The British are selfish for leaving the French at Dunkirk

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From the Article written in Brisbane Courier Mail.

The graves of the 61 Australia soldiers lie in the path of a proposed airport at Chaulnes on the banks of the Somme in France. The Australian Prime Minister Mr. John Howard has indicated that he supports the campaign to save the last resting place of these brave Australians. Mr. Howard said that the views of the French Ambassador did not reflect those of the French people.

As many as eight Commonwealth cemeteries may be affected. Three of these eight cemeteries contain the remains of the 61 Australian Diggers. They are:-

- The Fouquescourt British Cemetery
- The Bouchoir New British Cemetery
- The World War II Meharicourt Communal Cemetery

And Kiwi put in the precise number of Cemetries that would have been effected I said only 3 but that only involved Australians buried at British War Cemetries. The total number of effected War Cemetries were as high as 8 and i fail to see the French Govt adherring to proper proceedures in the removal and relocation of these Cemetries and handled in the proper manner set down by Commonwealth War Graves Comission