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DARLAN'S DILEMMA
EVIDENCE of increasing collaboration between the Vichy Government and Germany has become so obvious that the United States Government, fully aware of the threat conveyed therein to the American con- tinent, has thought fit to issue a grave warning and to demand a clarification of Admiral Dar- lan's intentions.
Turkey's NAZI PLOTTERS
Ineunu
By H. V. Morton
IN MOROCCO
INTERESTING
By HENRY STONE
President Ineuny of Turkey, upon whom the world's lime- light now shines, came to Lon-
Information Anfra quarter, a delightful, sen hard for aviation purposes, don to represent Turkey at the
regarding the Nazis' "pence resort four miles south of Casa- and they can easily find places Coronation of the present King.
Those who, met him remember a ful" penetration in Morocco blanca, where, at the request of where five or six hundred planes short, sallow, restless man with was given to me by a dis- the Vichy Government, General could take off and land safely plercing dark eyes, a clipped military
French Resident without the soil having to bo moustache, a hooked nose and un- tinguished Frenchman who was Nogues,
in that country until recently. General, requisitioned four big specially prepared.
usually delicate hands.
He was much better known to Europe 20 odd years ago us the dis- tinguished General Izmet Pasha, who fought against us in Palestine.
The slight deafness from which he
suffers was caused by the bursting
of a shell.
He said that the appearance hotels, the Hotel Suisse, the An-
of German uniforms in Morocco fra Superieure, La Reserve and
coincided with Italy's crushing the Villa Cauvin, a magnificent SOME other experts were busy, when my informant left, a reverses in Albania and Libya, private house. This gavo the Until then, there had been in "commission" plenty of room few weeks ago, making mysteri- armistice commission. , and it was needed, as the ous visits to various parts of the
The President was Primb Minister Italian of Turkey for 15-years, and was the Inseparabic companion of Mustapha operating in the country, but its headquarters became the ren- coast, presumably with a view
Kemal, Father of modern Turkey.
Like hi companion, President Incunu showed as great a flair for government and diplomacy as he had! formerly shown in war,
activities were not great.
dezvous of hundreds of German to' establishing U-boat bakes. "tourists" and commercial tra- That, at all events, was what vellers who have since been French and native officers, dis-
WHEN the Nazis had to take pouring into Morocco. They all turbed by these activities, be-
control in Sicily to help come with the Vichy visa and,
At the armistice conferences their Italian partner, Hitler evidently, with the blessing of loved...or feared.
decided that in return for the Admiral Darlan..
faced the British over the table ns
The Nazis, who have plenty valiantly as he had opposed us in the field.
help given Mussolini should let The Nazi commissioners of superb cars at their disposal, the Germans ""look after" showed more activity than their are also making dangerous con- He is married, has four children
So the Italian armis- Italian predecessors. They be- and lives at the Presidential Palace Morocco.
crete capital of Turkey.
In the shining new steel-and-con- tice commission was withdrawn, gan by requisitioning all the tacts with the natives. Somo with the exception of one of its petrol stock which was chiefly day there will be trouble. Ger- He speaks English, French and members-an expert on oil in and around Casablanca, the man soldiers will be "attacked"
of busy, German. He began to learn Eng-questions, who is still there, as heart
commercial by a few natives, paid for the lish in 1930, and regular consign an employee of the Germans. Morocco. They established con- ments of English books are sent out to him.
In the old days Izmet Paslia vas notorious for his quick, imperative temper.
A friend who knows him well tells me that years of diplomacy have mellowed him considerably, but the old temper can still blaze out.
Although books-and horses might truly be said to occupy the President's spare time, his ono absorbing interest is the new Turkey, which he helped to build side by side with the great Kemal.
The German armistice com- trol of afl aviation grounds, job, and the Nazis will have to mission which towards the end where. pickets of German send reinforcéments to "protect of January replaced the Italian, soldiers prevent any plane from their own troops." with the approval of the Vichy leaving unless a permit has been They are also using former. Government, is composed of 82 obtained from the "German native soldiers for their propa-.. members, including 25 officers, a armistice commission."
ganda. The Nazis, who must number of experts and one Of late, "experts" of the Nazi have planned a "peaceful" con- diplomat named Auer who used commission have been visiting quest of Morocco at the time of to be at the German Embassy in districts in the plains outside the French military collapse, Paris. He is the head of the Casablanca for the purpose of made a selection among the
establishing vast propaganda services.
landing many thousands of Moroccan The Nazis established them. grounds for planes. The ground troops they took prisoner in selves in luxury in the select there is excellent-extremely France. They placed all the
KEY MEN, THIN MEN, FAT MEN TAIPANS, CLERKS ON PARADE
THEY LEARN SOLDIERING
end.
that it was
Occasionally ‘a veteran of the just could be seen showing an in- "Move up in the centre, you in the structor how to remove various in- white cout.. that's right!"". Brown's tostinal organs of the gun without head was now nearly in the centre taking off the body cover or other of the foresight formed by Smith chleanery not authorised in The
and Jones but it wasn't level with the Book. shoulders. Never mind. Hell, it The Instructor explained it this
was a bleedin' shame asking all these way. "You see, we in the Regular blokes what had uver fings to do to Army never use the Lewis gun nown- cum muckin' around 'ere in the days. The only blokes what uses evenin' when all the instructors were the Lewis gun is the Navy and they fed up with recruits they couldn't lie a couple of 'em together with a even bawl out in the proper army plece of string and brings acroplanes regulation way.
down or so they say." Metent little N.C.O's scented up
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Reported Missing
"easy" and intelligent ones in a special camp, fed them well, treated them in a "nice, friend- ly" manner, and gave them lec- tures about the Fuehrer and Germany, whose only desire is to protect Islam and liberate the Moors. While the rest were starved to death-several thou- sands of Moorish soldiers died of cold and lack of food in prison camps in France last year-the "good boys," stuffed with Nazi propaganda, were liberated, sent back to Morocco-with the assent of Vichy-demobilised, and sent back to their villages, where they became the Nazis' best agents:
"What is the attitude of the population?" I asked.
This was the reply: "The re- action among the military ele- ment as well as the French population has been one of con- siderable surprise, ns. they had been told by Vichy, by General Huntziger that they would never see any German uniforms in Morocco."Now they realise that they have been baffled.
THERE have been many in-
In his last "Fireside Talk," President Roosevelt referred to Cape Verde, Dakar and the It was evening when the thin twinkle gave assurance Azores, and said that any altera- British line began to form up permitted to smile. tion in their status quo would be on the parade ground of Murray inimical to the
and Barracks. peace
Key men, essential
The parade was broken up into security of the Americas. Both service men, long lean men, small squads, an N.C.O. attached to Fratice and Germany have since short fat men and odds and each, and then, to the admiration of various Chinese hawkers and passers- taken the trouble to deny any globules.
by, they began again the familiar particular rapprochement, other than that laid down in the terms Major pulled at his mustachio and advancing ave paces corrying
The short ramrod Sergeant evolutions of dropping flat on
Lewis
gun without getting a rupture of the armistice, but evidence to briskly and tucked his little the red hot weapon without falling the contrary is overwhelming. cane under his arm as he ran an on the face or exterminating friendly Mr Cordell Hull has now Informeye along them from the nearest units in the vicinity. ed Vichy that his Government is assembling "every material fact and circumstance calculated to shed light on this alleged courae of the French Government.”
France, or rather the Vichy Government-because it is only just to separate the two in
cidents. In Casablanca on thought-is now faced with the problem of what course of action
several occasions when German to pursue. With Mr Cordell
officers or N.C.O.s in uniform Hull's challenge, Admiral Darlan
Doarded a bus everyone in tho can no longer "hunt with the
bus got off and the driver left. his seat and declined to drive hare and run with the hounds," which, under German tutelageing to retard a talpan's stomach ar of interest for a time when a ray Sanitary Inspector, Hongkong, and
his bus until the Germans got for they are past masters in this advance the Fear of an over recruit created a hitherto unknown Mrs Frith, who has been serving out. type of subterfuge he has been patriotie
stoppage. This was easily solved by with the R.A.F. in Egypt since 1938, youth.
"When German officers went to As the roll was called there was the Corporal, however, by taking the is reported missing. Flying Oficer see a football match the teams attempting to do. The Admiral evidence of former war days from gun to pleces.
Frith was educated hero at the stopped playing and left the Is perhaps more fully aware men who snapped to attention and
Sull the gun won't are!" than even the Germans them called "gean!!" The freshmen
answered
"But's its fring all right, Sergeant sister, Mrs A. G. F. Prew, In the field. German officers were mo- lested In the streets to such an selves, that he cannot push the There followed a period of check-A long colloquy ensued after,
extent that General Nogues had French people too far. In the ing. Or the forty odd people pre- which the recruit humbly admitted earlier days of the Armistice sent, six should not have been there, the correctness of the instruction. with
few had
A blistering interlude onded with happy proof that one was learning to the head of the armistice com- Germany, filled with 4
Just completed the
mission warning him that if his ☆
officers and, men continued to Came the day when, smartly fall-go about in uniform he could no remnants sinstic were from part courses, various revisions,
Instruction was
formed training companies, training cadres Some of the trainees remembered ranks, equally spaced and covered
three longer guarantee their lives. was quiclc and efcient, Ing in, the parado
"As for the native officers and and key men squnds. After con- vague pieces from previous lessons... and stood at case without a word of population, they cannot under- sulting his papers the Sergeant the body locking pin, the stop-me- chiding. The long thin men and fat stand why a population of 150,- Major, with the backing of a diffident and-buy-one pawis, and the damaged short men passed their theory in a officer in the background, reduced the magazine.. The number of damaged few minutes over World Record 000 French people not count- whole parade to one squad “for a magazines was surprising. At the Time, including empty magazine and ing the army-permits a few new course," as he announced darkly, end of the evening. it was well over blunt firing pins.
hundred Germans to come to In a few minutes the news leaked the number of damaged guns,
Rifles swung harmoniously Into Morocco and dictate orders." . It out from confidential N.C.O's..
"Present" and "Trail" while, the the spasmodic clicking of clearing
Flying Offer Victor T. I. Frith,
and down the line moving a hand to the seam of the trousers but forbear- Number three group was the centre son of the late Mr. C. R. Frith, Chief
and "Yes?"?
ра
Diocesan Boys'- School, and has a
Colony.
the smoking interval provided
despair, they clung desperately cunt Course in Rifle and Lewis the happy announcement that another to fight for democracy.
Gun, the remainder had completed N.C.O. had saved his finger from..
the same course twice in tho pre-execution at the
at the hands of an enthu→
vlous year and
was to be the "Itecrülts". Course of Rifle and Lewis Gun."
trigger-puller.
Rißo drill was a little more ardu- bolt with double, treble and quadru-
ง
to make a special representation
to Marshal Petain as their only possible saviour. For some reason or other, possibly age and a`recognition of his inability to cope with the situation, he has thrown up the sponge and re- tired to his own estate in order to gain what peace he can for himself in his last years.
Whother Marshal Petain was unable to gauge to the full Admiral Darlan's duplicity is not known. Whatever
have may
been his. thoughts, it must not be forgotten.
mistaken as ho Wha urging "Now you gentlemen 'ave been tion that the compass points should Theory was mastered, and one-August, 1914. There were, an armistico with honour" the sent 'ere to learn the rifle and Lewis be used as the words of command biter and glorious morning. Lewis in those days, two active Ger- Marshal did his utmost to stand gun. We don't like it any more'n was discarded in favour of King's guns and rifles were Used On. The firmly against Germany's later de-
man agents in Morocco, the you but things 'ave to be done and Regulations. mands. But Berlin and his own when the Regular Amy is wiped.
"Slope Arms" produced a few Range,
The Key Man' had become abrothers Männersmann, who colleagues were too powerful for him.
and 'the
the Volunteers are in
the casualties from the soldier's best soldier. His reward was gratifying. had given a good deal of trou- and France to-day is, headed by a lines, you blokes will "ave to come friend at first but the recruits on A holiday until further notice...
whose only thought
delf- grandisement and, hatred of the all you want to know about the Pretty soon the whole rank brought After a few months the thin In and do your bit. You can pick up fat used to dodging the clumsy ones. riflea soldier's best friend and the down their weapons to "Order Arms" during tho
the months
Lewis gun, in art an hour.
in one movement lasting less than British line again formed up. which have elapsed since France fell; The N.C.C.'s will instruct you in ten seconds but the thuds produced litle more wavy than on the last on the day war was declared the French Premier, received a tele- the poople have had time to awaiten the rts of the Lewis gun, the expostulation
from
the Sergeant parade but, stil, distinguishable
from Marshal — thon ∙to b ́realisation of what is happening. We don't use no long words "cro certain regiments-or I should say, arrived. · Names were called, Vari- General Lyautay, Resident
Zero hour had gram mechanism of
of the gun and low to fire Major. "You may ave been told by from a corkscrew.
Raw Recrulta like the ameers do and some of you a certain regiment, to bang your ous
noted. General in Morocco, with these. ping worlly in his agreement gentlemen
Java dimculty
In rifles on the ground, but wo don't do Veterans made their plea with Germany. He must now openly understand words of command, that in the want to fear a Sergeant Major, with the backing of Mannersmann. were Bhot by a Now, once again After consulting his papers the simple words: "The Brothers espouse the German cause or again (Like the corporero hour and soundon momen
what went up to please, and T N.CO.
a diffident officer in the background, firing squad this morning," Imposed here the question arises as to whether watcher. The taver bloke looks at forint sections of the Lewis Gun In- shed the whole ptirado lo one
by the Arm
Armistice. But said,
Bill, let's scrutinise our Relaxing moments were the ple-
Admiral: Dahlan has not already
#puzzled-like, and shooků is cad. atruction, particularly about the nounced darkly, as he committed himself and France to fanket, Corporal,«hé' knya...... It straight; part in the curved part in a few minutes the news leaked such an extent that it will be im- ain't mine anyway, ASMR cot the slot in the holt, Gramophones out from confidential N.C.O.';
The thin line wavered a little at to voice accompaniment drowned It was to be the "Recruits' Course of this point but the Sergeant Major's the duller parts of the lecture and Rifle and Lewis Guns. Contributed.
ous owing to repeated differences as ple shuffles gave the realistic sound THEY have not forgotten the to turning right and left." A sugges- of machine gun fire.
carly days of the world war
British.
Fortunatel
Because of this resurgence of feeling," it. Admiral Darian has hitherto been stepping
treat
to the "strict limitations another
possible for him do roturn-The
haxt few days will show.
"for .new
blo to the French administra
they had been "Ignored." But tion. For the sake of peace,"
A
ho an-
[DEATH
Ilam.
HAYWARD-Alleri
Rangoon, on Juna 1941. Aged