The Archive · 1940

France Acts to Gather Her Gold Resources Dollars to Be Placed at Disposal of Country

Paris, May 20.

In a further move to marshall the finances of the country behind the Government, a new decree, placing gold dollars at the disposal of France, has been issued by the Ministry of Finance. Following is the text of the Catroux Appointed Indo-China Governor Paris, May 21.

The French Council of Ministers yesterday appointed General George Catroux, 63-year old war veteran Governor General of French Indo-China.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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