France Forever

Emblem of France Forever, Inc., circa 1944

France Forever (French: France Quand Même[1][2][3]) was an organization founded on June 29, 1940[4] as an association of French men and women living in the United States, as well as American friends of France, acting to preserve comradeship between these countries in the cause of freedom and democracy.

The organisation was created to support Général de Gaulle in the fight against the Nazi occupation,[5] and Vichy France.[6] It aimed to represent de Gaulle in the United States and to acquire embassy status. It also declared to: "Assist the United States in all measures of preparedness to meet the menace to democratic institutions."[7] In 1941, the France Forever association had forty-six sections.[6]

Its headquarters was located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, NYC.[8]

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  2. ^ France Forever: (France Quand Même). Rédaction, F.-G. Hoffherr, H. de Vilmorin, G. Luce. N° Spécial, Janvier 1941. United States: France Forever, 1941. [1]
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  8. ^ Aglion, Raoul (1988). Roosevelt and de Gaulle: Allies in Conflict : a Personal Memoir. Free Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-02-901540-7.