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at noo ounzry offered him. It took one of his closest and # ost powerful friends several long hours 70 persuade him that he would be deing boch America and himself a verrible disservice hy taking that step. And be finally relented. Mis report je the War Depariment The importance of his report to the War Department on German 4 air streagth has also been greacly exaggerated according to author- ities whe koow the sitaation. Washington has been fully informed by Major Smith's reports from Berlin and che masetial placed at the disposal of the American actachés ie London and Paris by the British and French governments. The capacity of che German air industry to produce 1,000 plancs a month was known before the Munich coffereoce and was the most important factor chat copcributed to the French and British capitulation. Diplomatic circles have it that the Lindbergh report was calcularingly prompted by Ambassador Kennedy and then used by the Administration to impress the Senace and House committees with the seed of rearmament. Lindbergh's _ fame could accomplish what no end of offcial reports from the War } Deparrment could. In any case, Lindbergh is thoroughly disgusted with meddling in international affairs. Secretary Icices* attack on him, and the me ported intention of TWA to remove his name (“The Lindbergh Line'’) from cheir planes, hurt him deeply, Homesick as be is, he has dropped whatever plans he had of returning to the U. 5. The Lindberghs’ facure seems co lie in Hliec. It is an wofriendly lace. The three-storied stone Breton manor house wich ies conical vers—a litcle castle—is livable enough. Builr by Ambroise : unas, the famous French musician of the rgth Century, its rooms Ly large and cheery, and tastefully furnished in Second Empire wee ic. The isiand, nor much bigger than the house irself, lies off a eg <kY coart that is bleak aod cold, except when a bright summer sun hives ir color and warm shadows. Bus here Lindbergh finds life wae cst. Visicors, even friends, don't bother him. There is no telephone eo the island. Dr, Carrel, glad co rest after a New York winter of nard work #od many engagements, docs a0 entertaining. And Lindbergh has his wife and the littie boys all to himself. As in Paris, Anoe divides her life becween the childrea, het writing and her husband. She spends hours with little Land and Jon, who have other playmates. And she is with her husband wheorurr be wane She babies bit adoringly, giving way unquestioningly to most {his whims. To this dreamy, wide-cyed, romantic girl—so charm- ing and attractive even after all che horrors she has been rhrough— he is srill a hero whe can do no wrong. She has ioveresced herself in everything which interests him, bas studied him carefully and docs all she can 10 help him to a fuller and happier life. She has said to frends oo occasion that she has no desires in life except to be with “Charles’’ and the children—and to write welj. The success of her books, with both serious critics and rhe general public, bas piven + _ MO her great satisfaction and new ambition. — ‘NEL The ong bright spot in Lindbergh's future is the possibility of Dr. oO Carrel's going to France ancotly after his returetnent from the , Rockefeller Tastirote this fune. Thet—-tesearch and scientific adven- Photographs by snateura submitted to ture for the Colonel at che Doctor's aide, shut off encirely from che UFE's Contributions Department are consid- world he hates. ‘red on an equal bastk with those of pro fessionals. They should be submitted to: Contributions Editor LIFE Time and Lite Building Rockefeller Center, New York City a Yes sir, man! 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