BRITISH AND FRENCH SOLIDARITY
The King And The President Exchange Messages (British Oflieial Wireless.) RUGBY, March’ 24. The King and President Lebrun exchanged telegrams today on the conclusion of the State visit of the latter to London. After expressing thanks for the welcome he had received, M. Lebrun said: “The reception which the British people have given to the President of the Republic will be interpreted by the French people as a new and unforgettable testimony of the solidarity which unites our two nations.” The King, in reply, said: “The Queen and I thank you most heartily for the very kind terms of your message on leaving the shores of the United Kingdom. Your visit in company with Madame Lebrun has given the utmost pleasure not only to use personally but to the peoples of the whole Empire.
“The welcome accorded you served to show once more our deep attachment to the great nation of which you, Monsieur Lebrun, as President, are the distinguished head.”
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 9
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165BRITISH AND FRENCH SOLIDARITY Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 156, 28 March 1939, Page 9
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