Somewhere in Italy –
Street urchins and profiteers pain to Yanks
They’re worse than Arabs and Sicilians, writer says
By Thomas R. Henry, North American Newspaper Alliance
…
They’re worse than Arabs and Sicilians, writer says
By Thomas R. Henry, North American Newspaper Alliance
…
Mayor hints to ministers that he will submit question to state authorities
…
It is with particular pride and pleasure that I have today signed the bill repealing the Chinese Exclusion Laws. The Chinese people, I am sure, will take pleasure in knowing that this represents a manifestation on the part of the American people of their affection and regard.
An unfortunate barrier between allies has been removed. The war effort in the Far East can now be carried on with a greater vigor and a larger understanding of our common purpose.
Völkischer Beobachter (December 18, 1943)
Filmdirektoren und Politiker mit Verbrechern unter einer Decke
…
Von unserem Berner Berichterstatter
…
U.S. Navy Department (December 18, 1943)
For Immediate Release
December 18, 1943
The Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, has received the following message from Sir Philip Mitchell, Governor of Fiji and British High Commissioner for the Western Pacific:
May I express to you the warmest congratulations and most sincere gratitude of myself and people of Fiji and High Commission territories and especially of the Gilbert Islands for brilliantly planned and heroically executed operation for capture of Gilbert Islands. After personal visit to Betio I can understand the grimness of the task, the masterly way your bold blow was struck and the incomparable courage of the men who struck it. We join you in mourning for the brave men who died. We salute a great feat of arms.
U.S. State Department (December 18, 1943)
Cairo, December 3 [18], 1943
Dear Marshal Stalin, The weather conditions were ideal for crossing the mountains the day of our departure from Teheran so that we had an easy and comfortable flight to Cairo. I hasten to send you my personal thanks for your thoughtfulness and hospitality in providing living quarters for me in your Embassy at Teheran. I was not only extremely comfortable there but I am very conscious of how much more we were able to accomplish in a brief period of time because we were such close neighbors throughout our stay.
I view those momentous days of our meeting with the greatest satisfaction as being an important milestone in the progress of human affairs. I thank you and the members of your staff and household for the many kindnesses to me and to the members of my staff.
I am just starting home and will visit my troops in Italy on the way.
Cordially yours,
FDR
Washington, December 18, 1943
Dear Brendan: Since my return to Washington, I have received a more complete report of the confusions over publicity which arose at Cairo and Teheran.
Whatever the causes, I am greatly disturbed at the results. Not only did the newspapers, news services, and broadcasters of the United States suffer a heavy penalty because they kept confidence and observed the designated release dates, but non-observance elsewhere has engendered bitter reproaches and many charges of bad faith. Such a condition is distinctly damaging to that unity of purpose and action which the conferences at Cairo and Teheran were designed to promote.
I am resolved that we will not risk a repetition. Consequently, I have decided that hereafter no news having a security value will be issued by the Government for future release, but that all such news will be given out instead at the earliest moment consistent with safety, for immediate publication and broadcast. I have issued instructions to that effect to the various departments and agencies.
Very sincerely yours,
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The Pittsburgh Press (December 18, 1943)
British wreck 13 tanks, seize 2 at anchor of German line
By C. R. Cunningham, United Press staff writer
…
6th Army advances into jungles from landing in New Britain
By Brydon C. Taves, United Press staff writer
…
President moved into Red Embassy at Tehran as safeguard
By Merriman Smith, United Press staff writer
…
Unofficial Army & Navy Register and Journal disagree on who is to head Channel invasion
…
Engineer, suffering from flu, says he didn’t have ‘Chinaman’s chance’ to prevent tragedy
…
Action to delay induction of fathers to be interpreted by Roosevelt in message to Congress
By Daniel M. Kidney, Scripps-Howard staff writer
…