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Prime Minister to Sir Edward Bridges, and to General Ismay for C.O.S. Committee 18 June 44

Ministers who wish to visit Normandy for any purpose should inform me of what they propose. I will then consult General Eisenhower’s wishes. No other visitors should be permitted to go, except with General Eisenhower’s concurrence.

2. This should be brought to the notice of all concerned.

Winston S. Churchill, Triumph and Tragedy

Last Road Shelled (Middleton) – 2-3
U.S. Troops Fight All Day and Night (Denny) – 4
3,283 Killed and 12,600 Wounded U.S. Toll in Invasion, Bradley Says – 5
Mr. Churchill Goes to Sea to See (photo) – 5
Britain Perfecting Antidote as Robot Plague Increases (Daniell) – 6
New Nazi Weapon Appears over England and the British Version of the Robot (photos, drawing) – 7-8
War News Summarized – 9
Gain in Marianas (G. Horne) – 10
‘Superfort’ Crews Composed of Aces (Durdin) * – 11
Destination Japan: Our Superfortresses Took Off from India (photos) * – 12
State’s Bond Drive Passes $100,000,000 – 13
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 14-15

The News of the Week in Review
The Superfortress: Symbol of Global War (illustration) – 16
Fifteen News Questions – 17
The Second Invasion Week (map) – 18
Ebb of German Power Seen on Three Fronts (Middleton) – 19
War Strikes Close to the Heart of Japan (map) – 20
Air and Naval Blows Pierce Japan’s Armor (Shalett) – 21
On Four Fronts the Allies Assault Fortress Europe (map) – 22
Battle for Cherbourg Rules Allied Strategy (by E.C. Daniel) – 23
Editorial cartoons – 24
Report from the Nation (by Lawrence Dame, Virginius Dabney, James E. Crown, Louther S. Horne, Roland M. Jones, and Lawrence E. Davies) – 25-26
Answers to Fifteen News Questions – 26

* The Times is attempting to retroactively disguise the fact that the B-29’s flew from China. Durdin’s eyewitness account of the bombing mission to Japan yesterday was datelined Chungking.