U S Policy Opposes Spheres of Influence Balkan Deal Denied
Washington officials deny any Roosevelt approval of a British Russian plan to divide Balkan interests. Bevin claims a Russia Britain Greece agreement existed, taken to Quebec and approved by Roosevelt. U S cautions against zones of operation, Churchill denies seeking political privilege. no confirmation on Stettinius Eden talks.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Balkans
Ernest Bevin
War Cabinet
Labor Party
London
Russia
Britain
Greece
Bevin
Quebec
Churchill
Churchill Defends Foreign Policy in Commons Address
London December 14 AP Prime Minister Winston Churchill stood firm amid attacks over Britain's Greece and Italy intervention policy. He warned of further actions while noting Greek casualties this year around 460 though details remained unclear. Churchill said he approved keeping King Victor Emmanuel III's regime until the military situation improved amid pressure from Count Sforza.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Greece
Italy
Migst
Athens
Carlo Sforza
Victor Emanuel Til
Churchill
Season's 'Miss Maywood' Behaves Like Little Lady
MAAF HEADQUARTERS reports the 97th Bombardment Group flew its 400th mission on Saturday. Fortresses like "Miss Maywood" marked a 100th mission since February 1944, after testing in Verona Italy. Crew chief Sgt. Guy S. Keltoff praised the ship for reliable performance across 30 months overseas, noting it was shot up only once.
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MAAF
97Th Bombardment Group
Miss Maywood
Army Air Forces
American Legion Post
Maywood
N. J
Verona
Italy
Guy S. Keltogg
Grayling, Mich
Key Metz Fortress Finally Goes Down
London reports Fort Jeanne D Arc at Metz captured after days of bombardment. Fort Driant and nearly 30 satellites fallen as American troops seize the fortress. over 500 German prisoners evacuated from the bastion by mid afternoon.
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Metz
London
Allied Policy Shift Toward Spain Seen
Washington views changes in Spain policy as a likely pivot. Carlton Hayes to be replaced by Norman Armour and Lord Templewood to resign signal a tougher stance toward Madrid. Observers see potential government change in Spain and a broader alignment with Allied aims. Templewood and Eden plan talks ahead of a Lords debate.
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Washington
Carlton Hayes
U.S
Spain
Norman Armour
Lord Templewood
Madrid
United States
Great Britain
Hayes
France
Africa
Armour
House of Lords
Anthony Eden
Lfe
Representative Proves He Is Like Rest Of Us
Naples dispatch reports Congressman John J. Mooney of Brooklyn was late for a flight with the House Military Affairs Committee. Acting chairman John M. Costello said Mooney stayed in France but the truth emerged at a Naples hotel. Mooney simply missed the plane. Costello noted you can’t keep 13 waiting for one. Brooklynites are told not to take offense, as GIs often overstay passes.
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Naples
John J. Mooney
Brooklyn
Italy
House
John M. Costello
Calif
Mooney
France
Joseph R. Farrington
Hawaii
Farrington
Costello
Labor Party Seeks State Control of Industry and Trade
The Labor Party debated industrial location policy and international trade aims at the afternoon session, endorsing the executive committee's White Paper report. Ellen Wilkinson and Harold Laski will keep their posts until May elections, with focus on social insurance, workers' compensation, and a national health service.
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National Health Service
Ellen Wilkinson
Harold ¢. Laski
40000 Bomb Tons In 12 Days Over Reich
London dispatch reports RAF and USAAF bombers delivering about 40,000 tons to the Reich in the first 12 days of December, focusing on western German rail hubs and yards. Reconnaissance reveals severe damage, with large rail congestion and widespread housing losses estimated at around 20 million displaced or evacuees. Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Kiel, Mannheim, Stuttgart and other cities show extensive devastation while fuel targets and industrial sites are repeatedly hit.
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London
Germany
RAF
Alh Usaaf
Reich
Ira Eaker
Rhineland
Westphalia
Berlin
Hamburg
Hanover
Bremen
Kassel
Wilhelmshaven
Wesermaende
Emden
Brunswick
Harburg
Olden
Wrecked Berlin described as cold hungry and bartered
A German resident in Stockholm reports Berlin as wrecked and hungry after heavy raids. He says food fuel and tobacco are traded, many older people will starve, and chaos follows the Dec 5 American attack. He notes high death toll in Tegel and evacuation of schools as embassies burn.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Tegel
Greater Berlin
Heaviest B-29 Armada Hits Nagoya Plane Plant
American Super Fortresses struck Nagoya Japan’s aircraft center in a force surpassing any prior raid. More than 100 B-29s from Saipan targeted Mitsubishi heavy industries, with fires and explosions visible in the area. No American losses reported.
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Washington
Nagoya
Japan
Associated Press
Marianas
Tokyo
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Haywood Hansell
21St
Stars and Stripes blasts Army and Navy Journal on Britain
Paris dispatch reports The Stars and Stripes editorial titled Lets Look at the Record accuses the Army and Navy Journal of bias against Britain. It argues Britain fought Hitler largely alone for two years and defends Allied unity and Lend Lease contributions while cautioning against unfounded attacks on the British ally.
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Paris
The
Stars and Stripes
Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Great Britain
Mediterranean
India
Germany
Hitler
RAF
8Th Army
America
Churchill
Army and
Navy Journal
Britain
John Bull
Stalin backs Rhineland split and allied protection plan
The London Daily Telegraph reports Stalin pledged Soviet support for a French plan to carve the Rhineland from Germany as a separate Allied protected state. The Telegraph also says Stalin and General de Gaulle agreed on French equality in the Allied Control Commission overseeing Germany.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Rhineland
Germany
London Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Stalin
Charles de Gaulle
Moscow
Allied Control Commission
Brazilian Pilot Survives Flak Strikes On Return Flight
A Brazilian pilot of the 12th AAP, who refused to reveal his name, reports two flak bursts that cut his parachute straps from a P-47. While returning, he detected a gas leak draining the Thunderbolt’s fuel, and he nursed the crippled aircraft home as the engine quit near the field.
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MAAF
12Th Aap
Swedish Soldier Kills German Trespasser at Border
Stockholm Dec 14 AP reports the corporal of a Swedish border patrol shot and killed a German soldier who trespassed on Swedish territory near the border with Finland after the German refused to surrender his gun and attempted to flee.
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Stockholm
Mediterranean bombing slows weather grounded MAAF planes
Weather grounded Mediterranean based heavy and medium bombers as Tactical Air Force fighters attacked Brenner line and Po Valley communications. P-47s struck German positions south of Imola southeast of Bologna and around Spezia while Coastal Air Force hit electrical stations and road transport in the southern France Italy border area. MAAF flew over 600 sorties with four Allied aircraft reported missing.
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MAAF
Brenner Line
Po Valley
Ind
Imola
Bologna
Spezia
Tyrrhenian
France
Italy
French Assembly Urges Clearing of Nazi Pockets
Paris report says the defense committee of the French Consultative Assembly called for the rapid elimination of German pockets in western France. Targets include Lorient La Rochelle St Nazaire and areas around the Gironde above Bordeaux. The committee urged partial mobilization and a strict purge of evaders in the armed forces.
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Paris
Defense Committee
French Consultative Assembly
France
Lorient
la Rochelle
St. Nazaire
Gironde
Bordeaux
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