Activity of French Officers Loyal to General de Gaulle Blamed by Petain Government for Position Vichy, Sept. 1. RANKLY admitting the wide-spread wave of dissidence in "Fifteen tons of high explosive bombs. were dropped in one section and over 75 ineondiayy bombs. The raid began before midnight and tne ast alreratt had not left the torget "An electrical works and an ils Joining railway junction sustained com. siderable damage. Explosions were still continuing 20 minutes after the attack, An aircraft factory was Dombed and two sticks of bombs were seen to fall well on the. target Several aircraft attacked all stocks elsewhere in the outskirts of the French colonies from West Afvica through the Congo and ity."
Madagascar to Indo-China, the Government yesterday blamed the Many Fires Started situation on the activity of French officers loyal to General-Charles "One attack caused fives visible sor de Gaulle, leader of the French National Committee in London.
10 minutes and another increased the strength of a number of fires, An Vichy quarters declared that while the situat was grave, Jobyerver reported seem the blaze they a Not despairing, because most of the colonies were "well Troma distance of 45 miles. Three in hand at present through loyalty of colonial armed forces." further fires broke out as the next idea lett.
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