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...least some of the Navy had the will, and the North African Army had the numbers, to obey the order which Marshal Petain issued from Vichy: "France and her honor are at stake. We have been attacked. We will defend ourselves. That is the order which I give...
Last week the men of Vichy gave the impression that they were readier to crumble than to conquer. The querulous, totalitarian old figurehead, Marshal Petain, quavered in a letter to President Roosevelt: "It is with stupor and sadness that I learned tonight of the aggression of your troops. ... It is you [who] have taken such a cruel initiative...
...Petain replied quickly to the Chief Executive, telling him he regarded the American action "with stupor and sadness...
WASHINGTON--The White House disclosed tonight that President Roosevelt had sent to Marshal Petain, French Chief of State, an explanation of the American invasion of French North Africa and that Petain replied with a pledge to "defend...
There were two explosions in Vichy, one at 3 a.m. and one at 4 a.m. The first one demolished the Doriot headquarters here and the second wreeked the propaganda office of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain's government. It was the first time a government office has been attacked in the unoccupied zone. The explosions came at the stroke of the hour, and obviously were time bombs...