The Archive · 1940

French Troops Out of the Line for a Rest

"Somewhere in France" these French troops, glad at the respite, are leaving the Maginot line for a brief rest after manning the fortifications for many weeks. ing on a "peace plan" be handed to Mr. Sumner Welles, American peace envoy, when he stops at Rome on his way back to the United States, according to a press report here quoting a message from Budapest.

The source of the Budapest report is described as "Hungarian political circles in close contact with Count

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