VICHY’S PLANS
STRENGTHENING OF MARTINIQUE DEFENCES AMERICA’S ATTITUDE ' WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. President Roosevelt told the press that the Government had not been advised officially concerning Vichy’s plans to strengthen Martinique When informed of M. Henry Haye’s statement on the similarity of the two Governments’ viewpoints President Roosevelt was utterly astonished and said he did not believe that the Ambassador had made such a statement.
A previous message stated: The French Ambassador, M. Henry Haye, conferred with President Roosevelt regarding Martinique, after which M, Haye said; “ The plan to resume the work on the defences of the Fort de France is old. It was prepared before the war. lam sure there is nothing important separating the American and French viewpoints.” He added that they had discussed . cordially American and French relations, but not IndoChina.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24420, 4 October 1940, Page 7
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133VICHY’S PLANS Otago Daily Times, Issue 24420, 4 October 1940, Page 7
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