FRENCH UNITY
PLEDGE BY GENERAL GIRAUD. FOLLOWING ON CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 10.22 a.m.) RUGBY, July 9. Asked at his Press conference if the United States would recognise the French Committee of National Liberation, President Roosevelt pointed out that 95 per cent of the French people were still under the heel of the Germans within France, states a Washington message. Regarding his conferences with General Giraud, the President said they had talked over various military problems. The message says that General Giraud held a Press conference at which he said: “I and General de Gaulle have established as our sole aim the defeat of the Axis forces, the liberation of France and a return to a political structure in conformity with the national aspirations of our country.” General Giraud added: “I can give you the following pledge: ‘France will be at your side to liberate the Pacific from Japanese domination, just as she will remain with you to build a peace that will not only be lasting and just, but also realistic.’ ” He emphasised the necessity for Fench unity.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 July 1943, Page 3
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