6 JUNE 1958, Page 7

With his memorable sneer 'How many divi- sions has he

got?' Stalin dismissed de Gaulle as of no military account.

News Chronicle, May 21. 'Aires nous, le ddluge'—the cry of the Pom- padour as the Revolution loomed ahead. . . . Star, May 30. 'Not s ne pouvons pas manger noire gateau et l'avoir,' as Marie Antoinette wittily replied when Napoleon told her, `L'etat,c'est nous.'

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