Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-25

IN the course OF ZH2 -NOuT
meeting with French Premier
French Troops Pursue Cleonup in
Morocco. Pose A-3
Moroccan Leoder Here Soys French
Evil" Will Fail. Pose AZ
Edgar Faure. delegates Of the
outlawed nationalist movement
stated their party's views on
points at issue between France
and Morocco.
This meeting was regarded as
the key session in talks aimed at
ending the bloodshed in Morocco.
A spokesman for the Istiqlal
group told reporters the discus
sions with the French ministers
were thorough, frank and very
cordial"
The spokesman said that the
first step to a solution of the
crisis in Morocco must be a re-
turn to legitimacy and legality
as regards the position Of the
Sultan. He added:
There is no doubt that the
treaty which established the pro-
tectorate must be revised. The
framework Of the present treaty
no longer corresponds to reality"
VIII Consult Exile
The Istiqlal group said some
of its members will go to Gene
va, possibly this afternoon. to
confer with the party's secretary
general, Ahmed Balafrej, who has
been living in exile since the
party was outlawed almost three
years ago.
French sources said it was
likely that Mr.. Faure viii invite
Mr.. Balafrej to come here before
the conference ends.
In his statement to the press.
the Istiqlal spokesman outlined
his party's position Is follows:
Removal Of the present sultan
and recognition Of Ben Youssef'sI
continued right to the throne.
The Istiqlal considers that Ben
Youssef is still the legal sultan
and that the present sultan. Mo-
manned Ben Moulay Arafa is a
The French deposed
Ben Youssef two years ago and
Ben Moulay Arafa on
the throne.
Ben Youssef should be brought
back from exile in Madagascar
and allowed to live, at least for
the time being, in France.
New Government Sought
A new Moroccan government
should be formed which will
a new link with France
to replace the protectorate.
an opportunity should be
given for the Moroccan people
tt decide whether Ben Youssef
should come back to Rabat. the
capital.
The meeting with the Istiqlal
men was delayed one day so Mr..
Faure could sit in personally. He
spent yesterday in Paris engaged
in high-level talks designed to
counter criticism of his efforts
to reach compromise with the
North African nationalistS.
A l5-man group of conserva-
tive deputies demanded that Mr..
Faure recall the National As
sembly from vacation to debate
the situation, an obvious threat
to seek the governments over
throw If 1t did not knuckle under.
The premier replied that he
would not even call his full cabi-
net together until he finished
talking with the Moroccans this
week end and digested his find-
ings.
Protests against the govern
ment also mounted among the
French residents OF North Africa,
who charged tougher military
measures against the national
lists beforehand could have pre-
vented the violence that took
an estimated 1000 lives in
Morocco and Algeria over the
week end. The colonists claimed
also that the government had
not struck back soon enough
after the uprisings.
Angry howls drowned out gov
representatives in both
Morocco and Algeria yesterday
when they tried to deliver official
tributes to the French victims.
Aroused colonials trampled on
wreaths the government had
sent to the services.
Grandval Custer Denied
Linked with the wave of anti
government protests we're strong
rumors last night in Casablanca
that Moroccan Resident General
Gilbert Granval had resigned or
was about to quit the post he
took over only six weeks ago.
Mr.. Faure told a news confer
ence last night, however, that
Mr.. Grandval had neither re-
signed nor been recalled. He said
he planned to have the resident
general come here for the final
stages OF the Moroccan talks,
probably tomorrow or Saturday. .
Gen. Georges Emile Leblanc,
Mr.. Grandval's security chief,
his resignation yester-
day in a move interpreted as a
protest against Mr.. Grandval's
handling Of the terrorism. The
resignation was not accepted i'm
mediately. however.