Starving Martinique Into Submission
Received Tuesday, ll.io p.m. WASHINGTON, Mar. 9. Asked at a press conference concerning food shipments to Martinque, Mr. Sumner Welles said these were suspended in November when North Africa was invaded, the only cargo sent since being a small shipment of coal. Questioned why the food supplies were suspended, Mr. Welles said pressmen should draw their own conclusions. Mr. Welles expressed gratification at General Giraud’s action repudiating all Vichy decrees. He said this development was a clear-cut indication that the French in North Africa had returned to the policy of individual liberty which made France great. The Associated Press, commenting on Mr. Welles’ announcement concerning food shipments to Martinique, says a showdown on Martinique’s status and the 170,000 tons of merchant shipping in the Caribbean is apparently being forced by withholding food supplies. Prior to tne North African invasion Admiral Robert agreed to the demilitarisation of the French warships at Martinque and economic discussions proceeded but were never completed.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 58, 10 March 1943, Page 5
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