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infiltration in Spain reported by war
refugees who arrived Thursday on
the liner Manhattan. He said
Spain was not in his jurisdiction" :"
Mr.. Bulhtt said he was treated
with the utmost respect and
courtesy by the Germans when they
marched into Paris"
The German commander, Gen.
Won Studniz, paid him an omcial
call, he said. and on being reminded
that there were many Embassy and
other buildings under Mr.. Bulhtt's
protection, gave immediate orders
that those things should not be
molested." .. s
The E.. Ambassador also 4 praised
highly the American women En-
bassy attaches in Paris. Despite
the imminence Of bombing, he said,
20 Of them asked special permission
to stay at their posts.
Mr.. Bulitt said he had stayed
in Paris after the French govern
ment itself left Ito see that the
German occupation took place
peacefully and with no bloodshed
and no nastiness."
In Paris and elsewhere, ne said, II
went any place I wanted without
escorts Of any kind" and with no
unpleasantnesS.
The French soldier of 1910, he re-
marked, was fully the equal Of the
soldier of 1914"
Il don't want to 60 into the mis-
takes that were made that pro-
duced the result we all know about"
the Ambassador said.
Winant . PASSENGER.
Another passenger was former
Gov. John Winant of New Hamp-
shire, now head of the International
Labor Once In Geneva. Switzerland.
Ambassador Bullitt said he left
Vichy, where he went from Paris,
before the present new government
was formed, and did not know how
the French people were reacting to
it, but when a reporter described it
rs Fascist" he commented:
II don't know that you are right
to call the government Fascist.
Petain enjoys the universal respect
and confidence Of the people. He
has tremendous reputation and he
Is thoroughly honest and straight
forward"
Empress Zita made no comment
about European developments. A
statement given out by the Sec
retary Of her son. Archduke Otto, tn
advance said in part:
The Empress Is convinced of the
victory of freedom and Christianity
over totalitarian barbarian.
She believes in q Central European
confederation Of states, based on
democratic principles, to be formed
In the Danubian area after the de-
feat of Naziism."
Extra Precautions Taken,
Unusual precautions were taken
at the La Guardia Airport base.
Fifteen policemen, Is detectives and
a detail from the alien squad were
on hand.
Empress Zita and her daughter
we're met by Otto and another son,
Prince Felix, who had arrived in
New York previously, and the party
left by car for the Royalston Mass.)
estate of Calvin Bullock. Wall Street
broker.
Empress Zfta, who is 48, said how
long she would stay in the United
States had not been decided, but
that she hoped other members of
her family still in Europe would be
able to get over here.
The Empress, . member Of an
italian branch. Of the ancient Bour-
bon family that once ruled France,
is the widow of Emperor Charles.
who succeeded Franz Joseph as ruler
of Austria Hungary In 1916.
Died in Exile In 1872.
After the war Charles made two
unsuccessful attempts to regain his
throne and died in exile on the
Island Of Madeira, Portugal, in 1922.
Empress Zita and her five sons
and three daughters lived in North
ern Spain until 1929 and then went
to Belgium, from which they ned
this summer.
Aviation sources said the Duke
and Duchess Of Windsor had not
reserved space on any Clipper ship
and they doubted the couple would
fiy to the Bahamas, where the Duke
has bssn appointed Governor Gen.
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