| Show Russ Allied Cooper Cooperation Coo p tion On Cn Raids Aids Ads Relations Re S By y Wes Gallagher S LONDON LONDO April 7 JP lP Military IP-Military Military cooperation n between the thew w stern allies and Russia which often has lias left much to be defor desir de- de sir h ke cM j t p. p for f t the e. e be better r w with t L American om r ers closely irith wIth r red d army ground r forces in the thet ther conquest of i the I Balkans Allied It d. d raids raid on n. n Rumania S S at Bu Bucharest harest and were carri carried d out with the the k knowledge and con consent cn- cn sent Bent of the red ih th 1 form formed d m military s sources t e in ton London said sald The attacks presently on a rough coordinated basis are being developed by the use me of liaison groups into close and specific team work these Informants informants saId skid The last assaults have been c car carried car r- r ried ned out on what w was wa described a aa as asa a broad strategic basis and the the S SI I Russian and allied liaison now is in the transition stages working working working work work- ing toward operations constructed much the same saine way as the American Ameri Amen can and British forces work in direct di direct direct di- di liaison The hard necessities of war are bringing about this teamwork where continuous diplomatic and military missions a attempts tempts have tailed failed Now as the Russians drive into the Balkans it is imperative that the allied air effort be coordinated with wit the red e army arfY a advances v ces to o avoid avoia contact In m targets as as well as the possibility of bombing advance units of sovi soviet t tr troops p l ii It Kussian HusSIan and ano the Am American planes planes' should elect to b bomb mb th thc same target at the same time lri without liaison the result wo would l b be an air melee with a g od chance the two f forces would mist mistake ke each other for the enemy and eng engage ge in battle The Russians have had mm military S S' S ry j missions in Lo London arid rid in the Mediterranean for so sonie some je time tim inie It has as not been Deen ni iri made de known whether American America nied a. a J air ar b. b liaison on of officers officers of- of would be allowed to ta accompany accorn- accorn pany pany the red rea armies in f future ture op operations operations op ns although this obviously would be desirable S Close coop is becoming increasingly important While ground forces are re Iio not likely ly to be e fighting in the same area for many mapy months the r red d ar army y b must be coordinated with th the western front troIt effort to obtain the he he f-he m maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum military efficiency ncy The operations of the air forces already Ir d dy overlap v lap l in ii Rumania anas athas and ath as t the e red army advances es Jt it will come come into the allied spheres spheres' of operation in many places Writing Thursday y night from Naples Associated Press War Correspondent Correspondent Cor Cor- respondent Daniel De Luce said that that- as' as there ther was was' Wano s sno as yet W no information mation matlon whether allied bombers undertake shuttle operations be tween Iween Italy and soviet-held soviet ter ten The e necessity for any such arrangement arrangement ar- ar ar an- he said appears doubtful since all aU all nazi targets in inthe inthe the Balkans already can be hit b by bombers bombers' based in Italy |
