ENSURING COAL SUPPLIES
GEN. DE GAULLE’S TASK. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The fact that General de Gaulle’s arrival in Washington coincided with President Truman’s announcement of the cessation of Lend-Lease is not considered the happiest augury, since it is generally considered that the most concrete' object of the visit is to ensure rapid transit to France of coal, raw materials and other reconstruction equipment, says the Washington correspondent of the New York Times. Tf the influx of supplies should slow down in the next two months, adding to the long series of disappointments the French have experienced since their liberation, General de Gaulle’s prestige would suffer a serious blow on the eve of the first national election since the liberation. It is now generally accepted that only outside aid, principally coal, can ensure the social and political stability of France during the coming winter.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 227, 24 August 1945, Page 5
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