BRITISH ATTITUDE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 July 1940, Page 5

BRITISH ATTITUDE

STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 4. Asked in the House of Commons whether the French Government at Bordeaux, which was now under German control, was still recognised by Britain, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr Butler, said: “The Ambassador to France and his staff withdrew from France on June 23 in view of the immediate approach' of the German forces. The Government of Marshal Petain is still represented in this country by the French Embassy, of which the counsellor of the embassy has assumed charge. “It is not yet possible to speak with certainty as to the conduct of our relations with the Government of Marshal Petain.” FRENCH SHIPS ARRIVAL IN BRITISH WATERS. SOME NOT YET ACCOUNTED FOR. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, July 5. It is revealed that the first French ship arrived at Plymouth on June 19, two days after France's capitulation. Later on the same day several French “mosquito” boats entered the harbour; on the next day destroyers, submarines and sloops arrived, and in following days numerous other craft. The Press Association understands that some more French war vessels anchored today in Scottish waters. ITALIAN NAVY “COULD NOT GET THERE IN TIME. STATEMENT BY ROME RADIO. LONDON, July 4. A statement by the Rome radio declares that the Italian Navy did not intervene at Oran because it could not get there in time.