Tuesday, 25 October

After the plebiscite (referendum) in his favor of two to one, Ngo Dinh Diem established his own government and declared a Republic in South Vietnam. The French Government declared today that she could not but take into account the opinion of the people of Vietnam. Both London and Washington recognized his government too. So, in one day France lost its Territory of the Saar Basin and Vietnam.

[Kitty hallucinates; not available online].