Vichy, Feb. 4.
HE official announcement here that Admiral Francois Darlan, Minister of the Navy in the Vichy Government, had left for Paris crowned a day full of conflicting rumours in connexion with his intentions and whereabouts.
During Monday morning the Swiss radio stated that Admiral Darlan had not gone to Paris, a statement which was supported later by the Budapest radio, which added that Admiral Darlan had been informed by the German_authorities that further conver tions would be useless until Vichy clearly realized the position created by the establishment of the Rassemblement National Populaire—a Nazi inspired party in occupied France rivalling Marshal Petain, Premier of the Vichy Government.
A subsequent report sui Admiral Darlan hoped to between the Vichy Governm: the new National pa
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