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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 24, 1945
CITATION FOR THE LEGION OF MERIT
Degree of Commander
Georges Bidault, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, was
called to the colors in the autumn of 1939 and devotedly
served his country as a sergeant of infantry until the
spring of 1940 when he was taken prisoner by the Germans.
In July 1941, after more than a year of captivity, he regained
his freedom, whereupon without regard for his own safety or
well-being he immediately became extremely active in
French underground affairs. Displaying at all times
zealous detormination to drive the invader from France,
he played a major part in organizing the French Resistance
Movement for effective cooperation with the Allied armies,
and became President of the National Council of Resistance,
which post he occupied on the Day of Liberation. Continuing
as Minister of Foreign Affairs to cooperate with the
United Nations in the pursuit of their ideals, M. Bidault
fostered a spirit of friendship and harmony between his
republic and that of the United States.
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