Nirodbaran

Talks with Sri Aurobindo

Volume 1

10 December 1938 – 14 January 1941

25 September 1940

Sri Aurobindo: The situation about Dakar seems to be a little clearer now. It appears that De Gaulle went there with some free French forces supported by British warships; he sent an ultimatum to the authorities but a fight is still going on as they didn’t surrender. But I don’t understand why De Gaulle wants to land troops at Dakar. It will be very difficult. He could have landed them in the neighbouring British territory and from there marched to Dakar.

Purani: Yes, and in that case he might have got the support of the people without any fight.

Sri Aurobindo: Perhaps there is no good port for landing.