Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-02 | Page 1 | Petain Reported Firm Against Dakar Demands

Reported Firm Against Dakar Demands Observers Hold Vichy Will Resist Germanys Germany's Plan to Protect Posts Against Americas America's Occupation VICHY France Aug 2 AP AP Chief of of State Petain was reported Deported Saturday night to have insisted before a lengthy cab- cab cabIt cabinet It inet meeting that France stay within the li limits its of her present agreements for collaboration with Germany despite pressure Kor r military accord with the ther r ich which would extend to the i African African port of Dakar RAs As a result informed sources believed there would be no immediate imI im im- I mediate change in the composition L- L tion on or policy of the French gov- gov There was no official announcement announce announce- ment to this effect a que gue ue saying merely that the cabinet cabinet cabi- cabi net jet had adopted a project fo for foJ pay- pay nent of indemnities to civil victims vic- vic tims ms of f the war conducted conduct d other routine business and discussed current affairs I For days the press in Paris has been een waging a campaign for collaboration collaboration collaboration col col- col- col with Germany which I among other things would include a military pact with the reich for forthe forthe forthe the defense of Dakar and other French possessions against possible possible possible ble American occupation The British radio said the Germans Germans Ger Ger- er- er mans were trying to induce Vichy to hand over the French fleet and the Afric African n ports of Dakar Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca Casa Casa- blanca and Algiers The old marshal it was indicated indicated indi indi- handled the situation calmly calmly calmly calm calm- ly in his stand before the cabinet A half hour after the cabinet met Fernand de Brinon the Vichy envoy to the Germans in Paris left for the occupied capital He Head had ad come here Friday on an ur- ur Continued on Page Two Column One Vichy Reported Holding Firm Continued from Page One gent mission to talk with Petain presumably about the Germans' Germans S new collaboration demands The most significant thing therefore to report from Vichy Is that nothing has happened and nothing is believed likely to happen happen hap hap- happen pen immediately in in contrast to Friday nights night's general expectations expectations expectations of a week-end week crisis