"When my mission here is ended, I shall go to Paris with a view to consulting leading French statesmen, whereafter I wish to return to Norway quickly as possible, We are keeping up the fight, and my place is in Norway."
When asked to express an opinion on the situation in Norway as it stands today, Mr. Koht said: "I think that at the moment the chances are in favour of Norway being able to regain possession of all her territory, but we must not under-estimate the Germany we are up against, She is a very clever enemy."
He said rumours that King Haakon and the Norwegian government were going abroad were absolutely false. "We shall stay where there is fighting to be done."
"I beg Norwegians at home not be impatient. The Western. Powers intend to free the Norwegian people and I am convinced the Allies will do everything in their power to help the Norwegians. The invasion which has overtaken us must be resisted and the Germans driven out. It is our duty to.ourselves, our duty to our children and our duty to the country we love and which has been a free country down through the years."—United Press.
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