70th Infantry Division now with 7th Army
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Background of news –
What they have done
By Bertram Benedict
This is the eighth great conference among the Allies. The enumeration includes the Moscow Conference, although it was of the foreign ministers, not of the heads of states. The enumeration excludes various joint conferences – such as those between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill in Washington, between Mr. Churchill and Marshal Stalin in Moscow – which seem to have been held chiefly to implement old decisions rather than to reach new decisions of wide import.
The previous seven great joint conferences have been:
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August 1941, on the Atlantic, between Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill. It produced the eight principles of the Atlantic Charter. The United States was not yet a belligerent, although aiding Britain.
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January 1943, at Casablanca, between Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill, who conferred also with Generals de Gaulle and Giraud.
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August 1943, at Quebec, between Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill.
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October-November 1943, at Moscow, among the foreign ministers.
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November 1943, at Cairo, among Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek.
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November-December 1943, at Tehran, among Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Churchill and Marshal Stalin.
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September 1944, at Quebec, between Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill.
From three of these seven conferences – the one at Casablanca and the two at Quebec – the official statements said little except that military decisions had been agreed upon.
The important principles
The far-reaching principles produced by the other four great inter-Allied conferences so far can be thus summarized:
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Unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.
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No territorial or other aggrandizement, no territorial changes against the will of the peoples concerned. rights of all people to choose their own forms of government (Atlantic Charter).
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Restoration to China of all Chinese territory seized by Japan in the past, freedom of Korea, expulsion of Japan from other territory seized by Japan, including the mandated Pacific islands (Cairo).
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International organization, open to all states, to maintain peace (Atlantic Charter, Moscow, Tehran).
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Equal access, with respect to existing obligations, of all states to the vital raw materials and trade of the world (Atlantic Charter).
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Collaboration for better labor standards, economic advancement, social security, freedom from fear and want (Atlantic Charter).
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Freedom of the seas (Atlantic Charter).
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Disarmament of aggressor states, general reduction im armaments (Atlantic Charter, Moscow).
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Non-use of military forces within boundaries of other states after the war except for enforcing the peace settlements and preserving peace, law and order and security (Moscow).
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All measures deemed necessary to prevent violation of the terms imposed on the enemy (Moscow).
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Freedom and self-government for Italy, suppression of Italian Fascism, full consultation on Italian problems (Moscow).
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Freedom for Austria and consideration in the Austrian settlement for any Austrian contribution to its own freedom (Moscow).
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Assistance to Iran during and after the war and maintenance of Iran’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (Tehran).
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Trial and punishment of German war criminals, military or civilian, at the scene of their crimes, wherever committed and of arrest and transfer “to justice” of Italian Fascist “chiefs and army generals” charged with war crimes (Moscow).
In London –
Perkins: CIO delegation perks up with new arrivals
Thomas saves split – Hillman due today
By Fred W. Perkins, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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Briggs strike over 15 men shuts down five war plants
Action by UAW affects 6,710 workers not including 5,800 involved in walkout
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Senator says hearing fails to show work-or-else need
Chandler thinks bill will be rejected unless administration builds stronger case
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Poll: Work-or-fight bill favored in public test
Voluntary system draws only 39%
By George Gallup, Director, American Institute of Public Opinion
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Private funds held adequate for business
Banker sees no need of government help
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Steelworkers earnings rise to new peak
Employment in 1944 declines sharply
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War surpluses continue to pile up despite sales effort of six agencies
Rules to provide preference for veterans, other groups may retard disposal move
By Roger W. Stuart, Scripps-Howard staff writer
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Senators hunt for ‘lesson’ in Goldberg saga
Auctioneer defends sale of surpluses
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Gracie Allen Reporting
By Gracie Allen
Today I’m going to dispense a bit of advice to all the nice young war brides our boys have been sending home from Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Egypt and all the other countries overseas where we have bases.
I’m afraid you girls will find America a bit different from your homeland. Those of you from Egypt will miss the camels, both for riding and smoking purposes.
You lassies from Scotland may be surprised to find that men don’t wear skirts here, but in our part of California neither do the women.
You girls from England and Australia will find that bobby sox aren’t worn by policemen but by members of a strange cult given to the practice of swooning and collecting autographs.
And you will certainly be at something of a loss in a domestic argument as you can’t threaten to go home to mother, particularly if she lives in Sydney, Australia. But your husband will be happy because it will mark one of the first times the mother-in-law can definitely be said to be down under.
Dental student racial quota hit
ADSA repudiates official’s alleged plan
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Prejudice charged at REA hearing
Senators clash in Williams case
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U.S. Navy Department (February 9, 1945)
Joint Statement
For Immediate Release
February 9, 1945
The following joint Anglo‑American statement on submarine and antisubmarine operations is issued under the authority of the President and the Prime Minister:
Throughout January the enemy’s U‑boat activity was slightly greater than in December, but losses of merchant shipping were not substantially different. The U‑boats making use of their new devices penetrated further into focal areas of shipping close in shore. Results of our countermeasures have been encouraging.
U.S. State Department (February 9, 1945)
Meeting of the Foreign Ministers, 10:30 p.m.
Yusupov Palace, USSR
| Present | ||
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| United States | United Kingdom | Soviet Union |
| Secretary Stettinius | Foreign Secretary Eden | Foreign Commissar Molotov |
| Mr. Harriman | Sir Alexander Cadogan | Mr. Vyshinsky |
| Mr. Matthews | Mr. Jebb | Mr. Gusev |
| Mr. Bohlen | Mr. Roberts | Mr. Gromyko |
| Mr. Allen | Mr. Golunsky |