FRENCH DEMANDS

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1944, Page 5

FRENCH DEMANDS

FRONTIER REVISION.

(Rec. 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, November 1

A demand that France be given post-war frontiers guaranteeing her freedom all the time from another German invasion was made by General de Gaulle in a speech on all Saints’ Day, which was devoted to the memory of civilians murdered by the Germans. General de Gaulle said: “When we see the underlying causes constantly compelling us to open our soil for the tombs of our dead, we must plan to change, at all costs, this fate of invasion which periodically mows down the flower of our youth, covers our soil with tears, constantly heaps anguish on our people and divides us instead of uniting us.”

EXPLOSION IN PARIS

(Rec. 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1. Sirens sounded when a big explosion shook Ppris to-day, at the time when General de Gaulle and other Government officials were attending a memorial service. Enemy planes were over the city. Several projectiles fell in two city districts and four suburbs. A few casualties were reported. The damage was not great.

DEATH FOR AIDING GERMANS

LONDON, Nov. 1

“Chastenent de Puysegur, aged 79, who described himself as a count, has been condemned to death by the Paris Assize Court for working for the Germans,” reports Reuter’s Paris correspondent. “De Puysegur admitted that he had aided German propaganda by sending hundreds of letters to Fr&nch people, attacking Britain, the Jews, and General de Gaulle, and praising Germany. De Puysegur affirmed that one of the witnesses, named Ardent, director-general of the big banking concern. La Societe Generale, had remitted him £lOO a month to send the letters. Ardent denied this. The judge expressed astonishment that the witness was still a free man.

“De Puysegur admitted that he had frequently visited fakirs and fortunetellers, who had convinced him of an eventual German victory. He reproved the oublic in the Court for their incredulity and levity, and appeared more indignant about this than about the grave charges against him. De Puysegur admitted that he had been in close and continual contact with Captain Radecke, one of the chiefs of the German espionage service.”