Word: reynaud
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...Italian people, rush to arms and show your tenacity, your courage, your valor." In Paris, which he was soon to leave as the Germans drew nearer, hard-pressed Premier Reynaud sighed:"And this is the moment that Mussolini chooses to declare war on us! France has. nothing...
...stride out on the Palazzo Venezia balcony and make his sententious announcement (see p. 20) just when he did? II Duce gave no indication in his speech of the reason for his timing. The only hint of a reason came from France's Premier Paul Reynaud: "What was the pretext of his declaration of war? When, this afternoon, at 4:30, our Ambassador François-Poncet asked Count Ciano this question, Mussolini replied that he was 30 doing nothing but fulfilling the pledges that he had given Hitler."Europe's innocent bystanders, small of stature and short...
Half an hour later Premier Paul Reynaud, who had sadly sat through all this, handed President Lebrun his resignation...
...This Same King. . . ." It was not until 72 hours later that Belgium's Army laid down its arms-a fact that was slurred over by bitter Britons and Frenchmen last week-and Leopold's warning gave the Allies time to prepare for the blow. French Premier Paul Reynaud flew to London to consult Prime Minister Winston Churchill, then, back in Paris, told France over the radio that Belgium had given up. His tone was almost a snarl when he spoke of Leopold...
...half-dozen bars, listening to its own prolific gossip. Recently Hollywood found an exciting new interest-the war. Before the invasion of France most Hollywooders began (and ended) their reading of the press with the movie columns. Now they are beginning to bend an ear toward Roosevelt, Churchill and Reynaud with as much respect as toward Louella Parsons or Jimmie Fidler...