FREE FRANCE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24423, 8 October 1940, Page 7

FREE FRANCE

ATTITUDE OF COLONIES LOYALTY TO MOVEMENT COMMITTEES SET UP (P.rU'ch Off Hal WirHpss) (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegrapli—Copyright) RUGBY, Oct. 6. Headquarters of the Free French Forces announce that a numbei of national committees are being created in all foreign countries where there are important colonies of French people These committees are acting in close co-operation with the Free French Forces and in the framework of laws of theii residence At the moment such committees have been set up in the. following countries; —Brazil, Argentina. Uruguay. Chile Mexico Canana, lhe United States, Egypt, South Africa. Australia and Mauritius. In 20 other countries private individuals of French nationality have offered their services in this respect, and General de Gaulle has selected in each of these countries representatives who have been duly appointted and are setting up national committees wherever these do not exist already. The announcemeni adds that from all parts of the world headquarters of the Free French Forces have received messages reaffirming their loyalty to the Free France movement. These messages have particular significance after the Dakar incidents Genera] de Gaulle has rereplied thanking the signatories for their encouragement and reaffirming his belief in final victory in cooperation with the Allies. The Tangier correspondent ot the British United Press says that a number of French airmen w r ere court martialled at Casablanca for refusing to participate in a raid on Gibraltar.