Evening star., 1945-11-18
U. Sired Parity
DeGauI|eAimin
ConlnlunistCurb
Could Not Give Porty
Key Post, He Says in
ExpIoinine Resignation
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
PARIS, Nov. 17.-Gen. Charles
de Gaulle tonight declared that
he had refused the Communist
demand for one of three key
cabinet posts, which led to his
resignation as interim President,
because of Frances interest in
maintaining an Equilibrium -
between the worlds "two very
great political powers"
Taking the dispute directly to the
people in a radio broadcast, Gen.
de Gaulle did not mention the two
powers by name, but spokesman in
his office said he meant the United
States and Russia.
Gen. de Gaulle said one OF
Frances major parties-the Com
munists-had demanded "as a cate
gorical condition" either the Minis
try Of Foreign Affairs. War, or In
terror in the cabinet he tried to
form.
Il have not been able to accept
this condition." he declared, calling
these ministries "the diplomacy that
expresses" Frances foreign policy,
''the army that supports it, and the
police which enforces It."
Fails to Name Communists.
To accede, he said. would be to
endanger ''the French policy of
equilibrium between the two very
great political powers, a policy
which believe absolutely necessary
for the interest OF the country ahd
even for that of peace"
Gen. de Gaulle said in his letter
Of resignation, made public earlier,
that the demands Of one party for
specific posts were incompatible
with the conditions Of independ-
ence, cohesion and authority" es-
sential for the government. He
referred to the Communists, but did
not name them in the letter.
In his broadcast, he declared that
he was leaving to the Constituent
Assembly the decision whether he
should keep trying to form a gov
ernment. or turn the task over to
someone else. He stated he would
give UP the presidency without bit
terness" if the assembly so decided.
Refuse to Join Appeal.
All efforts during the day failed
to solve the crisis.
The Communist party, largest Of
the three major parties in the as
sembly, refused earlier today to Join
the Socialists and the Popular Re-
publican Movement MRp) in an
appeal to Gen. de Gaulle to recon-
slider his resignation, and was re-
ported refusing to alter its position.
Tonight the Communists issued a
statement denying they had made
any imperative demands" for spe-
CHIC cabinet posts, and saying they
desired ito arrive rapidly at the
formation of a government con-
forming to the will of universal
suffrage, and in which the Com
munist party will take all its re-
sponsibilties.
On Thursday. however, Commu-
mist Secretary General Maurice
Thorez said the general had refused
q Communist demand for one of the
three prime posts.
Want Previous Agreement.
The Executive Committee of the
Socialist party and its deputies ia
the assembly announced after a
joint meeting tonight that they
would support Communist can
didate "if an agreement was reached
between the three parties for a con-
stitution OF a tripartite government. /"
"The Socialist party warns of the
danger in going before the assem-
bly, without previous agreement
(among the three parties, for a
prolongation of the crisis would
gravely menace national unity ="
the Socialists said in a communioue
However, the MRP baked at the
suggestion of Communist headed
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