Charles de Gaulle - De Gaulle broadcast again
Time: Monday Jun 24, 1940
Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details: De Gaulle broadcast again on 24 June after Monnet soon resigned as head of the Inter-Allied Commission and departed for the US.
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