GENERALNOGUES CARRIES ON

Southland Times, Issue 24164, 28 June 1940, Page 5

GENERALNOGUES CARRIES ON

REPORTED ARREST OF M. DALADIER

ASSURANCES OF NAVAL COMMANDERS (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received June 27, 10.25 p.m.) LONDON, June 27. The Gibraltar correspondent of the Associated Press of Britain says it is reported, without confirmation, from Casablanca that General Nogues, Resi-dent-General of Morocco, ordered the arrest of M. Edouard Daladier, former Prime Minister, who had arrived to confer with him. Other reports state that commanders of French warships have given an assurance to General Nogues that they will continue to fight on the side of Britain. The Daily Telegraph reports that General Nogues has ignored the Petain Government’s command to return to France immediately.

“Positive rubbish” is how authoritative circles in London described the Germany wireless broadcast to America that Britain was malting “well camouflaged moves towards ascertaining Germany’s conditions for peace negotiations.” No such move has or will be contemplated.

Each day brings news of the arrival or expected arrival of more French leaders in England. Among them are M. Pierre Cot, former Air Minister, M. Georges Mandel, former Secretary for the Interior, Dr Edouard Herriot, President of the Chamber of Deputies, M. Joseph Paul-Boncour, famous advocate and former Foreign Minister, and M. Leon Blum, a former Prime Minister. M. Cesar Campinchi, former Minister of’the Navy, is expected soon. VOLUNTEER LEGION General Charles de Gaulle is forming a French Volunteer Legion in Britain which the British Government is fully supporting. General de Gaulle is also establishing a French centre for armaments and scientific research under which French brains will be placed at the disposal of the Allied cause. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs (M. Paul Baudouin) announced that the Ambassador to London (M. Charles Corbin) has resigned. He said that the Government did not envisage his immediate replacement. He added that Mr Winston Churchill’s recent attitude had provoked pained astonishment in France.

The French community of the Straits Settlements informed the Governor (Sir Thomas Thomas) that they unreservedly placed their services at the disposal of Britain. _ , A French Embassy official m London stated that the former French Prime Minister, M. Paul Reynaud, was still m Bordeaux a few days ago. There was no reason to believe that he had left France.

According to a Madrid message, an official Spanish agency reports that the Petain Government is transferring its headquarters to Clermont Ferrand before the week-end.