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GERMANY HANDS
FRANCE HER TERMS
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German military band struck VI
Deutschaldn Uber Alles-the mar
tial song TO whose strains Germany
marched to war In 1918 and thef
the Horst Vessel song-the fight.
Ing song to O Nazi comrade witt
which the German armies marched
TO war In 1889.
Hitler Had Foch Seat
The German terms were presentet
TO the French as Hitler occupied tn
seat which In 1918 had been held b.
Marshal Ferdinand Foch when h
gave TO the Germans the condition.
under which France would ALLOW
them an armistice.
Around the long table In the his
toric dining COR, TO Hitler's RICH
were Marshal Herman ,doering
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Joa'
chin Won Ribhentrop, French Ad'
fniral lie Luc, General Huntzinger
Leon Noel, General Bergert Of thu
French cir force Rudolf Hess Hitler
deputy, Colonel General Walter vof
Brauchitsch, and Keitel.
II was believed here that thu
French delegates, as quickly as they
could assiinilate the German condi.
lions, would transmit them to Dor.
deaux, presumably remaining hert
until the French government o.
Marshal Henri Philippe Petair
makes known Its decision.
III the historic Compiegne foresI
has been chosen for handing over
these conditions, then 1t has beer
done In order, once and for all
through this act Of just retribution
TO eradicate o memory which wal
not O glorious page In French his
tory and which was felt by tho Ger.
man people to be the deepest shame
Of all time.
France Is Beaten
"Francc has been beaten In q
series Of bloody battles after heroic
resistance and has collapsed. Ger.
many does not intend, therefore, u
lend TO the armistice conditions o.
the arfnistice negotiations the char.
acter OF abuse Of 80 valiant an oppo.
nent."
The preamble concluded with thu
recitation OF the three terms do.
fnanded by Germany before an arm.
istice could be signed.
The ceremony took place In tho
same railroad diner - Voiture Res.
taurant No. 241e.D OF the Wagon
LIT Company - where the armistics
OF 1918 had been signed.
The News Agency In O dispatch
datelifed CompieEne the place
where the Germans received French
armLtice terms In November, 1911
declared that derfnany,S conditions
for cessation OF hostilities were hand.
cd TO the French delegates ct 3:3t
p. m. (i0:30 O. m. EDIT
Hitler, himself, headed the Ger.
man group which met the French
etlisgaries.
He was accompanied by his high.
est aides:
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder
commander in-chief Of German sea
forces, Marshal Herman Wilhelm
0oering, commander Of the German
DIR force, Colonel General Walthei
Won Brauchitgch, commander iil
chief Of the German army, General
Wilhelm Keitel, chief OF the Ger.
man high command, Joachim vor
Ribbentrop German foreign minister
and Rudolf Hess, Hitier's deputy.
The setting Of the conference wal
historic. Germany ~ years ago had
her hour Of humiliation when she
was compelled to ask France fol
conditions upon which hostiiltiea
might DO ended. Today the tables
were turned. French delegates
stood where dermany's did In 1915
and victorious Hitler and his lead.
ers took the parts played ~ years
ago by Marshal Toch and the allied
high command.
The ceremony was opened with
the reading by KeiteI Of o preamble
TO the armistIce conditions which
presented 0ermany'g attitude to the
ermistice which she had beer
forced 70 sign In 1918.
The conditions upon which Ger.
many will consent 10 cessation Of
hoStiIities were handed TO thu
French delegates personally by Hit.
Ter.
The French plenipotentiarie'
were:
Gen. Charles Huntzigcr, Leor
Noel, General Bcrgcrct OF the oil
force and vice Admiral lie Luc d
the navy.
The DNB agency, reporting OF
the ceremony, declared that Il wa
conducted "in the same salon cal
where Marshal Hoch Nov. II, 1911
dictated the armistice 70 German
delegates under dishonorable CIR.
ctnstances,"