:03:02
Come in.
:03:05
And among these 50 million French people
are our own customers.
:03:10
- The afternoon paper, sir.
- Thank you.
:03:23
I'd say that the afternoon paper
has put the problem very clearly.
:03:27
"The European Bank of Credit
in the face of public opinion."
:03:32
"Daniel's father earns
150,000 old francs per month."
:03:40
"Ransom of 5 million old francs demanded."
:03:45
"The life of a child in the hands of a bank."
:03:55
And as the secretary's trying to deal
with the mountain of telegrams...
:03:58
and a hopelessly snarled switchboard.
:04:00
The board of directors
met in closed sessions...
:04:02
to decide what course of action to take.
:04:05
Neither the president of the
European Bank of Credit...
:04:07
nor his board members needed reminder
of the furor their customers would cause...
:04:11
by the mass withdrawal of their deposits
if the ransom of little Daniel was not paid.
:04:15
The bank's president
personally broke the news...
:04:18
of the board's decision to us
just a few moments ago.
:04:20
In a voice choked with emotion,
he announced...
:04:22
that in a spontaneous
and humanitarian gesture...
:04:24
the bank would meet the $1 million demand.
:04:26
He declined to elaborate further...
:04:28
and concluded the interview
with these words:
:04:30
"It is our sincere hope that Daniel
be returned to his family."
:04:33
And it is our hope to have good news...
:04:35
of his safe return on our 11:00 broadcast.