PETAIN MYSTERY
MESSAGE OVER RADIO (Received Nov. 23, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 22 The Petain mystery deepened when the Vichy radio, after the Berlin radio’s announcement that a heart attack prevented him from broadcasting on November 13, brought him to the microphone. Marshal Petain, in a clear, strong voice, said: “I have only learned from the newspapers that I am ill. Some sources say that I cannot walk, others that I am paralysed.” Then Marshal Petain and all present began to laugh. The announcer remarked that Marshal Petain’s visitors were “struck by his healthy appearance.” The Vichy radio last night gave a quarter of an hour’s dramatised review of Marshal Petain’s career.
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Waikato Times, Volume 193, Issue 22202, 23 November 1943, Page 3
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112PETAIN MYSTERY Waikato Times, Volume 193, Issue 22202, 23 November 1943, Page 3
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