Prime Minister to General Ismay, for C.O.S. Committee, and to Sir Orme Sargent 16 Mar 43
The sinkings in the South Atlantic bring the question of the Azores again to the fore. You know how keen the President is on establishing Allied control there. It seems hardly likely that at this moment such an event would bring the Germans down on Spain. Now that Mr. Eden is in Washington is the moment for this matter to be discussed over there.
Winston S. Churchill, The Hinge of Fate
Germans Press On (Parker) – 2
Wallace Off Soon to Latin America – 2
2 Japanese Troopships Hit by Allies North of Australia (Durdin) – 3
United Nations’ Planes Strike at Concentration Above Australia (map) – 4
Japanese Fleeing in Central China – 5
British Check Foe in Burma Thrusts – 6
Kiska is Battered in 8th March Raid – 6
War News Summarized – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones * – 8-9
* Something about that ad bothers me but I needed it for a top border – HJS.