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De Gaulle press to oust Vichy officials delays French liberation
In Algiers the French national liberation committee stalls as Gen. De Gaulle demands removal of officials tied to Vichy. He resists Giraud for defense post and seeks a provisional government before purging veterans of the Vichy regime. Allied air strikes hit Rabaul with nearly 40 tons of bombs.
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Algiers
French Committee For National Liberation
Charles de Gaulle
North Africa
de Gaulle
Marcel Peyrouton
Auguste Nogues
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Peyrouton
Algeria
Nogues
Morocco
Henri Giraud
Allied
Australia
U.P
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
United Press New
Vanukanau
Rapopo
Lakunai