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France had been intending to convene her Parliament on Oct. 6. It was hoped that before Oct. 6: 1) M. Briand could negotiate the Security Pact; 2) M. Caillaux might properly negotiate a debt settlement with the U. S.; 3) Maréchal Petain would plant a decisive blow in Abd-el-Krim's midRiff. Now France is less sanguine of the immediate success of her three champions. The Government has postponed the opening of Parliament until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Postponement | 9/28/1925 | See Source »

...Lyautey Africanus" - surrendered his command to Marshal Petain and announced that he had been called to Paris to consult with the Government. Lyautey, who is 71, has been one of the builders of the French Colonial Empire. At one time he pacified Madagascar and even before the War, was Resident General in Morocco, where he has shown that he is as much a diplomat as a military man. It is likely that the great task of organizing the last few week intensive offenses before the winter sets in is to be placed on the younger shoulders of Marshal Petain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: In Morocco | 9/7/1925 | See Source »

...this juncture Marshal Petain returned to the scene to plan the French strategy in conjunction with Marshal Lyauty. The French problem now seems to be rather a race with time than a battle with the Riffs. After Sept. 15 they can no longer count on good weather. It is improbable that they can gain a decisive victory before the winter rain sets in, and then they must wait until April for fair days. This week's successes place them in a strong position for organizing themselves to hold their present territory over the winter. The Morocco-Algerian railway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The War in Morocco | 8/31/1925 | See Source »

From Paris it was announced that Marshal Petain, who recently returned to the French metropolis after a tour of inspection in Morocco (TIME, July 27), would return immediately to Morocco to direct a great offensive against the Riffians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Moroccan War: Aug. 24, 1925 | 8/24/1925 | See Source »

...Fighting slackened and what was done ended in success for the Riffians, proving that the French successes of the previous week had in no sense discouraged or reduced the resistance of their enemies. A number of tribal desertions to the Riffians was also reported. Marshal Petain, his face bronzed by the African sun, landed at Ceuta, en route to Paris from the front (TIME, Aug. 3) conversed long and secretly with General Primo Rivera, head of the Spanish military directory. Later, the Marshal disembarked at Marseille. Said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Moroccan War: Aug. 10, 1925 | 8/10/1925 | See Source »

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