RECOGNISING VICHY
(11.50 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 7,
Withdrawal of American recognition of the Vichy puppet Government would solidify 95 per cent, .of the French people behind the United Nations, according to Mr Walter Edge, who before the war was American Ambassador to France '
Emphasising that ho was speaking as a private citizen, Mr Edge said: The Government unfortunately seems to feel it is necessary to continue recognition of Tichy, with which only a small percentage of the French people are in sympathy. Laval's action in conscripting workmen will certainly never lead to a free or rejuvenated France. Mr Edge assumed that one of the main reasons for the continued recognition was the hope that the French Navy would not fall into Nazi hands, hut he strongly suspected that some of the units were already in German hands. . . Ho added that M. Hernot's detention had particularly shocked him.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19421008.2.21
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 265, 8 October 1942, Page 2
Word Count
147RECOGNISING VICHY Manawatu Standard, Volume LXII, Issue 265, 8 October 1942, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.