FRENCH GENERAL JEAN DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, MAKES STATEMENT ON INDOCHINA Part 1

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Summary: MS, Gen de Lattre explains in broken English that he is glad to be here. MCU, the general explains that France is not still in Indochina to protect colonial interests but to help the natives build their own independent country. This is difficult as they are also fighting a war against the Communists. French officers advise and help the native officers. It is a battlefield similar to Korea. MCU, the general repeats the above in French. CU, the general says "We fight against the Communists for democracy and for freedom of the world." He repeats the same in French.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities