FRENCH “FIDELITY”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21959, 10 May 1941, Page 7

FRENCH “FIDELITY”

Nazi Concessions

. ~ LONDON, May 8. the Associated Press of Great Britain a semi-official spokesman at Vichy stated that the GerS™9 0V £ nment .- had sions to France because it wished to the fldelit V with which the French Government had observed the armistice conditions. T ?n. R ?, !ch s &sture initiated a positive contribution towards closer ties between the two nations.

It is reported from Vlchv that despite Admiral Darlans retarn the French and German conversations are continuing in Paris. Admiral Darlan has still not announced any French concessions German Plans The omission of mention of concessions granted by the Vichy Government to the Nazis in the FrancoGerman agreement which it is reported has just been concluded is commented up S? Ii? r l d '!S where ls thought unlikely that the Nazis would eive anything without something substantial in return The furtherance of Nazi plans, which probably include the passage of troops through France to Spain for operations against Gibraltar Increased influence in North Africa and greater control of French shipping is the usual consequence of such an agreement, and speculation is being made in the press as to whether concessions on these lines which will be made known later on are even now a closely guarded secret which it is not wise to reveal to the limelight of world opinion at the present time.