The Archive · 1940

120,000 French Rescued

London, June 1 In the course of his speech Mr. Churchill said that "about 120,000 Brith navy' from Dunkirk wth the ch troops. were rescued by the aid of venieies and modern equipment, spouting of the. reverses" suffered France: the Prime Minister said are going on if necessary 10° yearn, it necessary alone. Severt Blanks of all the British troops were font, to Prance since. the beginning of the, war he. said, adding "Three hundred and "ty thousand. men are Safely: tock. in. this country. "They fad tided the French with consider-Able success in their local encounter with the enemy. They had brought ack with them from France he said a'great store of rifles and ammunition which had. been accumulated in France for "the. past nine. months. Their best-trained troops had. me ured their quality against the Ger inane. and had found' themselves at "me Canadians landed in France Mr. Churehil continued, had' been safely Seithdrawn," very aisappainted, but with all their material and equipment Intact" The men from the Dominions hho sid, will now take. part in. the Getence of the mother country. Some of the members. of the." Canadian troops he informed his listeners, will on the air at 948 pin. Greenvich five Only twelve divisions were equipped to fight. "These were fully up to the amber which the French were ted to expect woud be made available in

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