The decree rounding up all defence powers in Admiral Darlan's hands Specifies that the "Ministry of Nation-fi Defence was created with following attributes: General organiza~ lon of national defence. 2. "Attribuion and. use of armed forces. General inspection of armed forces. 'The Secretariats of State for W: Navy, Air and Colonies come under the Ministry' of National Defence"
'General Charles Huntzinger keeps hig tank of War Minister but his erders to the army must be approved by Admiral. Darian, Colonial armies come under' the Ministry of Golonios instead of the Ministry of was now evident that, part of General' Maxime Weygand's con-Yersations during his Fecen€"trip, to Vichy concerned the new' technical organization of the defence ministries within, the Government Because empire "defence now. comes directly Under Admiral Darian,
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