"Thus menaced by the covetousness the German and Italian enemy and placed by the abominable armistice in an economic situation from which there was no outlet, all the colonies of our Equatorial Africa have resumed the war. This vast and valiant part of French lands has decided to defend itself and will be defended. Undoubtedly other parts of the Empire will seck the same road. The French Empire is rising to wage war."
Simultaneous with" General do Gaulle's radio broadcast. his headquarters issued a statement" saying that "the huge expanses of African soil which joined Britain and. free France, represent a crucial stronghold the strug against Germany and "These territories," the statement said, "constitute a link between' the Aliantic, the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and their new status us belligerent countries will affect deep-Halo-German freedom of naval And alr movement."—United Press Invincible Berlin
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