Reel 17429 - Page 0703

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Reel 17429 - Page 0703

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OCR text updated to v2 on 2026-01-09 using model mistral-ocr-latest-v2. Previous v1 quality metadata (Quality Score, OCR Confidence, Character Count, Word Count) removed.

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https://image-uab.canadiana.ca/iiif/2/69429%2Fc06t0gv8dd4w/full/max/0/default.jpg

Date

1941/1945

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Public Domain

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image/jpeg

Language

fra

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t17429_0703

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it, as would those in neighbouring cities?"

The familiar hostility of the (Chicago?) Tribune is expressed in a comparatively reserved manner, ... with the customary tone of the newspaper:- The bombings, writes the article, have caused a large number of casualties amongst the workers. It is certainly not pleasant to undertake such bombing ... must have done little to protect the ..., ... recall their reaction on the average citizen. The Petainists cry that in their ... condition the English refuse to allow France to aid the Germans even in the secondary role of a neutral country. But Mr. SUMNER WELLES himself recognizes the legitimacy of the bombing of military objectives such as the Renaud plant.

The Baltimore Sun thinks that "the attack indicates a changed in British policy towards France. Until now the British have abstained from bombing in the Paris region, knowing the sentimental value which all Frenchmen attach to their capital. Tuesday's bombing must be explained by knowledge which the English

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