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A rumor increasingly heard jn pokatical circles here, tells about
General de Gaulle's declining health./He is said to be suffering froma
serious nervous disorder. Should his condition be more than a temporary
breakdown, its impact on the French political situation vill be far-reaching.
It was impossible up to now to check fully the accuragy of this reporte
The Loan launched by the Pinay government has found largest echo
in French public opinion. The response continues to be excellent in the
cities, much less in rural areas.
A fact that is interesting to note but is not yet officially
admitted by the covernpent, is that foreign capital is coming to France in
increasing number and looking for investment in the rinay loan. +his is true
especially of Swiss capital.
MOROCCO : is. Ay
There might soon bé/an important eh@hige in the highest p sts of
is in poor health. It is possible he might goon resign, ifthe cure he is
going to undertake in the next weeks in France, should prove to be
unsuccessful. A is
Renewed unrest is foreseen in lioroedb, unless France is willing to
take very energetic police measures. In view of: this fact, a possible
resignation of General Brit and the yo iced of his eventual succesop
is very much discussed. |
A most reLiabjg st y of, the epee” Situation has fully proven
the fact that the expected [oppgs #1 ti on movengn es do not stem from communis tic
Source, but exclusively Prof Tstiqial “circles. These latter have broken off
all connections with Moscow agents. Their financial support comes exclusively
from local nationalistic sources and from the Arab League that sends regular
funds to Morocco via Tangiers.
However Such preparing unrest presents my fundamental danger to
the French situation. At least as long as th@ Mlaoui will live, France can
count on an faithful allye With the Glaoui comes the majority of the Moroccan
population: the strongly traditional and rural Berber tribes. these have the
own local and regional feudal organization and recognize the Glaoui as their
chief. Since the time of Marshal Lyautey and in opposition to the more
commercial Arab-Mohammedan population of the coasts anu cities, the Berbers”
are allies of France. They are Miorocco's best warriors and their possible ! —
intervention is much feared by Arab nationalistic agitators.
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