Evening star., 1943-04-11
Greetings Exchanged
By Gen. Eisenhower
And De Gau||e
Misundsrs ding Between
Two leuders 10 Ended
With Messages
y the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 10.-The misun.
defstAndine between Gen. Charlet
de 0Aulle And Gen. Dwight q. Essen.
hover over the delay Of the Fiehtinl
French leaders trip to North Africa
ended In friendly exchange be.
tween them as Gen. de 0aulle's
Naison officer, Gen. Georges CAtroux
arrived here today from Algiers to
report on his discussions with Gen
Henri oiraud.
In 4 message to the Allied supreme
commander In North Africa, Gen. de
GAulle sent the heartfelt wishes Of
the French people" and added that
Frenchmen urgently desire unity
to allow them to put m ever
greater effort into our common
battle"
Gen. Eisenhower, who had re-
quested 4 delay in Gen. de Gaulle's
projected visit to Gen. Giraud
French high commissioner Of North
and West Africa, until after the
TunisiAn military crisis had passed,
thanked Gen. de 0aulle and de-
clAred I'VE welcome the assistance
Of al whose single ambition Is the
destruction Of the enemy"
Immediately after his arrival
from North Africa, Gen. Catroux
presented to Gen. de 0aulle the
reports Of his conferences with Gen.
Giraud concerning plans for unity
ing al anti-Axis French forces.
Gen. De GAulle and Gen. Catroux
also were reported to have dis
cussed various problems relating to
the French political situation in
North Africa, but no statement was
Issued.
Committee to Meet.
A Fighting French spokesman
said any decisions on future action
would be withheld until after the
meeting Of the French National
Committee scheduled for next Tues
day.
Meanwhile, dispatches from Al
giers reported that Gen. 0iraud had
appointed q mission to represent
him at Gen. de Gaulle's headquar-
ters here and that the group de-
parted for London yesterday. The
mission, headed by Gen. Bouscat Of
the French Air Force, was named
Immediately after Gen. Catroux's
arrival in Algiers.
The texts of the messages be-
tween Gen. Eisenhower and Gen.
de Gaulle were issued by Allied
headquarters in North Africa with
slight changes in phrasing from the
originals because, it was explained,
they had been secret matter when
transmitted.
Gen. de Gaulle messaged Gen.
Eisenhower Thursday, saying:
"At this time when 4 large and
difficult battle ID going on under
your command, I want to convey to
you the heartfelt wishes Of the
French people which go with you
and with the courageous Allied
forces under your leadership.
"The Fluctuations Of Frenchmen
are generated by the same spirit as
their urgent desire for unity which
they want to achieve and which
will allow them to put an ever
greater effort into our common
battle. I am certain that France
even now is proud and happy in the
knowledge that her forces are Tight
ing with their Driti1h And American
comrades In the campaign which
will drive the enemy out Of the
whole of French Africa" ;" >.r
Eisenhower's Reply.
Gen. Eisenhower's reply to Gen.
de Gaulle, dated April 8, said:
Your message Of encouragement
reaches me at a moment when we
are gathering the harvest of our
military operations which we are
able to do because of the unity and
unflagging cooperation Of every
soldier of the Allies.
"You may be confident there will
be no relaxation Of our effort until
the foe is smashed as 4 preliminary
to the freeing Of France. We well
come the assistance Of all whose
single ambition is the destruction Of
the enemy. Let me express my per-
sonal good wishes and gratitude for
your message"
Gen. de daulle's headquarters
raised a controversy earlier in the
week by complaining that Gen. Els
enhower's suggestion for a tempo
rary delay in the De Gaulle-Giraud
meeting was frustrating quick
achievement of the French Empires
unity.
North African military quarters
explained that Gen. Eisenhower's
only wish in making the suggestion
was to enable the Allied command,
including Gen. GirAud, to concen-
trate on the immediate develop
ment of the Allied offensive.
While Gen. Eisenhower announced
no reasons for suggesting the delay,
Prime Minister Churchill suggested
the explanation in statement In
midweek when he agreed with Gen.
Eisenhower "in deprecating the visit
by Gen. de Gaulle during the bat
tie crisis in Tunisia. which requires
the undivided attention Of the Allied
command"