The Archive · 1941

Evidence of Support

Evidence has come to hand of the support which the Vichy Government has been giving Germany. writes 'Reuters' Lobby "Correspondent. "So far as military help. is concerned. the most recent example has been the permission for use of the River Rhone to pass out German boats into the Mediterranean, 'Regarding help to Germany French industry, it is known' that this help his been on a very considerable scale and, in. some rospects, "even more' offigient than when' French industry worked for Prance. Evidence has been received that they have been' repairing Ger man tanks and submarines. The French moter-ear industry, which used fo turn out aeroplane' engines fand ammunition, has since April 5 been collaborating in formal agree ment with the. enemy.

The Renault, Citroen and Peugeot companies are involved in an agreement which, it is believed, has merely regularized what had already been {aking place, for at least (we of these firms had been producing aircraft

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