27 MAY 1943, page 2

The Ration Book Muddle

The Ministry of Food has made some bad blunders over the dis- tribution of the new ration-cards. It is apparently unconscious of the fact that buses are crowded . and infrequent......

The First Troops In Tunisia

The history of the Tunisian campaign cannot be fully written till the war is over, but some illuminating facts were published by The Times' special correspondent in Tunisia last......

The Conservative Party

When Mr. Eden, speaking at the annual conference of the Conservative Party last week, said that " respect for tradition " was the basic prinCiple of' natural Conservatism, he......

An International Food-pool ?

The meeting of the international food conference at Hot Springs has been temporarily overshadowed by the proceedings at Washing- ton, the more so since the facilities normally......

A De Gaulle-giraud Meeting

At last the long-distance negotiations between General de Gaulle and General Giraud, conducted through General Catroux's faithful efforts as an intermediary, are to bear fruit,......