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Old 27th May 2009, 13:53
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goudie
 
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This is very much a Franco-American occasion.'
Ironic to say the least. When the French pulled out of NATO, De Gaulle demanded that all American Forces be removed from French soil immediatly.
President Johnson cabled back,..............'does that include all the dead ones?'
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