1940-10-09 — Page 11

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BATTLE OF DAKAR WAS RESULT

OF DECEIPT SUFFERED BY GEN. DE GAULLE

The efforts of "free" French leaders to establish themselves in Dakar can be traced to the mysterions "passage-part-Gibṛn)......... tar of three French cruisers and three destroyers on Sept. 11. writes J. W. T. Mason, United Press Military Expert, in the Manila Bulletin

It can be assumed that the British government allowed the warships to depart on the advice of General Charles de Gaulle, leader of "free" French forces, whose information about their Intentions proved faulty.

SPANIARDS IN MANILA CABLE. GEN. FRANCO TO

AVOID WAR

Prominent members of "the" Spanish community in Manila on Sept. 30, cabled to Generalissum Francisco Franco, head of the Spanish goverument, pleading that Spain be kept out of the

It is incredible that the squad-| There is reason to believe that present war, reports the Manila ron could have passed Gibraltar De Gaulle may have been con-talletin. The cable sys: unmolested except with Britain's vinced that once in the Atlantic. ...“We ́ ́ belleva OUT nation has

announce... ad- consent. It is also unlikely that the crews. would

earned its right to peace after It could have left the Toulon bass herence to "him." However, they having suffered three years of war without the approval of both did not, and instead, later activi.

for divilisation and for the Catholic faith."

menta

MEAGRE DETAILS Therefore, there was a difference of understanding about their pur pose, and from the meagre details at hand, it looks as if De Gaulle was deceived.

the Vichy and German govern- ties show that their real objective

was to combat "free" French as

LONG LIST tivities in Africa.

The squadron thus became A Don Andres Soriano, who re- potential danger to Britain, and cently returned to Manila by clip- three days ago, a superior British per from a trip abroad, was un- fleet ordered the warships into ferstood to have signed the mes- Dakar. Meanwhile, apparently De sage at the head of a long list of Gaulle had been organizing an exprominent Spanish residents here. After the vessels left Toulon. pedition to setze Dakar. presul- It was declared that everyone was stated that they were to join ably counting on help from the of the signers of the appeal ac- the British fleet, presumably in French warships. Instead of as-tively co-operated in the rightist the English Channel, but later sisting the expeditionary force, movement headed by Franco dur developments limply

Deithe that

French warships challenged the recent Spanish civil war. the "free" Frenchmen and the It was also emphasised that the bombardment of Dakar resulted.

Spanish community in the Philip pines was the first to back up Franco's 'rationalist movement. Hupe is entertained by the signers of the cable that the initiative taken in Manta will be followed by other Spanish communities abroad in an effort to keep Spain out of the raging European war.

Gaulle believed that they were to operate in support of the "free": French government which bas over been extending its control central Africa.

Vichy authorities said that the ships were to convoy French supply vessels. This could mean only that they were to be used against the British blockade. This would have justified a British refusal. to allow them to enter the Atlantic from the Mediter- ranean if Loudon regarded the report as accurate.

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 9 to 15 Oct. 1940.

HIGH WATER.

Days of

Dats of

Month

Height.

LOW WATEL,

Elong

Kong

Standard Timie

Height

Hong

Kong

Standard] Time:

him.

Wed. 9

0231

€ 8

h. m. 1024

it in.

1804

5 1 2019

60

Thur 10

04 01

641-33

9.6

1007

22 67

149

Fri. 11,

05 24

1937

64 4 8

1221

12 5

Sat.

19

08 32

2305

12 50

Ban 13

07:27

84 01 08

14 0

20 28

11334

25

MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER," 1940.

Mon. 14

'08 14

6 4 0149

13 3

20 50

64

1405

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STRONG OPPOSITION Opposition to the De Gaulle regime in Dakar seems to have been so strong that H the landing force's effort to seize the port had continued on Monday, the situation would have been near to civil war.

However, 10

control

The alternative presumption to these assumed events is that the could stop them. Vichy government knew about De would seem that "British Gaulle's plans to try to capture of the western exit to the Medi- Dakar and sent warships from terranean is strong enough to have Toulon so quickly that they. sped checked them fr time if such was past Gibraltar before the Britiro wished.

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