The Archive · 1940

Supreme French Effort Urged

Premier Pledges Energetic Action of Government Win War; Everyone Must Serve

Paris, Mar, 26. G6PPHE Government's duty is to wage war in all fields," M, Paul Reynaud, the Premier and concurrently Foreign Minister, told the French people in a nation-wide radio broadcast this evening, his first extra-Parliamentary pronouncement since the new Cabinet took over the reins of power.

He emphasized that he had taken upon himself the task of forming a new Government after M. Edouard Daladier's resignation with one and only one aim in view creation of a Government with maximum energy in action.

"This war is a question of energetic action,'

With this purpose in mind, he said, he had offered all political parties participation in the Government.

Complete unanimity will be brought about as a result of our actions."

Frequent changes of} Government in France during the war would have answered Adolf Hitler's desires, but "this danger has now been avoided and there remains solely the question of governing.

"At the heart of the Government" the Premier continued, *t have com alifuea' War Cabinet of nine mem bers i se enough for deliberation, Intense Air Activity

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eynout stated, to. explain once io" stound it unmecenary, 2 carried out intense activity yesterday, Feconmoltting deep into ath others Lain the oftassorted war' alms territory and conducting extensive Tee" ates. "The objective remains patrols over the Slegiried_ and Mazi~ ie same: to. vanguih the enemy for Lines, the Prench high command nowt in which ware living announced today. te deceives "here are few such hours in the Saar region and west of the Vosges the Germans staged a. number of patrol attacks which were repulsed Referring to the successive German violations tthe Rhineland, Austria by the French, It was sated. Sporadic Eechoslovakin, Memel and. Poland. fartllery duels continued throughout the day and night yesterday, it was headed "AN moment 2

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