The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-06
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DEFENSE AREA
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week, this vas the approximate dis.
position of the French fleet:
One third in British ports.
One third off Oran, in the Mediter.
ranean, the scene of the British at
tack. .
One SIXTH at Casablanca.
One sixth at Alexandria.
Aside from stating also that two
units of the French navy now r in
Scottish waters, all this-in view of
what had happened since the first of
the week-suggested that the French
ships not now in British hands or
out of action were very few.
Solid Line
The order frightening and deepen
ing the defense area will, in supple
ment with the previous declared de-
tense area, make a solid line, 20 miles
deep, given over entirely to military
operations from Berwick-on-Tweed,
in Scotland, clear down the east
coast and around to Dorset on the
south coast.
In addition, the home office took
two other home defense steps:
All civilian former Austrians, Ger
mans and Italians-men and women
who became British subjects after
Dec. 81, 1932,-to report to the police
Sunday and Monday.
All aliens possessing maps of a
scale exceeding II miles to one inch,
and guide books, to surrender them
to the police.
The French protest against the
British fleet action HAD one unusual
aftermath-the reported resignation
of the charge who delivered it, Roger
Cambon. The French ambassador,
Charges Corbin, resigned last week.
Goth Cambon and Corbin, long
have been in London and have close
British attachments. Their resigna-
lions indicate they do not desire to
represent a government antagonistic
to the British war effort. Cambon,
prior to Ambassador Corbin's re-
signation, was minister plenipotent-
larry to Britain, the French maintain
ing both ambassador airs minister in
London and the British doing like
wishe in Paris).
The counsellor, the Marquis De
Cstellane, now has assumed charge
of the French embassy.
Bitter Communique
The press in French territory not
occupied by Germany published a
bitter communicate by the French
which said:
"The French admiralty has the
painful feeling that the misfortunes
of France left English rulers unmved
they thinking only of becoming
masters of the French fleet, which
must remain French or perish.
1.-THE French navy did not, in
any case, deserve to be stabbed IN
the back on the order of British
Prime Minister) Churchill, who
last winter implored the French
admiralty to lend its principal for
ces to protect Canadian ships be-
cause the British admiralty's for
ces had no longer the necessary
means"
Dispatches from Vichy, France,
reported that the government as
early as yesterday had come to
a final decision to break off with
England because of what was Of
ficially described as "unjustiflable
aggression against the French
fleet.
German radio broadcasts at
tributed to the French radio serv-
ice a statement destined above
all for America" in which the Brit
ish action against the French fleet
was called IAN act of aggression
without precedent in world his
tory"
"America," the statement said,
"knows only too well the condl-
tons which compelled France to
ask for an armistice. Mr.
Churchill, however, allowed French
politicians who did not share the
sufferings of their country to es-
tablish themselves in London, and
he permitted that London be made
a hotbed of meanest intrigues
against the government of Mar
shall Petain."
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