Tatler front cover with the headline 'Petain Answered- General de Gaulle in London'. The caption reads 'Head of the French National Committee formed in London to carry on the war, the General is under fifty, newly promoted and a tank advocate and expert. Reynaud hand-picked him for his Defence Ministry. His broadcast last week was a complete and soldierly reply to Marshal Petain...". With the General is Geoffroy de Courcel (later ambassador to GB).