London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1945, London, Middlesex                                F big three Parley Are War milestones Allied leaders Busy with another in list of Epos making meetings charting for United nations by Willard Zurflieh tomorrows a historians sit Down to record the events of world War ii they will look upon the series of talks Between the Heads of the big Powers As aside from the important meeting now in Progress Between president and Mushal those who write the Story of these momentous years will have at least 11 other decisive Parley to from each of these conferences has come plans which alter the coarse of world history for meeting being looked upon As possibly the final get together for the three leaders before the ultimate defeat of nazi it Mayi be Well to glance Back Over the list of past conferences that we May bitter understand the significance of the news which will come out of the be now under it has been More than three years since the Atlantic conference in aboard has Prince of the president of the United states and the prime minister of great Britain met in the fog wreathed North Atlantic for the first this was the Start a Long series of historic an Daijit of it came the eight Point declaration known As the Atlantic although it was the views agreed upon set Forth the Aims of both countries for construction of a better had broken her treaty i the user and was marching into soviet Japan was taking Over Indio China at the invitation of was engaged in another life and Deatti struggle in the libyan Amer dii had parsed the Bill and Seletz Tive service was extended for two on half the second meeting was the second the Washington Winston Churchill again crossed the this time to talk with an Ijiri Furiate War Japan had struck Pearl even while her states men were talking peace in washing Tot America was no longer i declared War on Japan 8 and three Days later on Germany and talks Between the president and the Prinie minister entered on the strategy to be followed in the As War envelope it the Enilie America had Belonje the War plants grew almost Vei night in Corn defense Bonds now called War and the draft the German army Wais wit insight of Hong Kong Anil Manila was the British were taking it on the Chin in i of military advisers huddled in Washington in rooms full of War and Churchill and his Cigar Oncea Jain visited this a a Low Point in the War for the United and the Axis was close to ing a knockout germans were not far from the japs had taken the Netherlands East indies Bataan and the defenders of Sebastopol were leaving their Bones on soil they could not the United states was chased out of the and the japs were in Burma and the the bit of heartening news was the Surprise bombing raid on in from this Washington conference came specific plans for the winning of the War in North on the Home americans were urged to put maximum efforts into War product rationing of sugar and Coffee the turning Point following the landings in North Africa a few months this meeting of Roosevelt and Churchill marked the turning Point of the War and this was to be the beginning of the first great rout of the at this the unconditional surren Der of Italy and Japan was specific attention was Given prosecution of the War in Sicily and the russians had held at Stalingrad and were pushing germans Back on All in the americans were winning the Battle of Guadal president Roosevelt and prime minister Churchill faced the big question of the second Stalin wanted the pressure eased on his plans were Laid for crack ing fortress Japan was having a Field Day in submarines were roaming the seas in Wolf but lend lease was shipping millions of tons of supplies All Over the Germany was getting a taste of War from the Russia was fighting in the caucasus and Axis resistance in Tunisia the bombing of Sicily War talks this time Between Roosevelt and Churchill were mainly concerned with plans for intensifying the War against Means to keep China in the War were vitally the North african Campaign had been ii Duce had been overthrown and Sadoglio formed a new lord Mountbatten became Boss in Southeast and Germany was being pasted with Allied for the first ume in the War four of the United when we assumed the role of Soldier we did not Lay aside the role of George 26 1775 Omorrow 1 7 1945 these International friends Are triple threat to Axis nations met to talk Over presi Dent Roosevelt and prime minister Churchill did not but foreign secretaries of the great Britain Russia and China were agree ment was reached on the strategy for shortening the War with Germany and resolutions of the United nations were agreed upon for carrying their wartime collaboration into peace and matters pertaining to disarmament of common enemies were discussed plans for the punishment of Axis Wai criminals were Italy had declared War on and the limits of japans Pacific holdings were being pushed Aid to China Roosevelt and Churchill met with Chiang Waishek of and immediate Aid to China was the War in the Pacific got top the March of events this time showed russians along the Dnieper River and the japs being beaten at Bougainville and the the germans dug n for the Winter in around a specially built conference table Churchill and Stalin reached agreement on the second front this was the Opic of the the plan and approximate time were the scope on the Wor lid attention will focus on Stettinius by Howard Horton tomorrows Bureau i much about big three in now Trie a Staafe sea new prominence to Jan whose statements Andl actions fans been followed mighty closely i the last week by world Congress and the american indications Point to a major role at this meeting for Edward new Secretary of As he takes his place beside great Britain Eden and the users Dumbarton Security plan is among his prime and has top priority on the state departments list of thin Stobe last just before he assumed f dories As top Man i the state depart Stettinius said that a completed t draft of the plan would be ready for pre i notation to the participating governments next this indicates that the plan will be discussed at the big three meeting and that considerable Progress has been made for such a Stet Titius told the state depart ment employees at a recent meeting that have a Job to do entirely comparable in its magnitude arid its responsibilities to the War arid Navy just As they Are waging we must wage a Good Start the new state department has made Good statements of Jio Licy by on he greek difficulties in ital Jii and a plea for Unity in and repeated Dei pand for a world Security organize upon have All had favourable acceptance b the the Rise Stettinius to the inter tonal spotlight has been so his upward Steps before that in within seven years he had become Vic president of general motors corporation with Gumc duplicated wit the United states steel at the age of he was chairman of the Board of directors of his participation with government dates Back to when he acted As Liaison officer Between the Industrial advisory Board and National recovery n 1939 he was chairman of the Short lived War resources for Brief period Stettinius returned to his Post at coming Back to the govern ment As chairman of the priorities Board Audi director of the priorities division of the office of production he became lend lease and it is generally agreed that his Busi methods in that Field were most i taking the place of Secretary of state Cordell the new Secretary took Acme photo new Secretary of state Stettinius play big role in coming office his Good relations with Congress were reflected last month when he gained approval of six new assistant secretaries of Stettinius made no drastic change sin the Basic Structure of the state but he has made a new alignment of with affairs of certain geographical divisions of the world allocated each assistant Rockefeller and Dunn All the for will be the specially of Nelson who has Long been an authority on inter american he knows the languages of the latin countries and has consider Able prestige South of the geographically the balance of the world is assigned to James who has been in the state department 25 years and who for 12 years was an important assistant to Dunn was prompted from head of the european division of the state for his righthand Man Stettinius chose Joseph grew As grew has 40 years service in the Field of International last ambassador to he will work closely with v another new assistant Archibald will be in charge of Public cultural he formerly was librarian of former head of the office of facts and figures and assistant director of the office of War other new assistant secretaries Are William head of the office of economic who recently was surplus property administration and Gen who will be in charge of administration and management of the state Holmes has been in the Eto As Deputy chief of staff for general Eisenhower for civilian War in the West and South was thoroughly american forces were pressing on the Germany was pouring new troops into and England and Russia were still at War with the Globe trotting Roosevelt and Churchill greeted each other once More in the same again Japan was the chief Britain was ready to assume a bigger role in the Asiatic and Pacific Japan was still slashing into but on the other hand fortress Europe had been invaded and Russia had stormed into two years after his lust Churchill was again in conference with marshal problems discussed were mainly terms for the eventual German armistice were formulated and relationships Between England and the user concerning Poland were on the Aachen was about to As was Leyte in the Stilwell was recalled from the and civil strife raged in the War on All fronts one Headquarters on the continent has local telephones and handles Calls daily through Princi pal switching the War depart ment More than 100 head quarters have teletypewriter the department said that in the first five months after signal corps and other communications troops on the Western front Strung Miles of wire and now Are using about Miles of wire Britain in the Pacific disposition of British Fleet forces in the Pacific will be determined by Admiral Ernest command Erin chief of the it was said in Washington by Admiral sir James Sumer head of the British admiralty the British ships will work As a task Force and will used in Forward he stated at a press he declined to disclose whether the British Fleet already had american naval forces in the because that would be giving the japanese Flag flown to Mac Arthur the first american Flag unfurled Over Manila when that City was captured by americans in 1898 will be flown to general Macarthur at his said the battleship Oregon commission at the Flag was presented to the commission by the grandson of Owen who commanded the second Oregon regiment when the United states took longest one Way Mission major general Curtis Lemay arrived recently at Guam after flying super fortress nonstop from Miles flying 14 hours and 45 the new com Mander of the 21st bomber which controls the striking from the believed it was the longest one Way combat Mission on Boss vinegar the naming of general Joseph Stilwell to command army ground forces is More weighted with meaning for the associated press com Stilwell is the american general with longest experience in japanese methods and assumes command of ground Force stat time when the task a Nimg and training them for a assault against Japan appears to be pressing for the a Jap sea losses the Navy reported another Jap vessels sunk by push ing the Overall total accounted for by subs near the thousand the count now is the latest toll includes a Light Cruiser and 20 noncombatant the Cruiser was the fifteenth to fall victim to american How Germany May be occupied by the associated Germany faces the possibility of losing More than on third of her prewar according to the political prescription of military occupy Border Industrial supervision and political dismember which is believed by senior British and american officials to be under consideration byte big before marshal Stalin and president Roosevelt at their which she Germany insist is being held on a warship Inife be Jjck sea or in a Black sea Are German territory of several Allied it May Noil be possible for the big three to come to a final agreement at this meeting in Border but they Are expected to consider the claims advanced by Poland and Czecho there is also the possibility of some German territory to Bel Gium and Poland has put in a claim for East Czechoslovakia pre War frontiers press snably will be while Moscow is known to favor Austria As an Independent As to the occupation of it is expected to be divided roughly As follows occupation of Northwest containing the important Ruhr Valley Industrial occupation of Southwest to take Over East and North East to be occupied equally by the big and possibly also to be occupied apart from East the Warsaw polish government has raised the probability of a demand that Poland Western Border be extended to the Oder to include the French have asked for All of Ger Many West of the it is understood that Churchill has proposed a fou Power Rule Over the Rhineland and the Ruhr As a separate political a adj economic some quarters believe it Likely that Southern Schleswig and North frisian would be awarded to Denmark As move to internationalize the Kiel and Cut Germany off from the North