Vichy, Sept. 25. Petain Government, alleging that the de Gaulle movement was spreading throughout France, launched a purge of all followers of Gen. Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French, in a special decree issued last night while the Battle of Dakar continued.
After announcing that French forces in Dakar had repulsed six Allied attempts to land in French West Africa yesterday, orders were issued for the creation of a special court martial for the trial of "traitors."
The Government announcement said the de Gaulle movement had spread throughout France, even to Paris.
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