The Archive · 1939

French President's Message

Earlier in the evening, in answer to the continual cheering of the populace, he appeared on the balcony of his apartments and read out a message sent by the President of France, M. Albert Lebrun.

In this message, the President voiced felicitations upon the unequalled, enthusiastic reception given M. Daladier by the people of Tunisia, "The whole of France finds in these demonstrations a new proof, "known before, of the unbreakable will of all her people to remain true to the French motherland," President Lebrun asserted.

After hearing. this message, the rong cheered loudly and shouted, ive la France! Vive Lebrun! Vive Daladier!"

M. Daladier is leaving tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock en route to Stax, Eldjem and the Sousse region before proceeding to Bizerte.—Havas. cently been re-infareed. They have behind them the entire resources of the other North African colonies.

Algeria and Tunis have on a peace tooting 68 infantry battalions, eight regiments of Spahis, and 20000 lather troops, variously—armed Morocco has 29 infantry battalions. four regiments of Spahis and 7,500 other units. In the event of war, [he population of these colonies would provide the basis for the use et many millions of native, of a fine fighting. quality.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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