THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE PAYS A STATE VISIT TO LONDON.—LEFT: General de Gaulle and Mn de Gaulle are greeted at Victoria station by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. RIGHT: The Cross of Lorraine, the symbol of Free France, the war-time resistance movement led by General de Gaulle, is illuminated during the fireworks display in St. James’ Park. It is estimated that about 100,000 persons watched the display. The President’s visit to London was his first since June, 1944, when he crossed to Normandy to head the provisional French Government in the liberation of his country.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 12
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97THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE PAYS A STATE VISIT TO LONDON.—LEFT: General de Gaulle and Mn de Gaulle are greeted at Victoria station by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. RIGHT: The Cross of Lorraine, the symbol of Free France, the war-time resistance movement led by General de Gaulle, is illuminated during the fireworks display in St. James’ Park. It is estimated that about 100,000 persons watched the display. The President’s visit to London was his first since June, 1944, when he crossed to Normandy to head the provisional French Government in the liberation of his country. Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 12
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