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- European war is unleashed by the Totalitarian States, what will happen?

No State is strong enough to hold out alone against a combined military action of Rome and Ber lin. Resistance to such action would therefore take the form of a coalition.

In this coalition, each would have to play its own part. Thus, on the seas, the principal rolc would be in the hand of the British Fleet. But what special task would France be called perform?

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Let us examine, first, the gener- al situation. It may be summed up as follows: At the beginning of

By Pierre Cot,

Former Air

Minister of France

the war, the superiority, on land and in the air, would be on the side of the Totalitarian States; but as the war went on, this initial superiority would be trans- formed into inferiority.

Why? Because, even during the peace, the Totalitarian States have developed their military machine to an enormous extent; they prefer cannon to butter. But, on the other hand, the economic, financial

and industrial capacity of the de- mocracies is far superior to that of the totalitarian group; if the democracles have time to mobilize their immense resources in ma- terial and manpower, they are as- sured of victory.

This general indication of the position makes it possible to under- stand what part France will be called upon to play in the coalition,

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During the first phase of the conflict, the French army would have to bear the main weight of the land action. The British army is small, Poland has but thirty divisions, and the Russian army is remote from all fronts and difficult to transport and to utilize.

Thus, it is on the western front, defended by the French army, that the Totalitarian States would bring their principal effort to bear. Why? Because it is in their inter- est to overthrow this army before the intervention of the overseas, British or Russian forces. If the German troops, spreading through Holland, Belgium and

the northern plains can reach the Channel ports, this would hinder the disembarkment and the utiliza- tion of the British troops. For fighting purposes, a modern army needs vast tracts of land. It is. indispensable for the success of the democracies that the invading armi- es should be held up as near as pos- sible to the German frontier and debarred from access to the French northern and Channel ports, Mar- shal Foch very rightly drew at- tention to this point at the Peace Conference of 1919.5%

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The French

position to. for mark time. In

it would have to army for all th eto coalition.

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a military parade through Floriana and Valetta during a demonstra- tion of the defences of Malta to the residents.

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The task will would be called tives which are as her own, I capable of hold ming the flood, the mistake of a strictly defe

What has the the Governmen the situation?. they have crea man and Italia cellent network tifications, imp surprise. The of defence is r perta. The m described in de review Fortur In the secon ments of the a been given pr of the air force explains the co of French avi

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