From: timothy.smith1@att.net
Date: Sat Feb 11 2006 - 23:19:08 PST
Lads,
> Salut toute la monde, I know how much everyone here loves military
This came from another group and is UNVERIFIED in any way. Does anyone know anything about it?
TJ
> vehicles, and this bit of info is gonna hurt. Evidently, France has
> just passed a law which has made all military vehicles in private
> hands illegal. They must all be turned in for destuction in 2006.
> Mon Dieu, what next. Here's a letter I received about it:
>
> Please after read this message, if you can transmit it to every
> Pathfinder news letter member's and more.
>
> Dear comrads, We need you...I have big sadness to announce you that
> The French Government with fact to vote for a law which is going to
> forbid the detention of the military vehicules by individuals
> persons.
> All Military vehicules (Jeeps, Dodges, Harleys, GMC, Half track
> Shermann etc etc etc) are now qualified like war weapon and if
> owners does not acquire the approval for own them, the totality of
> the historical vehicules in France must ne delayed in the Government
> for destruction in year 2006.
> Us, French collectors individual or members of assosiations, like
> the FFMVCG are absolutely under the impact of such decide measure by
> our minister of the interieur, without cooperation with French
> collectors' associations.
> MVCG France try to acquire some changements for application of
> this law and we come to ask our friends help.
> If you can write to everybody, Museum, Ambassy, Deputy, Prime
> Minister for an intervention Near Jacques Chirac or Nicolas Sarkozy
> for require to not to leave destroy all the U.S., U.K, CDN, French
> Historical Heritage.
> For the memory of our come friends who gaven theyre life for France
> and Free Europe 62 years ago.
> Thanks to every body for your help and of your supports in our
> battle.
> Truth fights against the free individual propriete and a very sad
> recall at the black o'clock of the Republique.
>
> Nous avons perdu une Bataille mais nous n'avons pas perdu la
> guerre !!!
>
> Charles de Gaulle _ 18 juin 1940
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