- Title: FRANCE: PRESIDENT POMPIDOU PAYS TRIBUTE TO DE GAULLE.
- Date: 10th November 1970
- Summary: 1. CU Still of de Gaulle 0.08 2. DISSOLVE TO Pompidou speaking 1.29 3. CU Still of de Gaulle 1.32 TRANSCRIPT: SEQ. 2: TRANSLATION: "French men and women, General de Gaulle is dead, France is in mourning. In 1940 de Gaulle preserved our honour; in 1944 he led us to freedom and victory; in 1958 he saved us from civil war. He gave modern France her institutions. her independence and her place in the world. At this time of mourning for our country: let us respect the grief of Madame de Gaulle, and of her children and her grandchildren. Let us promise France that we will not be unworthy of the lessons we have learned and that in the nation's heart de Gaulle will live for ever." Initials JON/JH/PS/1623 JON/JH/MH/1625 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
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