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FRENCH STATESMEN IN NORTH AFRICA ACCUSATIONS OF the VICHY GOVERNMENT | British Official Wireless. J RUGBY, July 29. Reports from Vichy indicate that the former French Minister of the Interior, M. Georges Mandel, who is being tried in Meknes (French Morocco), is accused of attempting to communicate with the British Minister of Information, Mr. A. DuffCooper, and the Inspector-General of Training. Lord Gort, against the interests of France. The true facts relating to the visit of the British Minister to North Africa were made known in authoritative circles in London to-night. Certain distinguished French statesmen were in North Africa after the collapse of France, and Mr. DuffCooper. who knew them personally, accompanied by Lord Gort, flew to see them. On their arrival the local authorities communicated to them that their visit would be unwelcome to the French statesmen concerned, whereupon they immediately returned to England without having any communications with the French Ministers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 178, 31 July 1940, Page 6
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