Allied side. No official Allied statement
has yet been made. A new democratic
Romanian Government has been
formed under General Sănătescu.
It does not include Marshal Antonescu.
In Italy Mr. Churchill has had talks with
the Greek Prime Minister. They have reached
complete agreement.
24/8/1944. 1.= pm. Macleod
American troops are closing in on the suburbs
of Paris. The enveloping move toward the
Lower Seine continues. The grip on Paris has
been strengthened. Corbeil has been reached
as well as Melun. Patrols are in Versailles.
Armoured French forces are in Paris.
American troops are 15 miles beyond
Lens and only 20 miles from Troyes.
Evreux has been liberated. Stubborn rearguard
action is being fought by Germans withdrawing
to the Lower Seine. Fierce clashes still take
place inside Lisieux. Last night we had to make
a slight withdrawal in the area of Pont-l'Évêque.
A correspondent reported that the
Falaise pocket is the bloodiest battle field
in Normandy. Last night our planes shot
up three columns of motor transport 20 miles
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