victories in the Balkans and, in particular, in Cyrenaica and on the borders  
of Egypy, are restoring German prestige and we are asking ourselves if England  
is not going to receive a terrible blow in the Mediterranean?  Uneasy because  
we fear that this situation may affect American opinion itself.  And we are  
wondering, in anguish, if the German victories will not discourage the United  
States and slow down its efforts instead of intensifying them.  Uneasy, lastly,  
because we are wondering, in dread, whether the present effort is great enough,  
whether the results expected from it will not come too late, whether, lastly,  
the American people will not decide to get into the war in reality until the  
                        war is lost.                        
 
                                                            
 
 
I need not tell ou that the German propaganda, which acts in France as it   
desires, since the Germans are masters here (even in the so-called unoccupied   
zone), is methodically spreading news which sustains and enlivens these doubts.  
In the highest circles (where they are said to be convinced of Germany's total  
victory), doubts are likewise cast on the efficacy of American aid.  I am not   
speaking of the Marshal, of course, who, besides, does not tell anyone what   
                    he thinks.  But I am