Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-13 | Page 2 | Churchill Urges Strong France

Churchill Urges Strong France I PARIS Nov 13 French lP UP French Frenchmen men had Monday from Prime Minister Min Min- ister Winston Vinston Churchill the assurance assurance assur assur- ance that Great Britain desires to see Fro France nee possessed of a powerful army and united under the government government government gov gov- of ot Gen Charles De Speaking in French before a cheering assemblage Sunday in the Hotel de Ville Churchill said the Germans might be beaten within the next six months We dont don't want to prolong the war merely to give your army the opportunities it desires he added added add add- ed cd but we hope as much of the French army as ns possible will be beable beable beable able to engage in the final battles Churchill visualized a powerful and well-equipped well French army as asan asan asan an aid in reestablishing stability in Europe and a united France as a help in protecting us from froma a repetition of German aggression aggression sion H He declared that fortun fortunately you have at this moment at your head hend an incontestably able chief adding with a a. grin that he had had some slight dlf differences with him from time to time Then he added in great earnestness earnest earnest- earnestness ness but rally to him so 80 that France remains united ble