The Grand Alliance (The Second World War)
Language: English
Pages: 818
ISBN: 0395410576
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as the supply of these weapons becomes more plentiful. 3. 250 Bofors are now being sent to General Auchinleck for him to use in the best possible way with all his columns, and at all the assembly points of his troops or refuelling stations required in the course of offensive operations. Nevermore must the Army rely solely on aircraft for its protection against attack from the air. Above all, the idea of keeping standing patrols of aircraft over moving columns should be abandoned. It is unsound
which places him in constitutional difficulties, or “Associated Powers”, which is flat. 2. We could not get the words “or Authorities” inserted-in the last paragraph of the Declaration, as Litvinov is a mere automaton, evidently frightened out of his wits after what he has gone through. This can be covered by an exchange of letters making clear that the word “Nations” covers authorities such as the Free French, or insurgent organisations which may arise in Spain, in North Africa, or in Germany
from the building yards. At this crucial moment Canada was ready to play a conspicuous part in the deadly struggle. The losses in the Halifax convoy made it quite clear that nothing less than end-to-end escort from Canada to Britain would suffice, and on May 23 the Admiralty invited the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland to use St. John’s, Newfoundland, as an advanced base for our joint escort forces. The response was immediate, and by the end of the month continuous escort over the whole
command of the oceans, and with American help will soon obtain decisive superiority in the air. The British Empire and the United States have more wealth and more technical resources and they make more steel than the whole of the rest of the world put together. They are determined that the cause of freedom shall not be trampled down nor the tide of world progress turned backwards by the criminal dictators, one of whom has already been irretrievably punctured. We know that the hearts of all true
grave disquiet. They give the impression of men who have now little control of events. Their Press is increasingly under German control, and is now little else but the mouthpiece of Axis propaganda. It is essential that our victories in North Africa should not result in any decrease of watchfulness on the part of the Turks and Yugoslavs, and we are doing what we can in the political sphere to ensure this. You may wish to have all these questions considered by the Defence Committee. After reading
