The Germans, it was said, have gained control of all railway lines from the Maginot Line to southern France with the exception of the line passing through Besançon to Belfort, (Meanwhile, Radio France announced in a world-wide broadcast that France "no doubt will see today the first decisions of Marshal Henri Petain and his collaborators, and it is hardly necessary to emphasize the supreme importance these decisions will have."
The authoritative statement issued here last night, emphasizing Britain's determination to carry on to victory "even if France's resistance ori land is seriously weakened," was seen here as a further indication that Britain already has taken into account the possibility that the French may cease hostilities.
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