ADMIRAL LELUC
SUGGESTED REASON FOR DISMISSAL REFUSAL OF CONNIVANCE. IN HANDING TUNISIAN BASES TO NAZIS. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, September 2. “The dismissal yesterday of Admiral Leluc from the command of the French navy is the first outward sign that the navy is no longer solidly behind Admiral Darlan,” said the "Daily Telegraph’s” correspondent, Mr E. Wareing. "Even an old and trusted colleague like Admiral Leluc finds it impossible to participate in what appears to be the next step in French-German collaboration. “German demands for the use of Bizerta and Tunisia are believed to have inspired Admiral Leluc to adopt an attitude which made his dismissal inevitable. He was one of the few men who knew what secret instructions were given to the French fleet for certain eventualities. “The present British interference with Tripoli, which is 320 miles ,by sea from Sicily, is so great that the problem of supplies for the African forces is urgent, and if Hitler were obliged to withdraw from Libya he would meet with similar difficulties in the opposite direction. “Consequently he is aiming to switch his sea route to the narrower channel from the western tip of Sicily to the eastern tip of Tunisia, which is about 120 miles.
“Admiral Darlan cannot on his own account take such an important decision, which General Weygand opposes and Marshal Petain hopes to stave off. The French people will interpret Admiral Leluc’s dismissal as a warning signal.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 September 1941, Page 6
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