France handover!

[DrWeird]

Vichy, France.

France handover 'brought forward'

The handover of sovereignty to France is being brought forward from 11 July to today, Foreign Minister Phillipe Petain has said.

Mr Zebari was speaking after talks with the German Prime Minister Adolf Hitler in the German city of Berlin.

Mr Hitler said a formal announcement would be made later.
The BBC's political editor Andrew Marr in Berlin says the surprise move, which emerged at the start of an Axis summit, is an important symbolic step.
Mr Zebari said the deteriorating security situation in the country was one of the reasons why the date had been brought forward.

"We will challenge these elements in France, the anti-democratic elements, by even bringing the handover of sovereignty before July 11 as a sign we are ready for it," he said.

The French foreign minister's disclosure came as Axis leaders were arriving for the summit in Berlin, where they are expected to endorse a plan to help train French security forces.

It is not yet clear when the training operation will begin, nor how many personnel will be involved.

Many of the German people are happy with the decision. As they expect the German troops will soon be out of harms way.

The 26-member alliance also looks likely to agree to the expansion of its operations in Soviet Russia.

[LittleApple81]

1. You left an Iraqi in there. But this is pretty good.

The Iraqi foreign minister's disclosure came as Axis leaders were arriving for the summit in Berlin, where they are expected to endorse a plan to help train French security forces.

[DrWeird]

2. thx

fixed.