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He consented, adding, however, that he would not resume his seat. He remained standing, holding his let ter of resignation in his hand. I said then that it was customary, when one had made so grave a re quest of an ally, to await his an swer, which I hoped to be in a position to communicate to the cab inet during the afternoon. Rather pitifully, the marshal put his letter back in his pocket and sat down again. The meeting was adjourned until 6 p.m. bees Lebrun. At noon, the President of the re public sent for me. In his office I found Weygand, Mandel and Paul Thellier, the Minister of Agricul i ture. The President said: “Gen. Wey gand tells us that complete dlssolu j tlon of the army threatens if an armistice is not asked for at once." “You know my position,” I said. “But Gen. Weygand declares," the President continued, "that to capit ulate would be contrary to the army's honor." I then turned to Weygand and asked him, "If capitulation flgureo among the armistice terms, as it is certain to do, would'you still reject capitulation as contrary to the hon or of the army?” "I shall tell you that,” said Wey gand, “when the moment arrives.” British Telegram Arrive*. Early that afternoon the British! Ambassador and Gen. Sir Edwara Spears brought me a first telegram: ' London. June 16, 13.30 hours— Please hand to M. Reynaud the fol lowing message which has been ap proved by the cabinet: "Starts: Our agreement forbid ding any separate negotiation, whether for an armistice or peace, was made with the French Republic and not with any particular French administration or statesman. It therefore involves the honor of France. "However, on condition—but only on that condition—that the French fleet be immediately directed towards British harbors pending negotiations, his majesty’s government gives its full assent to an inquiry by the French government with a view to ascertaining the conditions of an armistice for France. His majesty’s government being resolved to go on with the war, excludes itself en tirely from any participation in the inquiry. » * *” This telegram was soon followed by a second, which emphasized that the condition imposed was as much in the interests of France as of Britain. I drew my visitor’s attention to the fact that were the French fleet} to be sent to British harbors,1 Tunisia would lie exposed to Italian' moves during the armistice nego-} tiations. Permission Canceled. An hour later, the British Ambas sador and Gen. Spear* came to ask me for the return of these two tele grams, stating that their govern ment canceled the permission to treat with the Germans. During the afternoon I waa twice rung up from London by Oen. Charles de Gaulle. He communicated a sensational offer by the British government which filled me with joy because it supplied me with a fresh argument to keep Prance in the war at Britain’s side. I urged him to ask that the text of thia offer should be ready before 5 p.m., so that I might make it known to the cabinet council. It was a project for a union of our two countries. I accepted the project in principle. Union with Britain meant independence for France, whereas union with Ger many meant enslavement. The plan for a common declara tion said: "• • * Henceforth, France and Great Britain will no longer be two nations, but one Franco-British indissoluble nation. • * Winston Churchill himself rang me up, and, full of confidence, we arranged to meet the following day in Brittany. The cabinet met at 4 p.m. The sitting was to last until I p,m. Reads Roosevelt Reply. 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