Vichy, July 4, Rear Admiral William, "D, Leahy, United States Ambasfador, announced yesterday that he had decided to} take no official part in the observ. ance today of American" Independence Day, The only ceremony in unoccupied France will be held at the monument to American War Dead at 'Clermont-Ferrand, 'Marshal Henri' Petain, Admiral Jean Darlan, Vice-Premier, and General Charles Huntzlger, War Minister, will be represented' at the ceremony, but Rear Admiral Leahy and the Embassy will not be represented, The Ambassador will take a Fide in the country and then will Feceive correspondents and members of the Embassy at a cocktail party, waited Press,
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