FRENCH CONVOYS
"A SACRED DUTY"
BROADCAST BY PETAIN
(I.y Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright.)
(Received April 3, 9.45 a.m.)
LONDON. April 7.
In an appeal for national unity. Marshal Petain, in a broadcast from Vichy, referred to Admiral Darlan's threat to convoy French ships going to France, and said:—
"It is a matter of honour for us to do nothing against our former ally, but the necessary provisioning of the country imposes a sacred duty on us. Admiral Darlan has my entire confidence. We have no other cause to defend except France's, and fidelity to France means standing by the Government."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 83, 8 April 1941, Page 7
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