Reel 17429 - Page 0704

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Reel 17429 - Page 0704

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https://image-uab.canadiana.ca/iiif/2/69429%2Fc0319s30rn1q/full/max/0/default.jpg

Date

1941/1945

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Public Domain

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image/jpeg

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fra

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t17429_0704

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From: Washington
To: Vichy
Dated: March 5, 1942
Rec'd: March 10, 1942.

Message No. 901-906.

If certain radio commentators hesitatingly magnified the aerial bombing of the Paris suburbs yesterday evening, this morning's press refers to the British bombings in more measured terms.

..., for example, gives the impression of considering that the bombing was undertaken without a sufficiently critical pre-examination of its social implications. The article, written with ... ..., explains the reasons for the British bombing in this manner. The British justify their action as a legitimate defence, which is the only moral justification which can be found. ... understand that the British, for their part, must have made such a decision with deathly intent.

The article goes on to ask:- "Was the bombing intended to encourage collaborationist sentiment in France or would the people understand the reason for

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File No. D-801
VIC 229-230
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Examination Unit