FRENCH WARSHIPS.
VICHY, Sept. 14. The Navy Minister announces that the cruisers Montcalm, Georges Leygyes, and Gloirc, and also t'hrcc dcstroyers arrived at Dakar from Toulon. This completed the first major French naval movement since the armistice. It is believed that the ships were sent to protect trade routes with Dakar, Casablanca, and other ports, where much-needed foodstuffs are awaiting shipment to France.
It was suggested in a cablegram on Saturday that the warships were rallying to General de Gaulle.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 246, 16 September 1940, Page 2
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