London, Jan, 8.
British Expeditionary Force units already in France form only the advance guard of the British Army that soon will be fighting shoulder to shoulder with the French Army, the Supply Minister, Mr. Edward Leslie Burgin, said tonight in a French-language broadcast to the French people.
"The number of British soldiers In France increases daily," he stated in fluent French. "Division after di sion arrives in France and the Germans will perhaps see more of our soldiers than they will like..."
He added that the enemy should not count only on the number of British soldiers fighting them, but also must reflect on the quality of the British Force's guns, its mechanized units and the determination of the men.
Speaking of Anglo-French co-opera ation, Mr. Leslie Burgin told the French nation: "Our team spirit will overcome every realpolitik.' Britain was promised a totalitarian war and accepted it. She will bring to bear in the struggle all the force and energy of British financial reserves, "Britain," he continued, "received with enthusiasm the news that France and she herself are pooling their resources."
The gigantic scale of Britain's armament programme also was emphasized by the Supply Minister, who declared: "British industry is working at full blast day and night to win the war. To the common cause we are bringing an industry which will work with all its might to fulfill the programme put forward by our commanders.
"Like you," he told his nation of listeners, "I have unshakable confidence in our victory. We shall be true to your motto and with you we repeat, 'On ne passe pas!' "—Havas,
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