At the time of its creation in 1940, Charles de Gaulle's "Free France" was undoubtedly the most awkward of all the "government-in-exiles", even inferior to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The www.biquge.info is still a "legitimate" regime, while "Free France" is completely a "three-no" non-governmental organization with no money, no people, and no international recognition.

Although the Churchill government accepted de Gaulle and gave him some help in the formation of the "Free France". But this help was more out of retaliation for France's violation of the Anglo-French Treaty of Mutual Assistance and its separate peace with Germany. To put it bluntly, De Gaulle was a tool used by the British to disgust the Vichy French government, and although they would not recognize the Petain regime, they also did not mean to support De Gaulle in establishing a new French government.

At present, at the international level, the Vichy regime led by Petain is the legitimate French government. Although the Franco-German Armistice Agreement greatly undermined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of France, it was ratified by the French Parliament. In other words, Pétain's Vichy regime, while disgusting to the majority, was truly unassailable in legal proceedings, and thus naturally recognized by the vast majority of the world's countries.

On the contrary, de Gaulle, who was in exile in London, was not only dismissed from his post as French deputy defense minister, but also sentenced to death by Vichy France for treason. He is now neither legally represented nor a soldier. The Free France was founded as a civil society of a small number of French people who were unwilling to surrender to Germany. No whimsical person will see them as the French government.

However, de Gaulle was not discouraged. He has been trying for months to gain legal status for "Free France" in two ways.

The first is to recruit those who are willing to continue the war against Germany and to organize an armed force that can really be put into battle. The second was to seek the support of the governors of the French colonies and the Mandate, as well as the garrisons, in an attempt to dismantle the peripheral forces of Vichy France.

So far, De Gaulle's previous efforts have had little effect. Of the 140,000 French troops who retreated from Dunkirk to Britain, only 3,000 chose to join de Gaulle's group, while the rest preferred to return to Vichy France-controlled territory after disarming. Of the French fleet, which was forcibly taken over by the British Navy, only more than 900 men were willing to continue fighting against Germany.

As for the latter, at first the governors and generals of the colonies were very positive. However, these powerful factions far away from the Tiangao Emperor did not really want to follow de Gaulle. They only wanted to blackmail Petain's government with cooperation with "Free France" and gain more autonomy for themselves.

As a result, de Gaulle tossed for several months, and most of the colonial governors and generals swore allegiance to Pétain's government. The few unwilling to accept the armistice agreement with Germany were also dismissed. In the end, only remote areas such as Cameroon and parts of French equatorial Africa (excluding Gabon) were temporarily on the side of the "Free France".

The reason why I say it is temporary is because after de Gaulle and others obtained a rare "foothold" in French Equatorial Africa, they rushed to establish the "French Imperial Defense Council" in Brazzaville, and declared it the supreme authority to "direct France to continue fighting" (by the way, the highest authority in Free France was the Free French National Council, but it was not established until September 1941).

This is nothing, but it's just pulling the banner and pulling the tiger's skin. However, in that statement, de Gaulle also openly declared that "the real French government no longer exists" and that "the institutions established at Vichy that pretend to be government are unconstitutional, and are the tools used by the enemies of France to enslave the French people." "This made it a little difficult for the Churchill government.

Don't look at the fact that Britain and Vichy France are now ignoring each other (severing diplomatic relations), but they still understand each other and respect each other's bottom line. The British were struggling enough to deal with the Germans and Italians, and they absolutely did not want to provoke Vichy France again at this time.

You know, the Vichy French fleet stationed in the port of Toulon was a very dangerous presence for the British. In the event that the Vichy government declared war on the British, that fleet would most likely cut off the English Channel in one fell swoop.

What's more, it is only the United Kingdom itself that has severed diplomatic relations with Vichy France, and Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and South Africa still maintain normal diplomatic relations with Vichy France. It was clear that the representatives of these countries remained in the territory of Vichy France, which was obviously of great military value to the British government.

However, the fact that de Gaulle, without prior notice, resorted to such "drastic" means in an attempt to gain more recognition and power for the "Free France" was clearly beyond the tolerance of the Churchill government.

Now that the legitimacy of Vichy France is being challenged, it is impossible not to show it. In addition to the suppression of the "Free France" organization, it was also necessary to put pressure on the British government, which supported de Gaulle behind it. In order to prevent Petain's government from completely turning to Germany, the Churchill government had no choice but to temporarily suspend its financial and weaponry support for the "Free France".

Without funds and weapons, De Gaulle used nothing to fool his black uncle in Africa to help him fight. In order to keep this rare place in his hands, de Gaulle had no choice but to hit the French expatriates with his ideas. This time, he had his eldest son, Philip, accompany Father Dajean Lieu to Canada and the United States, to put it bluntly, to make a marriage.

Historically, Fr. Dajeanlieu's trip to North America has focused on the French-speaking provinces of Canada and the southern states of the United States, such as Louisiana. After all, there is a large French diaspora in these places, which is deeply influenced by French culture, and "Free France" has a natural popular base there.

Now, because of the appearance of John and Adele, they have a new choice - New York. In any case, there are many more wealthy people in New York than Louisiana. If John and the others were willing to exert their influence, they would still be able to raise a lot of money for de Gaulle.

Adele was clearly a little excited to meet the legendary Father Dajean Lieux. After reading Madame de Gaulle's letter, she began to talk to John about how to organize her French friends to entertain Father Dajelieu and his party.

John was not at all interested in this Catholic priest, who had been entangled with the military and politics all his life. All he could think about now was why this personal letter had been handed to them by the hands of British foreign officials. What's the implication here?

Until now, John had no dislike for De Gaulle, the white-eyed wolf he couldn't feed. Judging from his behavior of making a statement without consulting the British side this time, this guy only has the interests of France in mind, and he is definitely not the kind of good ally who can take the overall situation into account and think about his friends.

It wasn't much for Adele to donate some money to the Free France in private, but it was another thing to act as an intermediary between them and the Franco-American community. To do so was almost tantamount to making a public statement, labelling the family as supporters of Charles de Gaulle. If it weren't for Sir Mogie, John would never have agreed.

But now he was a little suspicious that de Gaulle had asked for help from him, and that he might have been instructed by the British, which made him very difficult. After much consideration, he decided to find an opportunity to persuade Adele that it was okay to meet with Father Daranglieu, but it was better to let his father-in-law, Mr. Degarno, do it. There's nothing wrong with being cautious until you get the inside scoop out of it.