Word: darlan
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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France announced that her Navy would convoy food from abroad to the ports of unoccupied France, a move which will either put a leak in the British blockade or bring the French and British Navies into conflict again. In Paris Vice Premier Admiral Jean Francois Darlan closed a deal under which Germany will help to run French industry (i.e., direct it). From Morocco General Maxime Weygand rushed to Vichy, lunched with Admiral Darlan and assured the new boss that he was no foe of "collaboration." After the luncheon a communique announced that France would defend "any part of her Empire...
...triumph for democracy. There is idealism left in the conquered people no matter how much they tighten their belts. But there are also the "realists" who say that it's better to play ball with Hitler than starve. The pro-shipment line of argument is given point by Darlan's threat of convoy; a concern for his people and a ticklish situation forced him into this action...
...reasons against the food shipments are hazy, to say the least. British spokesmen answered Darlan by saying that they were willing to try out a plan of relief but that no plan had been proposed. Mr. Hoover's committee stands ready and waiting in America. It is claimed that Britain's effort will be impaired by leakage of food to the Nazis. But the fact is that the Hoover proposal makes allowance for this, and guarantees a cessation of shipments if it occurs; the plan is air tight. Another argument is that it is "not America's business" to question...
...toward the "collaboration" that Adolf Hitler wants. The Marshal appointed a new Ministry in which the name of no enemy of collaboration appeared, a new five-man Cabinet top-heavy with portfolios for the man who has taken over the task of arranging collaboration, Admiral Jean François Darlan. The Admiral is now Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Navy, Minister of the Interior, and the Marshal's designated successor...
...Vichy relations and they appointed a committee to do so. Two members of this committee promptly got jobs with the Vichy Government: Doriot's lieutenant, Paul Marion, as Secretary for Information, and one Benoist Mechin, editorial writer for the anti-Semitic Gringoire, as Assistant General Secretary to Admiral Darlan...