"You know what the situation was following the breach in our front 'The German Army forced between our Army which thus found itself split into two groups, one in the north, the other the' south, "In the south, French divisions are holding a new front on the Somme and Aisne, adjoining the intact Maginot Line, "In the north, was a group of three Allied Armies, there were Belgian troops and some French divisions, This group three Armies was commanded by General Blanchard, It was provi-sloned through Dunkirk, "%t is our soldiers whom we are thinking of now. We are able to say that their honour is intact. They fare accomplishing on all "fronts magnificent efforts. In every moment of the 18 days of fighting, they have Shown thousands of examples. of rolsm, Your French generals have already covered themselves with Paris, May 28.
Refusing to accept King Leopold's capitulation to the German Army, 30 Belgian Senators and Deputies formed a rump Parliament here today and met to study the necessity of constituting a new Belgian Government, since the cabinet headed by M. Hubert Pierlot is accredited to the King of the The Belgian Parliamentary delegation which met here today described King Leopold's order to his troops to lay down their arms as "a shame for the country which we have refused to accept. We disavow this order. We will pursue the war against Germany until a final victory. We ask that every Belgian in France rush ry "Prance has been invaded a linne red times, but never has been de crisis through Stoles Ambassador, and M. Hubert Pierlot, the Belgian Premier—Havas.
France, a France will be forged. Our faith in victory is unshaken, the strength of every soldier, in every Frenchman and French woman has grown immensely. Misfortune "has always made France greater, Never has she been more unanimous than today.
"We Shall Conquer"
"On the new line established by our great leader Weygand, in full cord, with. Marshal Petain, on tt Somme and on the Aisne, we shall hold out, and because we shall, have to hold out we shall conquer!"
"the British and French Armies defended this port in the south and west, the Belgian Army being in the north, The Belgian Army has now suddenly and unconditionally eapitufated in the midst of battle, on order of its) King and without having Warned their French comrades in arms and opening the road to Dunkirk yo German divisions, 'Bighteen days ago, the same King! addressed to the Allies an appeal for help. To this appeal I responded according to the plan drawn up by the 'Allied General 'Staf™ since December last." 'Then, in the midst of battle, the some King' Leopold Il of the Belgians, who until May 10 (before. the Invasion) had previously attached to Germany's words no value, has without warning General Blanchard, with-ut "consideration, without a' word for the French and British soldiers who had come to aid his country in Fesponse {o is anxious appeal, tale "The Belgian Government has informed the. Allies that the action of the King was taken against the unanimous advice of his Ministers. They re agreed that they would put at the service of the Allied cause all the "Unconditional Surrender"
London, May 28.
Radio Berlin announced' today that Belgium had "capitulated uncondi-{ionally. Today Belgium has ceased The German radio station claimed that King Leopold of the Belgians was "most impressed by the might of the German forces, has asked for fan armistice and has accepted the German demand for an unconditional surrender,
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