Evening star., 1943-06-17
Full French Group
Reaches Agreement
On Future Course
MossieIi Tells Session
Of Foreign Reaction
To Present Regime
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
+ ALGIERS, June 17.-Thirteen
members of the French National
Liberation Committee, with Gen.
Henri Giraud presiding, reached
an agreement at an 60-minute
meeting to-day on procedure and
collective responsibility, it was
announced.
Called to the meeting were not
only the original seven members of
the committee, but also the six
commissioners who occupy the
French regime.
Summoning of the full member
ship was regarded by observers as
in itself something of a victory for
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, who has
refused to attend meetings of the
Seven-man committee for the past
week
French Plan Assembly.
The committee began the first
steps toward creation of a con-
sultative. assembly"
1t also was announced that all
exchange of views had taken place
on the problems concerning the Or
ganization of French military
| forces, one of the principal causes
of friction between Gen. Giraud and
Gen. De Gaulle.
The communique issued by the
committee said:
The French Committee of Ma
tional Liberation met for the first
time in plenary session under the
craftsmanship of Gen. Giraud. The
members of the committee agreed
on methods of work which will en-
sure the proper working of the vari-
Gus departments and which will
bring TO a conclusion the various
questions now pending and which
need to be solved urgently.
An exchange of views has taken
place on the problems concerning
/ the organization of the French
forces
Foreign Notes Reported.
The commissioner for foreign
affairs has informed the committee
Of various communications which
have been received from various
governments concerning the recog-
hition of the French Committee of
National Liberation.
The committee has decided to
pursue promptly the study of the
creation of a consultative assembly
/ the organization of which has been
/ foreseen in an exchange of letters
! between Gen. De Gaulle and Gen
Giraud, which letters are the basis
of the formation of the French
] Committee of National Liberation.
! "All members of the committee
were present at the meeting except
M Henri Bonnet, whose arrival
from the United States is expected
One committeeman told the press
everything went admirably-an alb
solutely democratic institution has
now been born
Future Seen as Hopeful.
He said the six commissioners at
/ tending the committee meeting for
the first time accepted. like the
original seven committeeman, the
principle of collective responsibility
and the pledge to reliquish the COM
mittees' powers when France is freed.
While Rene Massigli. foreign af-
fairs commissioner, told the COM
mittee Of the communications re-
ceived from various governments on
recognition of the committee, it was
not specified which governments had
already dealt with him. Both Great
Britain and the United States were
reported previously to have agreed
to grant the committee de facto
( recognition If it seemed to them
certain that Gems. De Gaulle and
Giraud would compose their differ
ences.
The announcement that agreement
on procedure today will bring to a
conclusion the various questions now
pending which need to be solved
urgently was interpreted as the
most hopefu, indication that the
quarrel over military power between
Gems. De Gaulle and Giraud might
soon be solved.
The committee set no date for its
next session.