STATE OF SIEGE
TROUBLE IN MARSEILLES
(Rec. 9 a.m.) LONDON, Jan..26. Vichy radio stated that the Vichy authorities have proclaimed a state of siege in Marseilles. Nobody is permitted to enter buildings, which are being evacuated until further notice. Anyone disobeying the order or attempting to shoot will be sentenced to death. Members of the Service d'Ordre Legionnaire have been instructed to use firearms against all who disregard their orders. The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent on the French frontier says that the Germans are rushing artillery and tanks to the old port area of Marseilles, where large numbers of Frenchmen are reported to have barricaded themselves inside houses from which they are firing on all who attempt to approach.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1943, Page 5
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118STATE OF SIEGE Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1943, Page 5
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