Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-23 | Page 1 | Partition Edict to France Seen

PARTITION EDICT TO FRANCE SEEN 6 Demands Presented By Germany Report By ROBERT G. G NIXON INS S-Ger- S Ger Germany LONDON Oct 23 l many has presented France with six demands that provide for the carving up of French territory among Germany Italy and Japan and placing part of the French Mediterranean fleet at the disposal of the axis powers according to reports received here from Zurich Switzerland Wednesday The German demands as originally originally originally nally presented were rejected by bya a majority of the Petain government government govern govern- ment meat of France according to tore re re- ports f 4 j However supported d by Vice Premier Pl Pierre Laval Foreign For For- Forr eign Minister r Paul Ba Baudouin pond and nd Admiral Jean D Darlan naval min mm- r ister later Laval Call Follows I Following Foll rejection of demands I by the majority of Petain's government government government gov gov- gov- gov Laval Lavai was vas summoned to Paris Parts for the meeting with Adolf Adoll Hitler and German Foreign Minister MinIster Min Mm ister later Joachim Von What Hitler had to say to Laval can only be conjecture but the Zurich reports state that when the vice vice premier returned to Vichy and conferred with the government government government govern govern- ment again heated arguments developed developed developed de de- de- de within the council of min mm- The six demands presented to France by Germany were reported to be as follows France l 1 France to hand over over Alsace- Alsace Lorraine to Germany and Nice to Italy Tunis 2 2 Tunis to be divided between France and Italy but Algeria to remain in French hands Morocco Area Are Included 3 France 3 France to hand over the northern part of Morocco to Spain 4 The 4 The remaining French African can c n colonies to be jointly administered administered administered adminis adminis- and exploited by France Germany and Italy 5 France 5 France to hand over French Indo China to Japan 6 France 6 France to place that part of her fleet and air force which is stationed in North Africa a at the disposal of th tM axis powers pow rs for use against Great Brit Brit- ain airs If France would accept these demands de demands demands de- de mands Germany according to to- the report would be prepared to evacuate eVacuate evacuate evac eVac- a major part of occupied France except for the channel ports and the so-called so closed areas stretching from the Swiss frontier across Burgundy to the Belgium frontier and the Somme