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CBS World News brings you the early morning reports of its correspondents at home and abroad. But first, here are the highlights of the latest news as received up to 8am Eastern wartime Saturday, December 4.

The RAF made a blockbuster raid on Leipzig, Germany last night. Moscow Radio has scooped the world with the announcement that the Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Conference has been held in Iran. On the Italian Battlefront, new games have been scored by both the 5th and 8th armies.

out of the Pacific Australian troops have pushed close into the enemy base at War Ale. And now here is Alan Jackson. President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Tali, have concluded a conference in Tehran, the capital city of Iran.

The announcement came as quite a surprise from the Moscow radio last night. Such word, apparently, had not even been expected by London and Washington. The Moscow announcement was brief and said merely that the three leaders had discussed both military and political problems.

A communique on what those problems were and what plans were outlined is expected almost any time. Until then though we can only guess. While the diplomatic and political side of the war steals the spotlight, the battles of the war will still go on.

Red Army columns in White Russia are closing in on the railroad junction of Zlopin from two sides. Moscow's latest communique omits any reference to action in the Kiev Bulge, but the Berlin radio says there has been no big German attack in that area for the past 30 hours.

In London, the news of another RAF raid on Germany buys with diplomatic developments for attention. We take you now to CBS London for Manning reporting. The heavy raids on Germany and the conference between Churchill Rose Belt and Stalin, which is now over according to a Moscow announcement, receive about equal attention in London this