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September 19, 1941.
KING LEOPOLD'S
CO-OPERATION
LOYAL WITH
THE ALLIES
History of Events Which Forced Him at Last to Forewarn Them of Surrender with the British Army if it sidered that a withdrawal to the operated to the southward was Yser was a physical impossibi- not fully appreciated. He lity under the pressure the would like above all other things enemy were exerting. A to co-operate with us, but it was withdrawal over ronds thronged a physical impossibility under with refugees, without nde- the existing geographical con- quate fighter cover, would be ditions. His Government had costly and would only end in been urging him to leave Belgi-, disaster; moreover, it would um before the Belgian Army mean the abandonment of all found it necessary to capitulate, their ammunition, stores and Of course, he had no intention food.
of deserting his army. If the British Government understood
On the other hand, his G.H.Q.
his motives, he did not care declared that a British counter- on the vulnerable flank what others might think, I attack sent a telegram in this sense at taken if a disaster was to be
of the enemy must be unde
once.
averted, and that the opportuni-
The difficulty of reorganising ty might only last a few more the British divisions for the of- hours.
fensive ordered, along ronds
crowded with vehicles and refu-
gees, was apparently not taken
*
into account by the French Although King Leopold did High Command, and before the not know at that time, and no this effect, ever attack could be mounted the message to communications of the British reached him, Lord Gort had al- Army with its bases at the ready received orders to with- draw to the coast and was pre- Channel ports had been cut.
Meanwhile On the night of May 23, with the fighting on the Belgian
paring to do so. grave misgivings, King Leopold
Leopold of the Belgians
fell back as desired from his front had been continuous for Belgian HE flood of poisonous I sent THE
a telegram to this strong position on the Scheldt four days, and the abuse which was effect to the Prime Minister and to a very much weaker one be. Army, short of food and am- munition, had withstood a tre-
Frenchmen seeking a scapegoat
an
Hongkong Telegraph directed at King Leopold after Lord Gort, and I gave a copy hind the Lys. At the same mendous onslaught from eight the capitulation of the Belgian to Lord Gort personally the time he sent the 68th French German divisions, including Army in May, 1940, was, of next day.
Division-one of the tw several armoured units sup- course, inspired by certain On May 21 I was with King French divisions which were in ported by wave after wave of reserve. on the Belgian left dive-bombers. Fighting with to cover their own failures and Leopold at Ypres when he met flank and under his orders great gallantry, the Belgiana
Gen. Weygand, the new shortcomings.
the Yser in Belgian had delivered of the Allied across
several counter- As I was with King Leopold Generalissimo
'buses and lorries to Gravelines. attacks, slain some thousands of at the headquarters of his army armies.
The only Allied troops left in Germans and taken several hun- throughout the brief campaign Gen. Weygand" is oldt Belgium were the 60th French dred prisoners, but they were in Belgium, and at the same friend of mine and was a loyal Division. time in close touch with the colleague on an International
ncaring the end of their resis- On May 24 Gen. Weygand tance. headquarters of the British Committee on the Dardanelles, told the commanders of the Army and Government, I had over which I presided at Lau- British Army
On the evening of May 26 a and French unrivalled opportunities for ob- sanne in 1922. He seemed as Northern Army that the ad- break through the Belgian line serving the course of events. I alert and vigorous as ever, but vance of the French Army from by the Germans seemed to be am glad to have this opportuni- I felt that he had taken over the southwards was going well, inevitable, and the King moved ty of declaring that King Leopold was, steadfast in his loyalty to the Allies and did everything in his power to help their armies.
the United Press Associations, who re-
arrangement.
COLONY'S ECONOMIC
WAR EFFORT HONGKONG is making an economic war effort, but what it is outside of paying war taxation and bearing the burden of evacuation--one can only guess and hope. Quite reason- ably, those who are in control of this effort declare that it would be contrary to its interest and effectiveness to reveal many
The King's bearing was al- ways calm and courageous un- der the heavy blows he and his people suffered through the treachery of Germany, and the failure of the French to prevent the, German armoured columns from forcing the Meuse at Sedan, and thus from threaten-
By Admiral of the
Fleet
SIR ROGER. KEYES, M.P.
As Adml. Sir Roger Keyes was appointed Britain's special liaison officer to King Leopold of the Belgians on May 10, 1940, and remained with him till the night of May 27, the narrative here recorded is of high historical importance. "It forms a substantial part of the proface which Sir Roger contributes to a new book (“The Prisoner at Laeken," Cresset Press, 10s. 6d.) by Emile Cammaerte on the King of the Belgians,
the remaining French 60th Divi- sion in Belgian vehicles to a prepared position across the Yser, which by now was flooded over a wide area and its bridges mined.
On the morning of May 27 King Leopold asked me to tell Lord Gort that he feared a mo- ment was rapidly approaching when he could no longer rely on his troops to fight or be of fur- ther use to the British Army.
of its features, yet surely there ing the right flank of the Allied command too late to save the and he ordered them to attack He would be obliged to sur-
French-British-Belgian Army to the northward.
movements of
conform with this movement.
the
winter-pre-
Bruges
frontier.
is information of excellent pro-
Northern Army, and unless he vigorously to the southwards, render before a debacle. the paganda value which could be
could galvanise French in order to close the gap behind fully appreciated that--the made public. Cables arc con-
troop in our sector into action the German Panzer divisions British Army had done every the outlook was pretty grim.
thing in its power to help Bel- stantly being received in Hong-
which had broken through. King Leopold had placed him-
gium, and he asked 'Lord Gort kong and published in the news- self and his Army under the orders which had been given to Army was heavily engaged, and everything in his power to avert Gen. Weygand confirmed the By this time the Belgian to believe that he had done papers of the different forms French High Command. In ac- the French and British armies the war effort is taking in coun- cordance with the orders he re- on May 20 and requested King it was evident to the Belgian this catastrophe.. I sent this tries like India, Canada, New ceived, and conforming with the Leopold to withdraw from the with an attack by eight or nine Gort, as all telephone communi- G.H.Q. that they were faced message by wireless to Lord Zealand, Australia and Africa. Northern Army and the British allow the British Army to retire
the French Scheldt to the Lys, in order to German divisions with the ob- cations had been cut, but I un- Why then should Hongkong so Army, the Belgian Army, had to behind the strong defensive ject of driving the Belgian Army derstand he did not receive it. shyly hide is light under the retire day after day until it position on the frontier which to the northward and severing bushel?
* reached the Scheldt, where it it had constructed and occupied Army, which was now lying be its contact with, the British
At that time King Leopold Without giving
in-was hoped that a final stand throughout the away
the hoped to be able to hold out for formation vital to the enemy, would be made. The Belgian paratory to attacking to the hind its winter line on another day, but by the after- the Economic War Effort Com-Andre, outside Bruges.
G.H.Q. was established at St southward with the French
noon the German army had mittee could release statements
Army.
On May 25 King Leopold re- driven a wedge between the Bel- On May 20 the French High about the progress of the work Command.ordered the British
ceived information which left gian and British armies and him in no doubt that the British pierced the line in two or three which would serve to stimulate and French Armies to prepare On our return to
road, Army was about to attack south places. Every
village the public imagination and
to fight to the south-westward King Leopold told me that he wards. In view of this he felt and town in the small part of would, almost certainly, quicken to regain contact with the main had agreed to take over the line
that he could best help by keep- Belgium left in Belgian hands their desire to make greater was at the British G.H.Q. at in order to release British divi- with its left flank. He had al- thousands of refugees, and they
French Army to the southward. of the Lys as far as the frontier
ing touch as long as possible was thronged with hundreds of personal contributions towards Wahagnies when these orders sions to carry out the offensive the war effort. This is some-
ready withdrawn his mechanised and the troops were being mer- were received and it was gener- contemplated by Gen. Weygand, cavalry division from the left cilessly bombed by low-flying thing about which the publically recognised that the aban- although this necessitated his flank on the coast to reinforce aircraft. should be taken into confidence, donment of the Belgian Army placing practically the whole of
Knowing that he could do nothing discreetly, of course, but with a was inevitable unless it could the Belgian Army along a. front the right flank, and he now gave orders for the 15th Division view to securing an active res-
further to help hig Allies, King Leo- of 90 kilometres, opposite which (infantry with no artillery nor paid told me and the British and The King of the Belgians a number of German divisions machine guns), from the Yser, French Missions at Belgian G.HQ. ponse. Complete silence firstly thereupon asked me to inform had been identified. He felt, further to reinforce that flank, that he intended to ask for an irritates, then creates apathy, the British Government and however, that the projected This exhausted all his reserves, armistice at midnight in order to avoid further slaughter of his sorely- and neither tends to encourage Lord Gort that the Belgian French-British offensive had,
tried people.ar offe
The British Mission realisation of the Colony's war army existed solely for defence been delayed too long and, at
informed "the Wor .cffort potential.'
and possessed neither tanks nor this late hour, the only hope of On the morning of May 26, and the message was received s Additionally there are
aircraft, nor the equipment for extricating the French
on learning of the heavy attacks London at 5.54 pm, but all eBorts offensive warfare. Owing to British armies which had been towards. Xpres and the im- to get in touch with our G.H.Q. failed. terial signs that the Colony is the influx of refugees, not more cut off by the German thrust minence of a break in the Bel- tis Government and ours to leave
King Leo
Leopold had been asked by in real danger of being deprived than 14 days food remained in was to establish a cover to the gian line, I went to our G.H.Q. his country and to carry on Uie war of its war effort effectiveness the small part of Belgium left Belgian ports and Dunkirk by at Premenque to ask Lord Gort from without but he told me that, as through circumstances which to him. He did not feel that he strengthening contact with the if there was anything I could do Commander-in-Chief of his army, khould be possible to correct. had any right to expect the Belgian Army and occupying to help. He asked me to urge which was fighting a desperate bat-
British Government to consider the Lys-Gravelines line.
tle, The fact that a number of jeopardising, perhaps, the very
King Leopold to withdraw the troops. His mother, Queen Elizabetly, He pointed out that the well- Hongkong's industries are being existence of the British Army prepared frontier line, to be Belgian Army towards the was with him throughout these last days and elected to share his capti- Yscr.. forced to close down because it in order to keep contact with held by the British troops on his
vity ia, impossible to obtain raw the Belgian Army,ng
flank, was very strong, and was The question of the Bolgian The King told me that he realised materials is an alarming pros-
He asked me to make it clear unlikely to be seriously attacked, Army retiring to the Xser, if it ble position would be very dificult, pect, for they are the type of that he did not wish to do any but that to be held by the Bel- was forced to fall Back from but he would use every endeavour to industries which could
thing to interfere with any ac- gian troops was weak and would the Lys, had been considered at prevent his countrymen from being and tion which the British Govern- be comparative lightly held and the conference at Ypres on May compelled to associate Dhiemselves should be converted into manu- ment might consider it desira- thus Invited attack. Ho feared 21. At that time King Leopold with any action against the countries facturing centres for much ble for the British Army to un- that if it were seriously na thought this might be the only in her plight. As is now well known, needed war goods. Shipping is dortake towards the southward, saulted with strong air support alternative line, but the German King Leopold made no separate peace scarce, but it is difficult to be. He naked me to say, however, the Germans would break thrust, the whole brunt of which and is a prisoner of war. Heve that space could not be that he fully realised that such through, sever, the connection had fallen on the Belgians, had, Misfortune has thus overwhelmed found for materials which are action would finally lead to the between the two armies and he feared, made a withdrawal to his country for a second time in his separation of the two armies overwhelm the Belgian Army, the Yser impracticable. Ho life, but the Belgians may well be to be converted into war neces- and, in this event, the capitala The King asked me to tell my told me later that day that he proud of their King, for be has proved himself to be a gallant soldier, sities ......... An official review of the tion of the Belgian Army would Government that he felt that had discussed the matter with "a" loyal ally and a true son of his subject would be welcome. be inevitable.
- the difficulty of keeping touch his General Staff, who con- splendid,
ma-
and
in
he'‚mustahare the fate of his
which had attempted to help Belgium