Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-06
By IRA WOLFERT,

Sore,rn correspondent Of The star and
North American Newspaper Alliance.
st. PIERRE, Jan. 6.-Desplte
Berlins radio report that Admiral
Emil Muselier has evacuated these
islands under United States pres
sure, the chief news from here TO-
day was the following:
Free French investigators VINO
have been toiling through the great
mass Of government archives mere
discovered today a bundle OF con-
fidential kilograms sent by former
Ambassador Baron G. De Bournat
10 the Minister of Colonies IN Vlcny
telling a connected inside story OF
events here under the Petain regime
In the troubled latter half OF ls4o.
The writing Of the kilograms was
not entrusted to a secretary by the
baron. They appeared to have been
composed in his own handwriuns'
foundations Unohicial.
The nearly complete text OF the
telexrams as translated unomclally
follows: (The numbers appearing
herewith are inexplicable at present
hut are reported anyway for the
record in the expectation that even
tually a key to them Will De ois-
covered.
(75). Your telegram 81 OF Marcn
7 First. all persons named IN your
telegram are effectively CONSIDERED
as having been active or passive
nartisans of the De Gaulllst move
ment plus q large part OF the local
ronmlation. with almost complete
i,nanimity among the war veterans
Mus a large part of the crews OF
the METROPOLITAN (Note-Meanlng
from France ITSELF fishing vesSeis
which have sojourned in st. Pierre
DURING the second semester.
an view of the special situation
Of the colony surrounded by British
territories. with its sole maritime
connections assured by British YES
sells (223O-11-3-(76, following my
telegram 75) with all its supplies
oririnatine in British or Anglo
saxon territories, deprived since tne
armistice of all information ano
saturated with British or De Gaul.
list propaganda the misleading OF
many appeared to me excusaoie
Therefore, besides several severe
renrimands I decided it more polite
to apply myself to the transferring
of Guillot, several dismlssals OF loca
auxiliary functionaries old enough
CNote-Apparently to be pensioned)
and the cancellation Of the con-
tract of the Veterinary lie Bollocr
(2230-11-3.' /.
The Guillot referred to seems tc
have been Emile Guilot, former
chief magistrate Of the Islands.
Sought Aid for Petain.
Succeeding kilograms speak OF the
governors oral efforts TO convince
all functionaries as well as indlvlo'
uals to participate with confidence
in the task of national rehabilita'
ton undertaken by the Marshal,
and tell of British pressure to rally
to the British or De Gauuis
causes"
For three days." the governor
telegraphed his chief, Il Oppose
courtesy and firmness to the inter
ested party"
At this time the British bonn
barded the French feet at Mers'
El-Kebir and elsewhere and Vichy
dispatched the gunboat Vile Dys Il
st. Pierre with orders to fire on an!
British vessel approaching within
20 miles of the archipelago.
This action put a stop to all At
tempts to supply the islands from
the North American continent ant
on July IL the Governor tele'
Graphed food situation Is critica
and worsening steadily because o
depletion Of stocks and continuou
arrival. On the order Of the Ad
niralty. Of metropolitan fishinI