ABANDONED
ATTACK ON DAKAR. I DE GAULLE WITHDRAWS. (United Press Association Per Electric Telegraph Copyright). (Received this day at 12.35 p.m.) LONDON, Sep. 25. It is authoritatively stated that General de Gaulle has decided to abandon hfs operations for the occupation of Dakar. It is understood the decision was made because the operations threatened to develop in a direction not envisaged, when the expedition was launched.
Empire, for which they are pouring out/ blood and-treasure even, more generously than in 1914, their attitude merely, expresses a . determination that the Englisli-spealfeirig way ,of life shall nflrfe*’ be"- -snuffed iiout-*should J vtjhe #&rst * and should England fall temporaifly. New Zealamlfers and A us-' tralians forsee a new significance in i the United®States-Canadian Pact. In 1 the meantime they face the menace of totalitarianism. They realise that their relationship with.-(the . United ’ does not differ greatly from that i binding them to Canada.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1940, Page 5
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