DE GAULLE CHARGED

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29871, 11 July 1962, Page 13

DE GAULLE CHARGED

“Democracy Destroyed”

(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright)

LONDON, July 10

A former French Prime Minister. Mr Georges Bidault yesterday accused the de Gaulle regime of having destroyed Parliamentary democracy in France, the “Daily Telegraph" reported from Geneva. He said in an exclusive interview in an unidentified hotel room that the de Gaulle regime was con-demned—-it "represented the minority in France" and had “endangered the future of Europe." The "Daily Telegraph" said Mr Bidault fled France in

open opposition to General de Gaulle's policies to take over the leadership of the National Council of Resistance. His Parliamentary immunity from arrest on charges of subversive activity had been lifted by the French Assembly. The report said Mr Bidault made it clear that the aim of the council was to overthrow the de Gaulle regime. He said the council’s programme was to re-estab! .sh the "fundamental rights that have been destroyed in France." and resume with Algeria "the ties that have been broken except in speeches." The newspaper said Mr Bidault scoffed at French reports that he had been designated leader by Raoul Salan. the imprisoned military head of the Secret Army Organisation. Mr Bidault said President de Gaulle's policy had left the Mediterranean to be “taken" by the Communists With the French gone, there would be communism or anarchy or both in Algeria, he said