Evening star., 1940-06-23
Churchill
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similar, terms could have been sub
mitted to by any French govern
ment which possessed freedom, in
dependence and constitutional
authority.
Such terms, if accepted by all
Frenchmen, would place not only
France, but the French Empire,
entirely at the mercy and in the
power of the German and Italian
dictators.
Not only would the French peo-
pie be held down and forced to
work against their allies: not only
would the soil of France be used
with the approval of the Bordeaux
government as the means of at
tacking their allies, but the whole
resources of the French Empire and
the French Navy would speedily
pass into the hands of the ad-
versary for the fullfilment of his
purpose.
Confident Of Success.
"His majesty's government firmly
believes that whatever happens,
they will be able to carry on the
war wherever it may be; on the
seas. in the air and upon land; to
successful conclusion.
when Great Britain is victorious.
she will, in spite of the action of
the Bordeaux government, cherish
the cause Of the French people, and
British victory is the only pos
Sible hope for the restoration of
France and the freedom of its
people.
Brave men from other countries.
overrun by Nazi invasion, are stead
fastly fighting in the ranks of free
dom.
Accordingly, his majesty's gov
eminent calls upon all Frenchmen
outside the power of the enemy to
aid them in their task, and thereby
render its accomplishment more sure
and more swift. -
They appeal to all Frenchmen,
wherever they may be, to aid to the
utmost of their strength the forces
OF liberation, which are enormous,
and which, faithfully and resolutely
used, will assuredly prevail"
Appeal by Gen. de Gaulle.
In line with Mr.. Churchill's ap-
peal to Frenchmen to continue the
fight at the side of Britain, Gen. de
Gaulle, former assistant to Paul
Reynaud, resigned French Premier,
called upon French leaders, soldiers,
sailors and airmen to follow him in
continuing the fight against Ger
many.
Gen. de Gaulle said he under
took the national task here in
England" Of grouping together where
possible the great possible French
force"
Everything which can be gathered
together in military units and in
means to produce armamentS should
be organized wherever there are any
such, he said.
He invited all French people who
wish to remain free" to listen to him
and to follow him, and concluded:
Long life France, free in honor
and independence"
Effect Of Mani Terms.
Gen. de Gaulle, speaking in French
over the British Broadcasting Corp.
said the effect of the conditions die
tated by Germany would be that
French land, sea and air forces
would be completely demobilized;
arms surrendered and the territory
of France completely occupied"
The English translation of his
broadcast issued by the Ministry of
Information quoted Gen. de Gaulle
as saying:
France has undertaken not to
lay down her arms except in agree
ment with her Allies. So long as
these Allies continue the war, her
government has not the right to
surrender to the enemy.
"A bad military system, faults
committed in the conduct OF oper-
ations, the defeatist spirit of the
government during these recent
combats made US lose the battle of
France.
There remains to us a vast en-
pire, an intact fleet, much gold.
There remain to us Allies whose
resources are immense and who
dominate the seas. There remain to
us the gigantic possibilities of
American industry.
Honor, common sense, the inter-
est OF the country demand that all
free Frenchmen should continue to
fight wherever they are and by
whatever means they can."
The ministry OF information an
nounced that the French colony at
Beirut, Syria, had implored the
French government to continue the
war against Germany in French
colonies and asserted empire ter
ritories Intend to continue an in
domitable resistance"