Show I Wavell Leads Axis Foes Fames on Pacific Front Chiang shek Kai-shek Commands Armies 0 Of f Powers Fighting in Chinese War Theater er 26 Nations Nations' Lend Ai Aid By GEORGE DURNO I WASHINGTON Jan 3 INS The INS The united nations Saturday named General Sir Archibald Wavell of Britain as the s supreme preme commander of all ail their land sea and air forces in the southwest Pac Pacific ic area Generalissimo Chiang shek Kai-shek of China was chosen supreme commander of all land and air forces of the united nations which are now or or may be in the future operating in th the Chinese theater theater theater the the- ater of war against the axis powers Placed under General Wavell were the following Major General G Gorge orge H. H H. H Brett chief of the U. U S. S army air corps named deputy supreme commander in the southwest Pacific General Sir Henry of Britain named chief of staff to General Wavell Admiral Thomas C. C Hart chief of the U U. S. S naval forces inthe in inthe inthe the southwest Pacific named as commander of all the naval forces of the united nations in n that area The announcements w were re made by the White House They climaxed the conferences which have been going on between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Ch Churchill chill in Washington during the last 12 days Text o of Announcement Text of the White House announcement announcement an- an follows 1 As a result of proposals put forward by the United States and British chiefs of staff and of their recommendations to Pre s sid i d e en n t Roosevelt and to the prime mInIster minister min mIn- ister aster Mr Churchill it is announced that with the concurrence of the Netherlands government and of the dominion governments concerned concerned concerned con con- a system of unified command command command com com- mand will be established in the southwest Pa Pacific area 2 All AU the forces in this area sea land and air will operate under under under un un- un- un der one supreme commander At Atthe Atthe Atthe the suggestion of the president in which all concerned have agreed General Sir A. A Wavell has been appointed to this command 3 Major General George H. H Brett chief of the air corps of the U. U S. S army will be appointed deputy supreme com commander com nander He HeIs Heis Heis is now in the far east cast Under the direction of General Wavell Admiral Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Thomas C. C Hart U. U S. S n navy vy will assume command of all naval forces in the area General Sir Henry will be chief of staff to General Wavell 4 General Wavell will assume his command in the near future Chiang Land Commander 5 At th the same time his e excellency excellency ex ex- Generalissimo Chiang g shek Kai has accepted the supreme command over all land and air forces of the united nations which are now or may in the future be operating in the Chinese theater including initially such portions of Continued on n Pace Two Column Sight Eight i 1 WAVELL W A VEll HEADS UNITED FORCE CoU Continued Scorn from Pa Page One 0 t 1 Indo-China Indo and Thailand as ma mar become available to troops of r. r fa united nations United States ap an aS British representatives will wiIl s son on his joint headquarters plan planning planning planning ning staff P General Wavell 57 51 years ol old short and spare of figure is ton fan n of the British empires empire's infantrymen He started hI military career in 1901 1001 as a member member mem mesa ber ben of the Black Watch regimen and later served as a r with England's famous P P. Roya ya Highlanders jM In the 39 y years ars he has be- be been soldier of England he has seer see action in South Africa northwestern frontier of Ind India a In il Africa France Russia Jan asic an throughout the near east British Troubleshooter One of the troubleshooters for England's military high command com command command com com- mand General Wavell was sent senti t tc Palestine in 1937 1931 as general com commanding om manding officer there dUring trouble between the Jews fan Arabs Later after the presen war broke out in 1939 he general commanding officer ofa a the British forces in the near ea east t British officers in Washingto who have served with General Wa Wi veil declared that the Englis leader still holds a lively belie in the supreme value of the infantry try although recognizing Jit Ith strength of and mechanized mechanIzed units in modern warfare H His His is described as a shrewd le leader the field and always intensive active J The announcement of the unifier command Saturday was one of th spectacular agreements kno know lt have been in the making during durin the past several days United States Great Britain RUB Rui sia Ma the Netherlands China an nl their 21 united associates In war against the axis powers I Expect New Accords President Roosevelt is to disclose an even broader anti ant ti axis accord when he makes a personal per pei personal per per- appearance before congress early next week jj The dramatic announcement that 26 governments are united united unite In a common cause to achieve complete victory over in all oceans and all continents understood to be merely one foun foundation foundation foun- foun da dation tion block in the war program that President Roosevelt Prime Prim e Minister Churchill and other an spokesmen are now plot plot- plotting ting m President Roosevelt h e 1 I 14 dj lengthy conference Friday evening evening eve eve- ning with Dutch Minister A. A r Lou Loudon ou oudon u udon don Secret Secretary ry of War Stimon Secretary of the Navy no eral George C. C Marshall chie chieffo of staff Admiral Harold R. R Stark Start chief of naval operations General Genera H. H H. H Arnold deputy chief of sUit staf for air and Admiral King in commander-in-chief of th the U. U S. S battle fleet I I Vow Yow Hitler's Defeat Deleat This meeting followed a full ies ses session sion Sian of the cabinet and came only a few hours after an official c com m from Batavia and W Wash Washington Washington sh ington disclosed that that- units of the U. U S. S Pacific fleet are operating in conjunction with the Dutch b tattie battie tat bat t- t tie tle craft j In broader view however the Washington conferees were agree dl that absolute defeat of Hitler r nazi hordes presents the main ob objective of the united nations j Josef Stalin's Russian forces now pressing the German arl es into what appears to be a gen general genera ral retreat over the frozen battlefront from Leningrad to the Crimes it peninsula are certain to get major help in the way of planes tanks guns and other munitions of w war r United Nations Nations' Pact II It was noteworthy that theo theno separate peace complete victor agreement achieved by the Whit House conferees was called a declaration dee dec by united nations nl P 1 President Roosevelt personally said to have written in the word united In the first World war wu the powers aligned against Get many were known as the allies even though the United States State came Into that conflict as an asso associated elated power po jp In all aU of his discussions with Prime Minister Churchill and theother the theother theother other spokesmen Mr Mr- Roosevelt has carefully foid a avoided 5 consummation of any formal amance am ance since j The united declaration Is not a treaty and therefore does not have to be submitted to the senate for lor lorra ra ratification tion i |