De Gaulle had believed that he would be able to persuade the Vichy French at Dakar to change sides, but this turned out not to be the case, which damaged his standing with the Allies.
De Gaulle troede, at han kunne overtale vichyfranskmændene i Dakar til skifte side, men det viste sig ikke at være tilfældet og kom til at skade hans status blandt de allierede.