Spank, physically worn out after three sleepless nights, received a United " Press correspondent imme diately after M. Pierlot had defined the cabinet's policy in a radio broad~ Jeast and pledged that Belgium would feontinuie prosteuting the war.
Spank predicted that Belgium will be able {0 raise between 250,000 and 300,000 troops, who will Aght tunder the Belgian flag, though there will be a great shortage of trained "The King's decision was given at Wynondal Castle at 5 am. Saturday, MIN. Spaak said in describing the meet ing between cabinet members and King Leopold. "He invited the cabinet to his residence and told us frankly the "latest military reports showed the Belgian Army was taking the brunt of the attack and was suf fering heavy losses and his decision was that the Belgian Army should withdraw from the war.
"We made a last effort to convince the King to listen to our pleas, quit the army and go either to Franco or England, leaving the active field command to the Belgian General Staff. The King refused and said the had no intention of quitting Belgian sell and invited us to remain with him to await the Germans' arrival, "In the face of the King's formal declaration he had no intention of eaving Belgium, we told him frankly we did not share his views on str render and we beuiged him to leave with us Immediately. Our efforts were futile, s0 at 5 am. when it was daylight, we quit the castle and went to Dunkirk, where, amid an air raid, we embarked safely and reached an other French port."—United Press.
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