Prime Minister to Secretary of State for War 12 July 44
I am anxious to reply promptly to Dr. Weizmann’s request for the formation of a Jewish fighting force put forward in his letter of July 4, of which you have been given a copy. I understand that you wish to have the views of Generals Wilson and Paget before submitting to the Cabinet a scheme for the formation of a Jewish brigade force. As this matter has now been under consideration for some time I should be glad if you would arrange for a report setting out yur proposals to be submitted to the Cabinet early next week.
Winston S. Churchill, Triumph and Tragedy
President’s Stand (Hurd) – 2-3
The President’s Letter – 2-3
Capital Was Sure – 3
President Seen as Agreeable to Change in Running Mate (Krock) – 4
War News Summarized – 4
Allied Line Erupts (Daniel) – 5-6
Photo from Normandy – 6
U.S. Planes and Guns Hammer Foe into Grogginess on Hill near St. Lo (Denny) – 6-7
Canadian Troops Move through Rubble of Caen (page 1 photo) – 7
U.S. Submarine Lost with a Crew of 60 – 7
P-47 Pilots Smash Nazi Tank Assault (Denny, Graham) – 8
The General Chats with the Princess (photo) – 8
Munich, Toulon Hit in 2-Way Bombings (Anderson) – 9-10
London: Death at Night and Seeking Refuge by Day (photos) – 9
Lopez is Rescued by Colombia Units – 10-11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones * – 12-14
4 Weeks of Robots (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 14
* There is some missing and/or scrambled text in the United Nations communiques. I’m pretty sure it happened in the originals and is not my fault – HJS.