The General's statements, discount-ling the obvious necessity for a Minis-iter to emphasize defence, contribute ito the total French picture. No preventive war.
In any ease even if the French had wanted to make a preventive war, the defection of Poland reduced " the lehances for it to vanishing point. [For it may be that Poland would still help France it Germany attacked [France, but Poland could scarcely now help France attack Germany, Further-Jmore the Italian attitude towards France will not be completely friend until and auloss the Nazis take Austria, The British are morally and selfishly indisposed to. make a pre ventive war for the sake of France. Finally, all sides have recognized that Germany after a year of Hitlers much toughter meat than she was a year ago land that any attempt to take "sanctions" against her would mean an adult conflict.
General Denain's observations support the conclusion that most observers have reached, that the next Jdevelopments in Europe may very well be a free hand to Germany plus strong armament upwards in France land England.
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