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...Nazis laid hands on the letter? Was there a leak at the Kremlin-or a leak at the White House? In Washington, a plausible explanation was that the Russian High Command had broadcast a translation to the Red Army to bolster the troops' morale. The Nazi radio had picked it up, translated it into German...
...secret the Isolationist command-some ten Senators, some 50 House members-met in the Caucus room of the Senate Office Building one night last week, gloomily chewed the bitter cud of defeat, gloomily decided that even a Senate filibuster was out of the question. Missing was their best strategist, Montana's Burton K. Wheeler, who was out beating the bushes for some additional Isolationist recruits...
These were only a few of the many British voices raised last week to clamor for action, action, action. The people of Britain felt that their Government and their High Command were being ridiculously penny-wise and pound-foolish in spending their ally, Russia, to save their own Army at home...
...still this clamor, the British Government and High Command took these actions...
Four months ago Sir Frederick left Britain and a berth as head of the vital R.A.F. Coastal Command on two days' notice. Twelve hours later, having flown the Atlantic, he went to work in Montreal. Less spectacular than the Coastal Command, his new job was now more vital to Britain's defense. He took over for the R.A.F. the critical task of seeing that U.S. bombers got to Britain, quickly and safely...