MYSTERIOUS MOVES
POSITION IN AFRICA THE BRITISH BLOCKADE (United Press Asn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 17, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 16 The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent says the arrival of six French warships at Dakar from Toulon at present cannot clearly be interpreted. The British naval authorities allowed them to pass only because they were leaving, not entering, the Mediterranean, as a result of which six modern French warships have been withdrawn from possible seizure by Italy and Germany. One theory is that the ships are intended to replace the visit to Africa by General Weygand, which he is unable to carry out owing to the “mysterious accident” to a plane in which he was travelling. Possibly he and the French naval authorities would not be surprised to find the position in French Africa developing in a manner with which they can no longer cope. It is hardly credible that it is seriously proposed to use these ships to escort a convoy of supply ships to France. The Vichy Government must know that there is not the slightest hope of the British blockade relaxing in its favour.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21220, 17 September 1940, Page 6
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