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va XeAe 15. June 52s - page three FRANCE :. 3 of 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. Jé ae { 5 | : 60, Mi ey a: nee ae Be ~ ‘heel wee eo Se 7
