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...Premier Pleven answered: Northern Indo-China will be defended as it has always been. By 353 to 215, the National Assembly voted to keep the French forces in Indo-China...
...fall of Langson to a Chinese army had brought about the fall of a French government. Then it was Premier Jules ("Le Tonkinois") Ferry under attack by fiery Georges Clémenceau. Last week no Clémenceaus were on hand to upset the cabinet of Premier René Pleven. Yet debate over Indo-China at Paris was bitter. Rightist Deputy Edmond Michelet assailed "successive governments" for "an incoherent policy ... As late as Oct. 7 we were told that the Viet Minh forces could not launch a general offensive." Radical Deputy Pierre Mendès-France warned: "If we want...
...Including Premier Renè Pleven's statement last week that French universal military service will be extended from one year to 18 months...
...imperialist weapons. A man in a raincoat tried to make a speech. The dockers paid no attention. They had already discussed the issue; only 21 of Cherbourg's 415 dockers had voted against working the ships with U.S. aid. "Cherbourg's example," said Defense Minister René Pleven as the last of the Importer's cargo of artillery, rifles and howitzers was swung ashore, "proves once again that the French people want to be free. They are showing the world that France can count on her people when safety calls...
...cozy Chez Albert, where France's deputies dine in the shadow of the grimy Palais-Bourbon, hushed conversation turned more & more to I'affaire des généraux. Then the scandal burst into open flame, and Premier Georges Bidault hastily summoned Defense Minister Rene Pleven back from London to attend a special night cabinet session on the matter...