Valentino's Illusion

The most unhappy people on Guadeloupe are the Negroes and their leaders. They hate the obstinate Vichyite Admiral Georges Robert, who abolished the island's General Council and had its full-blooded Negro President Valentino interned on Devil's Island in French Guiana.

When French Guiana revolted against Robert and joined both the Fighting French and Giraud, Valentino was freed. He made his way back to Guadeloupe. Last week he was reported to have led an ill-starred uprising against Robert early this month. Expecting support from the crew of the Jeanne d'Arc, lightly armed training ship moored off Pointe-a-Pitre, the rebels took possession of the island's radio station. They got no further. Governor Sorin called on the Jeanne d'Arc's crew for assistance and got it. A salvo from the ship was enough to spread disillusion among the rebels. They scattered and fled. Valentino went into hiding. No one was hurt.

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