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October 1960

A Late Report From France

Title of the series of seventeen articles in Paris newspaper translates into literal English as: "The Newfoundland Dogs of Alcoholism.

EVERYONE at GSO was delighted to meet the distinguished author of "The Lion"--Joseph Kessel, in town to gather material for a series of articles about AA for his paper, the Parisian France Soir. AAs rallied 'round to take him to meetings and to points of AA interest in New York so that he could have first hand knowledge of our program. It's all very well to read pamphlets and statistics, but the communication of the heart that Bill speaks of so eloquently can best be achieved through human beings talking to one another. As a result, almost a year later, the articles are presently appearing in France Soir. Six are out and there will be at least six more to come.

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