New York, Aug. 19.
"The. recognition accorded the Vichy regime by the United States must puzzle many Frenchmen who otherwise reject the authority of the Men of Vichy." states a leading article in (he "New York Herald-Tribun: "which pleads for recognition by America of General De Gaulle.
"Who can doubt that if America's official countenance and aid were
Vichy. to Hitler's foes under Gen-transferred Hitler's allies in eral' De Gaulle. the Free French movement would gain in prestige in France and colonial France? Those Free Frenchmen who have never given up the fight deserve our official notice and support."—Reuter.
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