Charles de Gaulle - British Government denounced the armistice
Time: Sunday Jun 23, 1940
Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details: On 23 June the British Government denounced the armistice as a breach of the Anglo-French treaty signed in March and stated that they no longer regarded the Bordeaux Government as a fully independent state. They also "took note" of the plan to establish a French National Committee (FNC) in exile, but did not mention de Gaulle by name.
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