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Oral Answers to Questions — French Colonies.

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 28 May 1941.

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Photo of Mr John Dugdale Mr John Dugdale , West Bromwich

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether an intimation can be given to French colonies, now recognising the Vichy Government, that if they transfer their allegiance to the Government of General De Gaulle, His Majesty's Government will make an economic agreement with them, similar to that recently concluded with French Equatorial Africa?

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