The Archive · 1941

French Action Untimely

Moreover, the French action as seen in London appears particularly untimely when Britain has indicated hor willingness to abrogate her International right {o the extent of allowing the passage of certain food slutts in order to relieve sufferings In unoccupied France caused by German rapacity, The French Version of the incl-dent says that "a considerable Briish naval force attacked at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning in French terrltorial waters, between Nemours and Oran, a convoy of four French mexchantships "bound from "Casablanca to Oran under the escort of a single French destroyer.

"The convey took shelter in the port of Nemours under the protec tion of its escort, naval shore bat-toties and aircraft, which replied to the fire of the aggressors and drove them' off, The convoy 18 safe and

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