FRESH ACT OF TREASON
FREE FRENCH VIEW. VICHY CONDEMNED. (British Official "Wireless.) (Rec. 10.55 a.m.) RUGBY, May IG. The I'Yee French headquarters in London, in a communique, states: “In allowing Syrian aerodromes to be ■used by German planes the abettors of the June capitulation have been guilty of a fresh act of treason. How could Marshal Retain, revoking the promise he so recently made, publicly associate himself with a move against the , allies of the French? The Frenchmen who joined General cfe Gaulle in order to continue the struggle see with the deepest sorrow the sad end of the French military leader, now the mere toy of a small group of careerists who have gone over to the enemy. “The Free French have never held that the Vichy Government, which-was formed without consulting the French people, is entitled to speak on behalf of the nation. They have always maintained that tlie action taken by Vichy defies the wishes of an immense majority of the people. '“Faced with this fresh infamy on tho part of Darlan and his accomplices, the Free French wish to state before the whole world that the Vichy Government does not represent France and that the French people must not in any way be involved in that Government’s dishonour.?’
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 142, 17 May 1941, Page 7
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212FRESH ACT OF TREASON Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 142, 17 May 1941, Page 7
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