son Lieutenant Colonel Elliott Roosevelt who Is stationed in Africa Arica I Then Generals De and Giraud appeared from the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's quarters followed by Roosevelt Roose- Roose velt elt himself clad in to a light gray suit and with the usual holder Hovering in the background background back back- ground was the presidents president's envoy envoy to o north Africa a Robert nobert Murphy who did valuable contact work with the French before the allied invasion Churchill smoking a a- cigar and dressed in to a dark gray suit then appeared Genera Genera Giraud and De shook hands for the benefit of the correspondents then retired as the conference got under way Regret Expressed First Roosevelt expressed his own and Churchill's regret at the death of one corr correspondent e s p 0 n den Edouard Baudry of the Canadian Broadcasting Broadcasting corporation Baudry was struck by y a machine gun bullet bullet bullet bul bul- let over Spanish Morocco Morocco- when the plane in to which he was riding with other correspondents en route to the meeting lost its ita way tem tem- He died when the plane made an emergency landing In French Morocco The president then explained the background of the historic meet- meet ing tog It became clear he said when the north African campaign was launched that he a and ld the prime minister would have to meet again Stalin had been cordially invited to meet the president and prime minister but was unable able to leave Russia at this time lime on account account ac ac- count of the great offensive which he himself as commander in to chief Is directing Then with Churchill nodding assent Roosevelt said the day 10 conference had ended in to complete agreement on 1943 plans to bring about the unconditional surrender surrender der del of ot the axis This did not mean the president said the destruction destruction de de- tion of the populations of Germany Japan and Italy but it Jt did mean the smashing of the philosophy of these countries based on conquest and reigns of terror Here Churchill int Interjected e r j e c t e d Hear hear as J if he were ho home e attending a parliamentary Cession session Allied AWed Bete determination atio t t to 14 press the war initiative a in to In every pa part o of the world was stressed Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt said sald that a theater by theater theater the the- ater atel survey lUrvey as the expressed It it had been made This Tara was v.-as Interpreted to mean that allied military chieftains had Snapped invasion plans and probably probably proba probe bly also wo picked their generals general for lor such uch field posts posta All AU Chiefs Attend AU All the chieftains were present presen t for th the meetings meetings General General George Georg e C. C Marshall chief chiet of ot staff stat of ot th the U. U S S. S army General Sir Alan Brooke chief of the Imperial general general general gen gen- eral staff taft Admiral Ernest J J. King commander in to chief of th the e U. U S S. S navy Admiral of ot the Fleet Flee t Sir Dudley Pound Lieutenant Lieutenan tt t General H. H H. H Arnold commander of the U. U S S. S army air forces an anAir and d Air Chief Marshal Manhal Sir Charl e dI Portal chief of Britain's Britain air staffIn staff staffIn In emphasizing the aim of the th e allied high command the president press preat dent suggested that the entire re meelin meeting be called the unconditional unconditional surrender conference an and d dt recalled that General U U. 8 S. S Gran had borne that nickname defeating the Confederate armies One of the main decisions reached cached was to lend all possible material aid to the Russians who whore are re sapping German man power and war materials the president said aid He e added that China waso was WIlS to o get a full measure to help end forever the Japanese attempt to dominate the far east Russ Burden Recognized The official of ot the meeting also called attention to Russia's great fight It said The president and prime minister minister minster min min- ister ster realized up to the full the enormous normous weight of the war which Russia is successfully bearing along her whole land front and their heir prime e object has been to draw raw as much weight as poss possible ble blei i off ff the Rus Russian lan armies by engaging ing ng the enemy as heavily as pos pos- I sible Ible at the best selected points Premier Stalin has been fully informed informed in- in formed ormed of the military proposals The best selected points at which to strike the axis was not elaborated upon but the president said aid all ail the resources of the united nations had been pooled and would be administered by a central plan determined at the conference This was Wa borne out by the scope ope of the personnel at the meeting Aside AsidO from the supreme commanders command command- ers these men including heads heads of of the important all supply services were either in steady attendance or visited the round tables tobies I U. U S. S Delegates 1 For Forthe the United States States Lieuten Lieuten Lieutenant ant General B. B B. B Somervell commanding commanding commanding com com- manding general of the services of supply U. U S. S army anny Lieutenant Gen General EIsenhower commander- commander in- in chief in-chief hiet of the allied expeditionary force in to north Africa Major Gener General General Gen Gen- er eral l Carl Spaatz air commander of the alU allied d expeditionary force in to north Africa Lieutenant General Mark W. W Clark commander of the theU U U. S. S Fifth army in to Africa W W. Averell Averel Harriman U U. S. S defense expediter in to Britain and Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant General F F. M. M Andrews U. U S. S army anny air forces commander in to the middle ea east t. t For Britain Field Britain Field Marshal Sir John Dill head of the British Joint staff mission mission- in to Washington Vice Admiral Lord Louis chief of combined operations commando commando com com- mando Lieutenant General Sir Hastings Ismay chief of staff to the office o of the minister of de de- defense Ten Ten-se Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Andrew Andrew An An- drew Cunningham allied naval commander in Africa General Sir Harold Alexander middle eastern commander in Air C Chief h i 1 e f Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder of the theR theR R RAF A F middle ea eastern tem comman command and others General Sir Bernard L. L Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery Mont Mont- gomery whose Eighth British army now is ts pursuing Marshal Rommel's retreating forces i In into n t o 0 Tunisia T from also was wu reported to have attended In telling Sunday of the flight of Marshal Rommel the British Prime Minister Inister waved his cigar cilar atthe at atthe atthe the correspondents sitting on the lawn and described the axis desert leader as a fugitive from E Egypt gyp t who would like now to pose pos as the deliverer of Tunisia That he said would not happen no Churchill Churchin described the conference conference conference confer confer- ence here as the most most- important and successful uc war parley he ever ver had attended and asserted the re results results results re- re would be seen een soon scon He said the allied landings in to north Africa had alter altered d the entire strategy of ot the war emphasized that nothing had pad ever come between between be be- tween him and the president in to their friendship and Mid said the al allies allies allies al- al lies now had an initiative they never would relinquish French Statement Both allied leaders repeated the describing the opportune opportune opportune op meeting between the French Generals De and Giraud The ne French generals themselves Issued a terse Joint which said We have met We have talked We have registered entire agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment on the end to be achieved which Is the liberation of France and the triumph of human liberties liberti liberties liber liber- ti ties by the total defeat of the ene ene- my This end will be attained by union to in war of ot all Free Frenchmen Frenchmen Frenchmen French French- men fighting side aide by side with all aU allies Dispatches from allied headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters in to north Africa however said it was going to be a long laborious la- la la laborious I job to get these two French leaders into an effective union During his stay here the presIdent president president pres pres- ident visited Port Lyautey miles north of here where some oj of the heaviest fighting occurred in November and placed wreaths on the graves of American soldiers Ive seen the seen the bulk of several divisions divisions di di- di- di visions he said In telling of his visit to the troops in to the field field field- the first president to make such sucha a D. trip since Abraham Lincoln I I fr have eaten lunch in the field an anit and it was WM a 8 darn good lunch too The president was WM given a mess kit and served a typical Infantry field lunch of f. f ham green beans sweet potatoes c coffee bread am ambutter and butter and strawberry preserves Those who made the trip told of Jf the soldiers' soldiers astonishment and delight delight delight de de- light when the president riding in to a Jeep and wearing a gray fel felt hat and white pullover sweater rode past them The troops were lined up for at least a mile in front of ot their tanks tracks half scout cars and artillery of all sizes mus Praises Soldiers They had a band at one place I visited which played for far lunch said |