De Gaulle Threatened To Cancel U.S. Trip

Northern Advocate, 21 August 1945, Page 2

De Gaulle Threatened To Cancel U.S. Trip

(Rec. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 2Q General dc Gaulle, who leaves by air at midnight on a visit io President Truman, threatened at the week-end to cancel his trip, reports the “Daily Express” correspondent in Paris. , Heated Cabinet discussions ended in his agreeing to defer a decision to resign until alter his return from Washington. The arguments Palewski—the unpopular but powerful confidential adviser to General de Gaulle—and de Gaulle’s patience resolved the crisis, which was reached when Socialist Ministers threatened to resign after the recent differences over General de Gaulle’s home and foreign policies. The Foreign Minister (M. Bid-

null) and Palewski are accompanying General de Gaulle to Washington. General de Gauhe, angry and disheartened. wondered whether he could find enough backing in order to continue, and would gladly have resigned, but believed he would leave France floundering without a constitution or chief of State. He asked his critics angrily how he could be expected to negotiate with President Truman if France openly bickered and questioned his authority. The Socialist Ministers decided not to resign because it would weaken their election chances. Palewski pleaded for patience and urged that the critics did not represent the mass of the French people. He declared that the October elections would give ;'n answer.