HOPE FOR THE CZECHS.
minister’s Message. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. June 2. In a broadcast in Czech addressed to the Czechoslovak nation, the Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair) said: “You have good reason to be pyoud of the exploits of your compatriots, now nearly .a thousand in number, who are fighting with the •French Air Force alongside their British comrades in France. They have destroyed many German aircraft and proved their superiority over the Germans in the air.” Speaking of the present situation. Sir Archibald said the surrender ol ■King Leopold had been a severe blow to the Allied cause, but he was confident of the ultimate victory of the Allied arms. . ■ } “Your courage and unity under the ’heel of barbarism ' command the admiration of the • world ” lie ad,ded. “Keep your courage high, for when Hitlerism is. defeated you will assuredly rise again.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 158, 4 June 1940, Page 7
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