GENERAL GIRAUD

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 July 1943, Page 2

GENERAL GIRAUD

WELCOME TO BRITAIN RUGBY, July 20. General Giraud arrived in. Britain to-day by air from Canada. He will be the guest of the British Government. „ T The Secretary of War (Sn JGrigg) gave a dinner to-night lor General Giraud. The guests included the United States Ambassador, representatives of the Cabinet, senior officers of the fighting services, British, American and French. . General Giraud will remain m England for a short time for discussions on general and military questions. His spokesman said that the visit to America was fruitful. FRANCE’S DELIVERANCE “rugby, July' 21. General Giraud, broadcasting from London, said General de Gaulle had rallied the heroic vanguard of the army of liberation. He told the French people that their ears had not forgotten the horrible clatter of tanks overflowing their roads like a devastating avalanche. They would hear that clatter again when the last old Deiman tank retraced the route, puisued b*/ tanks bearing the French colours. ‘"‘■•The tide of invasion and terror will be succeeded by .a tide of tnumpn and deliverance which will sweep across the countryside. These are no ■die words. The moment, is approae.rmg with clockwork precision. Level nas any army set out with such a sacred mission or such fierce resolution, for we are bent not on conquest or even defence, but rescue and dehv--01 “From the shores of Algiers, to which I shall return, our soldiers gaze towards the horizon oeyond which they can feel and almost hear prlen?" ot France. France, where their children wait with hollow cheeks, their wives and mothers stand in queues before empty shops and their brothers are taken away in erv. France, which suffers. but resxotS. France, where concentration nave appeared and executions take place. France, where tighteis With l out uniform perfect their neavork organisation m secret. Soon it vild Lorraine-Alsace vicioiy. boon n will be liberty. Soon t will be France Genera] Giraud to-day visited the Chiefs of Staff in Whitehall and was received at the War Office oy the Sc retarv of State. After luncheon with Mr. Churchill he visited, the Secienrv of State for Air and the Fust Lord of the Admiralty and Secvetaiy fnr State of Foreign Affairs. In . tne evening he attended a dinner given m his honour by General Vaigere. LIBERATION COMMITTEE RUGBY, July 21. His Majesty’s Government was in discussion with other Allied Governments on the subject ol the <Jc a, Ao recognition of the French Nationa Committee of Liberatioan, the I eien Secretary (Mr Eden) mlormed the Commons, in reply to a question. Meanwhile, the Government was treating with the committee on all matters of common concern relating 1o French territories and French forces maintained in British terri°Mr Eden said, that all persons interned in North Africa had been released by June 25. About 200 foreign refugees remained in prison, ana they had been assured of an amnesty as soon as the cases could be examined, to assure military secunty.