Evening star., 1943-06-05
Noeues Resigns Post
As Resident General
OF French Morocco
Unity First Consideration
He Tells Giroud; Explains
Resistance to Allies

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ALGIERS, June 5.-Gen. Au-
guste Nogues presented his res
ignation as resident general Of
French Morocco to Gen. Henri
Giraud today with the assertion
he placed French unity above all
other considerations and. in a
message to Moroccans, defended
his conduct in office.
Can Algiers radio broadcast re-
corded in London said Gabriel
Puaux, former French high COM
missioner in Syria, had been ap-
pointed resident general of Mo-
rocco to succeed Gen. Nogues,
Seeking to explain why French
troops under him In Morocco re-
sisted the Allied landings, Gen.
Nogues said in his message that:
November 8, 1912, we had the duty
OF keeping our word. We per-
formed our duty with sorrow. In
acting thus We avoided German in
tervention. Having been disciplined
up to the point OF even sacrificing
pii>AA SSiltAAllCllOS, ~ ID "lUll cIlLIlu-
siasm that our troops have formed
themselves again in one bloc and
taken up the struggle at the side Of
the Allies against the common
enemy
The ousting of Gen. Nogues was
one of the measures demanded by
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, the Fight
ing French leader.
Formation of a streamlined war
cabinet within the framework of
the newly-organized French Com
mittee for National Liberation was
considered likely in political quar-
terS
The committee met again today
to consider the feasibility of Gen.
Giraud continuing as commander
in chief of the army and the re-
moval of additional officials
Another matter being considered
is the creation of a war cabinet
within the committee. It was
thought certain that Rene Massigli
would be charged with foreign af-
fairs. as he already is acting in that
capacity Gen. Giraud might have
the war portfolio and Gen. de
Gaulle that of the interior.
Gems. Giraud and De Gaulle this
evening are scheduled to address
symbolic session of the Chamber
of Deputies, to be attended by al
most so members of that body who
are in North Africa.
Session to Show Strength.
While the session will not be an
official one. since there will not be
a quorum present, IL is being held
to demonstrate that the chamber
still is in existence despite it's aboli-
ton by Marshal Henri Petain. Since
all Vichy legislation and DEGREES
have been annulled by the new re-
gime, the chamber is legally in
existence again, though non-func-
tional.
Many of the deputies are in the
army. Despite law which forbids
the presence of uniforms in the
chamber, many will wear them be-
cause they have no civilian clothes.
They left them in France, and
clothes are hard to get here.
The committee had new express
sions of unity from Gen. de Gaulle
and Gen. Giraud. voiced in radio
addresses last night to the French
people on the first anniversary of
Bir el Hacheim, when Fighting
French forces below Ell Alamein
broke through German armor in
strategic withdrawal
The only issue is the crushing
OF the enemy" Gen de Gaulle said.
Lashes at Traitors.
"All the fighting men of France
are grouped now on a single road"
Gen. Giraud asserted.
Gen. Giraud also lashed at "the
little handful of traitors which de-
llberately played into the enemy's
hand, but added that many among
the French had failed mot so much
to do their duty as to know where
, their duty lay
An army of hostages and saboteurs
waits to rise up in France, Gen.
Glraud said, land there is the army
OF prisoners-my old comrades-who
keep faith, hope and confidence in
their hearts"
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