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ddviced dn 1949 that food from tha Unitert Stated destined for the uneccuclud ‘ gone An Mrance had been leaving that ares for the occupied gong, "but that Vichy had checked these charpas and a stuteront had bean issued to the effoat that nothing eft tee unoccupled area except in fudr exchinge.” The rwaors role su persistent according to this sourca iat thera must have bean sane= totny Lo Shem and it was sald Ghat tha siuvalion was mich that £6 was impossible to flint definkte proof ona way or the other. Anothor informant advicod thal "Lots of ceods pasg ovar to tha oecupled urea dn Srance, therefore, in effect, ta Germany fran tho Untted Stutaa." ARDS rapre crentatt vo 1 iieiippaiaies, stated on Aprtl fy 1941, thats ~ "Unfortunately, I can no longer maintain inot tha taking ef food froa (his zone ig unimaortunt. I an forend to concede now Lhat it 4s vory importante Ya know food goos aut, bub we eanaoh will snother or nobitiacwnsainily golog to the French nopulation in the other zons or elrnwiere." Fonearning this "rumor a confidential source stated that there wee mich eviderica gf undeornourishment in Franca and that much food wis entering tho occupied gone, but that they rere unable Lo detomiina rho thor it was polne to the Franch population in that area or cleuuhere. An article in the Navhingten Star on January 26, 19/1, reported that SLarence bE. Plenmett, Executive Sacrehary of the ASC apoke ot a luncheon» meating of the istrict ranch of the Vosune Tntarnational Leapua for Peuca and (reedon held at the YeteCahe and : stated ab that time thal "harraeka weie baing Lorn down to brdld tefting at the retucve éanp in tho Pyreneas Mounting ~ dn France." He stated thet the refogeos were dying of disease cavocd by the lacie of nourlshnont and proper care. ‘ Sha article alco reported Uhat Plekatt paid Great Britain would defaat dts oan alow if 4b continue Ato allen there people to sturve i not relaxtnag the blockade. To alvo culled for tha foruatlen of dome @srag.ent ‘betasen Creat Britain and Ceraany Vhat world peratt tho feudlug of the French and the raftccos in ihat country and he declared that “iia general Cansanption Ghat avergtiidag tis Germans say is a die dao nat true." 7 Ae Friends Coarkttaa, he ja reported to have suid, "Lad thounanda tn roland following tis invaston und Cormany cogperated ta tha Mallet exvent and yore than dived up to tio apreaquant watch perrultted ihe feene. Aecordi nas ta Ue articla Mekott said tat Cemany even sidgped 150,000 tons of wheat ints roland that the agreanent did nat call fer, ved Le ther Cenmtun Sad TOs wey feadiny any mera people dos uLed tere. . On April 29, 1941, WAM leo com:onted on tha trouble the AfSe wae havire in petting foud to starving: Furopeuns., “ea mudd that the cause wis muindy din vusdngton, 0. 0. becanrse thu of fy clelo refused to rive thea pambsstoa to may fer fool purchased In Mircna. He sbotod tab persteclon Pad bean recelvod from the Gorsun authovities to Holl ver mhlik to.tha chikdien, in france which het Leon purcbared ta tid taerLond vpon Ads anpressed: prant sg that hea wold allow no olen agency to distri bale it. = ~ : :