Show HULL DEFENDS VICHY POLICY I W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Nov 3 UP UP- UP Secretary of State Cordell Hull at athis athis athis his press conference Tuesday defended defended defended de de- de- de fended the administrations administration's continued con con con- tinned recognition of the Vichy regime in France He was asked for comment on the statement in which Wendell L. L criticised governmental policies which included continued recognition of the vicious and subversive subversive subversive sub sub- Vichy government The secretary said he did not intend intend intend in in- tend to engage in any controversy on the subject He added however however however how how- ever that the government and the state department nt were entirely content with the the- course bein being pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued in our relations with Vichy as well as with other other- phase phases of foreign policy On a previous occasion Hull had said that he believed there would be less criticism of American foreign foreign foreign for for- eign policies when the record iq is Unfolded and the public comes to understand fasts facts which now are necessarily withheld Hull con conducted the press conference conference confer confer- ence a few minutes after receiving a visit from rom two Fighting French off officials Andre Andre Philip minister of interior ir in th the Fighting French national committee and Andrian Fighting French delegate Since Philips Philip's arrival in this country he has revealed the workings workIngs workings work- work Ings of the underground movement movement movement move move- ment against the nazis in both occupied occupied occupied oc oc- oc- oc and unoccupied France |