"France hus listened with calm to Italian insuits—Her strength allows her to do so and I have not forgotten my friendship for the Italian people, whose valour I experienced during the Great War.
"France will not tolerate, however, that her territorial integrity, her North African empire, her colonial empire or her free communications should be affected."
Continuing amidst cheers, M. Dala-Gier added, "Tomorrow's task will be difficult and hard. France must be unanimous in the defence of her empire and, especially, in the defence of her ideal.
"France is rearming to defend herself in a world now under the sign of force!" the Premier concluded:
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