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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1949.

WINSTON CHURCHILL'S WAR MEMOIRS: THE SECOND BOOK

THEIR FINEST HOUR

Maze

tive, the skilful and accom- plished M. Dupuy, 'at Vichy. Here at least was a window upon a courtyard to which

Of French Politics

By Winston Churchill

salvation,

tain before

the future of the French Fleet, ten various reports which we

He piso offered to buy the ships

French Government from the they would sell them.

Save Them

Good Morning

a

of

One of our enthusiastle rows agencles reported over the week- end that Britain La giving

to grant-aid

Hong Kong £1,150,000,"compared with only £10 last year." Nevertheless I believe the favoured Government laundry amah was very pleaseri with her lai shee last Chinese New Year.

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At the same time I was

French opinion was duly prepared. Hitler afterwards Reporters & General Office -82312 necessary to keep in touch

apoke of Laval as "a dirty little not only with France, but

democratic politico," but he carried even with Vichy. I there made

for better rendering, that it was of vital interest to the away a more favourable impren fore always tried to make the which I rehearsed several times Government of the United States sion of Marshal Petain. The Mar- best of them. I was glad and delivered from the basement that these vessels should remain shal, however, in reported to have

Wall held, Ma'am when at the end of the year of the Annexe, amid the crashes in stations where they would not watd. when he get back to Vichy,

of an air raid.

be exponed

to control or seizure (“It will take elx months to discuss the United States sent an

"With her right wrist support- by a Power which might employ this programme, and another sixed by a sling, Mrs. There is no doubt that this ap-

Churchill Ambassador in Vichy of su pear went home to the hearts of them to ends in conflict with the months to forget it" But the In-enught the Golden Arrow at Vic- much influence and charac.millions of Froschaten, and to

interests of the United States in famous transaction is not forgottorin today."

yet in France, ter as Admiral Leahy, who this day I am reminded of it by

"If you And tinned pears never was himself. so close to the men and women of all classes in

received of Montoire did not alter France, who always treat me with

seem to have that fresh taste, President. I repeatedly en- the utmost kindness in spite of

my general view of what our try this. To a small tin of pens, couraged Mr. Mackenzie the hard things I had to do-come-

attitude towards Vichy should be. add half a teaspoon of mixed King to keep his représenta-times to them-fur Gur common The President informed me that On November 14 expressed my herds. The result is amazing."

in

I can imagine. views to my colleagues Petain had stated to the Amerienn | * Whatever Vichy might do for Charge d'Affairs that the most memorandum,

"Squash Rackets," saya good or ill, we would not abanolean asurances had been given The Vichy Government le under

French Ficet,

heavy pressure from Germany, headline. But what will happen. battleships, and there is nothing that they to the racketeers? domain. Above all we would not would never fall into the hands of

would like better than to feel a allow any portion of the Franch Germany. The Marshal sald he

nice, soft, cosy, forgiving Eng fleet, new immobilised in French had given those assurances to the

land on their other alde. colonial harbours,

Lo win to return to United States Government, to the This would enable them

British Government, and even to

minor favours from Germany at

Two men' arrested for trying ne personally.

our expense, and hang on an lony

buy gold from a supposed as possible to see how the war Agulis I reiterate thein (he said).

These ships will be used to de- goes. We, on the contrary, should black marketeer, who turned out police inspector, have fend the possessions and ter

not hesitate, when our interests to be n ritories of France. Unless we are!

require it, to confront them with been released after proving they

police difficult and rough situations, ware

inspectors attackel by the British, they will never be used against Eng-

make

them feet that we querading as black marketeers. land. Even If I wanted

have teeth as well as Hitler. to.

Some men are fired with en- cannot sell thoro ships. It In It must be remembered that these

Others are discharg- impossible under the terms of

men have committed acts of thusiasm. baseness on the armistice, and even if it

a sente which has ed quietly. were possible it would never be

earned them the last contempt permitted by

Germans,

OBJECTS OF THE ATLANTIC PACT

The object of the Atlantic Pact is nothing less than to ensure the maintenance of peace at a time when rumours of impending war are as per- sistent and as loud as 10 years ago. Some may regard the Pact as a temporary substi- tute for universal guarantees which the United Nations San hoped to establish at Francisco but which, thanks

to the policies of the Soviet Union and its use of the veto, no longer enjoy the people's confidence. Others may re- gard it as the lasting founda- tion for some new worldwide system of collective defence against aggression. In either case its principal object is the same as the United Nations Charter-the main- tenance of peace. If peace is Pact In be maintained, the must state plainly and con- vincingly that the Western democracies will go to war only in order to defend them- selves and each, other; for that is what the democratic peoples of the West intend to do, no more and no less, and It is irresponsible, inaccurate and dangerous to credit them, as the Russians do, with bel- licose intentions. The Rus- sians' refusal to believe in the peaceful intentions of the Western Powers is one of the must perilous aspects of an already dangerous interna- tional situation. Its dangers can only be reduced (but not eliminated) by persuading the Russians that the Western democracies are also in car- nest and are prepared, as well as determined, to go to war in the defence of their allies. Some speculations in the West have, indeed, helped the Politbure to portray the Pact to devout believers in Russia and the rest of the world as

we had no other access.

On July 25 1 sent a Minute in the Foreign Secretary in which I sald;

consent

don de Gaulle or discourage seby him that the cessions to his growing colonial Including the

Tany

I want to promote a kind of coil France.

Vichy sive conspiracy In the

There were times when the Government whereby certain Admiralty were deeply concern- members of that Government, ed fest France should declare

the perhaps with

of war and then add to our thone who romala, will levant cares. I always believed that to North Africa in order to ance we had proved our resolve make a better bargain for and ability to fight on indefinitely Franco from the North African the spirit of the French people shore and from a paltion of would never allow the Vichy independence. For this pur- Government to take so unnatural pose I would use both food and a stop. Indeed, there was by now other inducements, as well as a strong enthusiasm and comrade- the obvious arguments.

ship for Britain, and French

UNOCCUPIED FRANCE

"'HE ASKED FOR PEACH

embers feel that, so far as WB

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The Danger

Soviet Union. Hitler needed no such help to convince an audience less gullible, if any thing, than Stalinists that Germany was being encircled in 1939. Somehow the Western Powers must convince the Kremlin that they mean what

This mond was hard upon deed, and not in vain. they say. For frightened Gaulle, who had risked all and sent a very severe personal mess despots are dangerous men, kept the flag flying, but whose pie to the Petain Government isolated by their own pro France could never

outside of followere

about the Toulon fleet. "The fact," elnim to be he said, "that a Government is n paganda from the healthy

an effective alternative French

prisoner of war of another Power good sense of the

Government. Nevertheless we did does not justify such a prisoner people, and frightened by our utmost to increase

in serving its conqueror in oper fluence, Authority and power.

handful

twe

Copyright in all counetus

And

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The world is full of willing people. Some willing to work. the rest willing to let them.

to

A

mas-

The conditions in which 1 of the world, and that they have done this without the ligtest family were living were describ- nuthority from the French peo-ed as "a mother, father and four children living in one room, the Laval in certainly filled by the mother expecting another baby." bitterest hatred of England, and These people must like living officer argued: la reported to have said that he

conditions, otherwise would like to see us "erbo-there would not be another baby ifles," which means squashed so coming."

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to leave only a greano-spot. Undoubtedly, if he had had the power, he would have marketed the unexpected British resistance with his German mastors' to Accure a better price for French help in finishing ♣ off.

The Tomb Darian is mortally envenomed by the injury we have done to his fleet. Petain has always been an

The welfare

these

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Target for today. 'St. George ex- for England. The rest for port.

Walter to very disagreeable looking patron: "Is anything all right, madam?"

With mild weather, it is re- ported that grass is beginning to

anti-British defeatisi, and is grow in the Kremlin garden. dotard. The idea that we What, under Stalin's feet?

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opinion in and by

can bulid on such men in vain. Nylong cyclnahes are on sale They may however be forced by in Amories for $30 pair. It German race Bay seems a lot of money, but some their line in our favour.

women are buying them just to

Certainly we should have contacts have a flutter.

them. But in order to pro- mate such favourable tendencies

we must make

Typist required for director's

Vichyce. Typing an asset. sure the

folk are kept well ground be

tween the upper and nether

millstones of Germany

sany and Bri

Bave what.

The Communists arc en- tain. In this why they are most deavouring to create the state of chaos 50 necessary for their likely to be brought into a more leaching. They are

even in- mod during the Altraling Into knitting and sew

remains to ing

serviceable

short Fun which them.

En December 13 Laval arrived

France is under Germany's heel at Vichy with the

It was in this spirit that I hopes grow as the months passed.

proposal that received in July a certain 3. This was recognised even by M. and Impotent. I would gladly neil | Petain should come to Puri, to be Rougier, who was an ufficial Laval when he presently became them, if I were free, on con present at the ceremonial transfer

Petain. This Foreign Minister 10 Marshal envoy of Marshal

dition that they be returned to of the ashes of Napoleon's son, the because or my

gal-Petain

uy after the war, and save them | Dake of · Reichstadt ("L'Aigion") was not lougues had any respect for Mar-

for France in this way, I must to the Invalides, shai Petain, but only because no

repeat have, neither the right Petain was not, however, at- rond that led to France

should

tor the possibility As the autumn drew into winter

of Falling tracted by a ་་་

parude where the barred. be Incontinently

Our

them

under present cireum-vietor of Verdun would be ex consistent policy was to make, was concerned with the danger

Ftances,⚫

hibited on French soil with Gor- America's plan to encircle the Vichy Government and of the two great Freach battle-i

wships (Jean Bart und Richelieu)

Marshal Petain had made this man guard of honour before the attempting to make their way statement with great seriousness, tomb of the Emperor Napoleon. were concerned, it was never too back to Toulon, where they could gut with no sign of either surprise He was moreover, hoth wearled late to mend. Whatever had hap be completed. Marshal Petain's or resentment at the suggestion. and fearful of Laval's methods and pened in the past, France

Wenvoy. Admiral Leahy, had esta- President Roosevelt had further anis. our comrade in tribulation,

blished most intimate relations instructed the Charge d'Affairs to Members of Petain's staff there- nothing but actual war between with Marshal Petain. It was to inform Marshal Petain that the fore arranged the arrest of Laya). us should prevent her being our Roosevelt therefore that I turn-American offer remained

German intervention Open Energetic partner in victory.

Potain both about these vessels as well as procured his release, but

refused The President in consequence about any others in the

French Minister. Laval retired

to accept him back on Navy.

In wrath Meanwhile on October 24 Pe- to German-occupied Paris. I was Fain had met Hiller at Montoire, glad that M. Flandin took his near Tours, In Mr. Churchill' piace as Foreign Minister. There words, "little more than shama-events marked a change at Vichy. It seemed that the limits of col- fut civilities resulted.") Fetain conceded the principle of laboration had at last been reached. World Copyright reserved. Re- could not define its limits. A pro- solemn assurances he had received

notIn accord with the Duce, the language, strictly prohibited. sible but it is an attempt to be exclusively loyal him. be surrendered. If the French Fuchrer manifested his determina

Exclusive rights in Hong Kong which must be made. Nor can He also felt it to be essential Government attempted to permition to see France occupy in the "China Mall."

Germans

(To Be Continued Tomorrow) the Western Powers afford, tu to his position before the French the

use the French New Europe the place to to

which regard this formidable task people that he should maintain Fleet in hosille operation against

ho is entitled." The Axis Powers proad and haughty demeanour the British routine towards of persuasion as

Fleet, such action and France has an identical in- "perfidious Albion,"

n," al-would constitute flagrant and terest, in seeing the defeat of Eng- propaganda undertaking. It though an exile dependent upon deliberate breach of faith with the land accomplished as soon as pos- is a diplomatic necessity vital our protection and dwelling in United States Government.

sible. Consequently the French to the Pact's success. For the the British to prove to French replied to a further message I sont the limits of its ability, the ten- On November 13 the President Government would support, within Russians must clearly under- ayes that he was not a British him on the 10th about the poe sures stand the Pact's essentially puppet. He certainly carried out sible transfer of the Joan

which the Axis Powers Bart might take for defence. deterrent character and pur- this policy with perseverance. He and Richelieu to the Mediter- pose if they are to be deterred, even one day expialid this tech-ranean for completion. Ho Rad

Begged Him rather than frightened into alque to me, and I fully compre-immediately instructed the Amer According to the German record,

WZLA hended the extraordinary di-enn Charge d'Affaires at Vichy Hitler hasty and dangerous decisions culties of his problem. I always to obtala a confirmation or denial Laval had begged him not to press disappointed. Even next time a crisis breaks upon admired his massive strength,

and to point out France to make war against Dri-

common

his

their own attempts to frighten |e for his part naturally resentations against its former ally" collaboration, but pleaded that ha

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others. It may be argued that ed any kind of truck in our part He reminded the Marshal of the this is to attempt the impos- with Vichy, and thought we ought that the French Fleet would cesvercal was drawn up by which production, even partially, in any

us.

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THE KING

our midst. He had to be rude to

The Spirit

On October 21 1 made an apponl

of this report

KNOW

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at first provided, which did not Majesty Illness and the dis-say In English and could feel in tress it must have caused the French, but M. Delean, one of Royal Family has had the the Free French Staff In London, sympathy of his millions of!

loyal subjects. On the per

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