The Archive · 1941

Hisses and Whistles

"Suddenly, a shrill whistle came from back of the crowd. which was followed by hisses and whistles from all sides, Admiral Darlan, taken aback, his face purple with rage, shouted: 'Frenchmen, behave yourselves! Remember that foreigners' eyes are upon you! This was a most unfortunate remark because there were shouts in reply: "Yes; but whose fault? Who signed the armistice? Who opened the door of France to the Germans" admiral Darlan thereupon turned to the restaurant and for half an hour there was a continuous ation of hostili Confirmation that many ed France given by Mr, R, A. Butler, Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, yesterda; requests in the' House of Commons for information on the subject Mr. Butler said: "It is not known whether the terms of the recent agreement with Vichy specifically cover the utilization of French industrial resources for war purposes against Great Britain, but there is no doubt that a number of indust: concerns in unoccupied France working for German account are producing goods of military portance for Germany."

Mr, Butler added that agreements had been concluded with individual industries.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account