FRENCH DEFENCES.
A DEPUTY’S ANXIETY. Received January 29, 10.50 a.m. PARIS, Jan. 28. “Are French effectives sufficient to resist a sudden attack on the Maginot Line of defence, especially on a Sunday. when so many are on leave ?” This was the surprising question which a Deputy asked M. Daladier (Minister of Defence), who replied that the effectives were sufficient for any eventuality. The Deputy protested that while wide German roads would enable the transport of German troops to the frontier in four hours it would take France 18 hours on her narrow ones for troops to be placed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 50, 29 January 1937, Page 7
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