Royal Engineers and the administrative services. Theirs have been an immense task to keep communications open and To reconstruct them where they are destroyed, and yet throughout this fighting the army has never lacked for-a moment a shell or food or supplies of shy kind. It is my duty to give the House the casualties from the moment of the landing on the mainland to 23rd November. The British casualties were 3,212 killed, 9,709 wounded and 3,153 missing. Total 16,074, The American casualties were to 25th November: 1,603 killed, 6,361 wounded, 2,685 missing. Total 10,649. Up to the most recent counting the German prisoners taken by the Allies total just over 6,000. Let me sum up my impressions, of these three weeks. My Right Hon. Friend and I were greatly encouraged by the outcome of our three conference. So I believe were all our Allied colleagues that extent I bring the House a message of good cheer. These events, of course, give no cause for easy optimism---far from it. If I were to do that I would give my message falsely. The truth, on the country, is that the very magnitude of the plans to which we have set our hands, to which the heads of other governments have given their approval, will call for an immense effort in coming months from each and all of the United Nations. Plans, however good, can only yield results if the force of the citizens in all the lands is behind them. We have set ourselves a hard task in our determination to achieve victory at the earliest possible date. Great battles are impending. For this effort we shall need all our strength, all our courage, all our unity in a greater measure perhaps than ever before. I ask this House for our part that effort will be forthcoming." Signed Winant |