Evening star., 1943-05-19
De Gau||e Proposes
Central Authority
Excluding Giraud
Letter Urging Meeting
In AIeiers Released
By Delegation Here
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
A French central authority at
Algiers from which Gen. Henri
Giraud, as French commander in
North Africa. would be excluded, is
proposed by Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
Fighting French leader.
The Fighting French delegation
yesterday made public letter, dated
May 7, from Gen. de Gaulle to Gen.
Giraud insisting that they meet in
Algiers to discuss this proposal. 1t
was in reply to Gen. Girauds mes
sage Of April 81, suggesting that they
meet at Biskra or near Marrakech
in Morocco to discuss the terms on
which unity could be achieved.
Gen. de Gaulle's spokesman here
said Gen. Giraud had not yet replied
to the letter A follower of Gen.
Giraud said the proposal to exclude
Gen. Giraud Is the chief point of
difference between him and Gen.
de Gaulle.
Isolated Spot Opposed.
Gen. de Gaulle wrote Gen. Giraud
that "a necessarily very limited con-
ference, taking place in such an
isolated spot" as. Biskra or near
Marrakech, docs not seem to me to
fulfil the requirements"
He said he did not feel he had
the right to make decisions as i'm
portant as those which are needed,
wit hnl1f ~hoiYo oL1n -
elements of the situation in North
Africa and to consult those need
to see there"
Gen. de Gaulle offered to avert
any demonstrations in his favor in
.Algiers.
Speaking of himself in the third
person, he said Il am not aware
that you fear that the arrival of
Gen. de Gaulle at Algiers might
provoke in the empires capital
great movement of opinion.
However. as I desire as much as
you do that this great question of
the unity of the empire be dis
cussed in order and dignity, I am
resolved to do what is needed at
the opportune moment so that all
those at Algiers who are morally
attached to Fighting France strictly
abstain from untoWard demonstra-
tlons. AS for the others, am con-
vinced that the local authorities
have all the necessary means to
compel them to take the same atti-
tude."
Fundamentals" Outlined.
Gen. de Gaulle expressed his con
cept" on basic fundamentals" as
follows:
l. Concerning the central power
which must extend its provisional
authority to the whole of the en-
pire as we'll as to the Fighting
French forces and those of the re-
sistance on national territory and
abroad, we think it necessary that
the high commissioners, the resi-
dents general, the governors, as we'll
as the commander or commanders
in chief of the armies, should not
be members of the central power
from which, precisely, they are to
receive their orders and instruc-
tions.
2. "A national advisory council of
officials who have escaped enemy
control general and municipal
councillors, delegates of resistance Or
ganizations in France, parliamenta-
rians, members of chambers of COM
merce and agriculture, free labor
unions. elected financial delegations
and universities-'should be created
to furnish the central power with an
expression of the opinion of French
men-as far as they can express it.
3. THE French National Commit
tee greatly desires to see established
in Algiers, as soon as possible and
on these bases, a central authority
common to the whole empire in
liaison with the internal resistance
groups"