WAR IN MOROCCO
FRENCH COMMAND
AN UNWANTED .TOE
NINE GENERALS REFUSE. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. LONDON. July 7. The Daily Express’ Paris correspondent states it is reported that nine generals refused the Morocco command before General Maulin accepted, the nine, generals offering the. opinion that it was useless to accept unless the Government was prepared to send the necessary reinforcements of men and material. Those who declined included General Weygand and General Guillamat, who is commanding on the Rhine. French opinion is desirous of Britain sending troops to Tangier, which is defended only by a small garrison of international police. In order to relieve the situation France is now negotiating with Britain and Spain, desiring to initiate a flanking attack on the Riffs through the Spanish zone.
THE FRANC AFFECTED. PARIS, July 7. Tho exchange is 104.50 francs to the '£. This is attributed to the Moroccan war news.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 9 July 1925, Page 5
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