Evening star., 1941-11-16
Nazi Representative
In Paris Confers
Twice With Pefain
'PurIeys in Viehy Hint
New Personal Phuse
In Relations
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France. Nov.
15.-French-German relations en-
tered a new personal phase tonight
as Otto Abetz, German representa-
tive in Paris. and Chief of State
Marshal Petain dined together at a
meeting which gave opportunity for
private talks concerning the general
situation.
AbetZ, who came to Vichy for the
funeral today of French War Min
lister Charles Huntziger, originally
planned to return to Paris after the
services, but at the last minute
changed his mind and stayed over.
Lunches With Darlan.
Adolf Hitlers envoy in his first
personal contact with Marshal
Petain in almost a year dined with
the marshal last night. Then he
lunched today with Admiral Jean
Darlan, vice-premier, and, after a
late afternoon meeting of the Vichy
cabinet. decided to remain for his
second dinner with Marshal Petain.
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understood to deal more with the
general situation than reported
preparations for trip by Marshal
Petain to Paris. These CONVEX
sations preceded the impending ar
rival of Gen. Maxine Weygand,
French pro-consul in North Africa.
Gen. Weygand is one of the few
high-ranking general officers who
has not been mentioned as pos
sible candidate to succeed Gen.
Huntziger victim of a plane crash
last Wednesday.
Among those mentioned for the
War Ministry portfolio are Gen.
Henri Dentz, who, as high commits
sioner of Syria, directed resistance
against British and Free French
forces which occupied that near
East state; Gen. Emile Laure. Mar
shall Petalns secretary general. and
Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, now a
prisoner OF war in Germany.
Diplomats Accompanying Abetz.
There were reports that Petain
might ask Hitler to free Gen. Giraud
who escaped from the Germans
in the World War and has made
three unsuccessful attempts in the
present one. in order to make him
War Minister.
Abetz was accompanied TO ViChy
for the Huntziger services by a group
of German and Italian diplomats
who departed tonight.
In contrast to his last visit here.
when he arrived with an armed
party of guards soon after Pierre
Lavals dismissal as vice premier,
Abetz this time brought along only
an ordnance officer.
Also remaining in Vichy was Krug
Won Nidda, who will become the first
direct German liaison with Vichy.
Won Nidda, recently appointed
German consul general to the Vichy
government, was expected to open
an Office and take residence in this
city.
Leahy Attends Services.
The funeral services for Gen.
Huntziger and his aides, killed in
a plane crash Wednesday, were at
tended by a delegation of l3 Ger
man and Italian diplomats as we'll
as Admiral William D. Leahy, United
States Ambassador, and 13 other
American diplomatic aides.
After services at ST. Louis Church,
the cortege moved through streets
where the windows of all houses
has been ordered closed.
Vice Premier Darlan, addressing
a crowd gathered before the church,
praised Gen. Funtziger for a month
of fierce resistance to the German
Army" during the war and lauded
the mobility" of the Germans and
Italians who attended the funeral.
Marshal Petain, chief of state,
was expected to name Gen. Hunt
ziger's successor soon.