DIPLOMACY IN LONDON
Charles de Gaulle was appointed deputy minister of war by Reynaud on June 7th, 10 days before he
would leave France for London to form the Free French Forces and ally with England and the
United States (Gutman 1). Reynaud tried to convince his cabinet to move the government abroad to
work with England but failed and resigned on June 16th. De Gaulle, decided that war was not over for
France. He left on June 17th for London and on June 18th he released his first appeal to the French people,
recorded in the BBC headquarters at 6 pm that same day (Jackson 1). De Gaulle’s first meeting with Churchill
was successful. They shared a large “commitment to defending the cause of honor no matter what the odds.”
When he returned to France to tell Reynaud Winston’s proposal, he discovered that Reynaud resigned and
the government was in Vichy (Banfield 35-36).
would leave France for London to form the Free French Forces and ally with England and the
United States (Gutman 1). Reynaud tried to convince his cabinet to move the government abroad to
work with England but failed and resigned on June 16th. De Gaulle, decided that war was not over for
France. He left on June 17th for London and on June 18th he released his first appeal to the French people,
recorded in the BBC headquarters at 6 pm that same day (Jackson 1). De Gaulle’s first meeting with Churchill
was successful. They shared a large “commitment to defending the cause of honor no matter what the odds.”
When he returned to France to tell Reynaud Winston’s proposal, he discovered that Reynaud resigned and
the government was in Vichy (Banfield 35-36).
“France has lost a battle, she has not lost the war” -de Gaulle