Word: baudoin
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sent a message to Governor General Pierre Boisson demanding the surrender of the colony. M. Boisson refused. At 2 p.m. the British and French force opened fire. The bombardment proceeded far into the night, and Vichy sources indicated that General de Gaulle would attempt a landing. Foreign Minister Paul Baudoin declared: "This is not a question simply of ships which might be taken by the Germans or Italians, but a British desire for French property. . . .Wounded as she may be, France still is capable of defending herself and replying blow for blow...
...heart of France gave one more convulsive spurt at this treatment. Said the new Foreign Minister Paul Baudoin, a Reynaud protege and World War I ace: "We are never ready to accept shameful conditions. . . . The French whole people will know what...