FRICTION BETWEEN U.S. AND FRANCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100740005-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 5, 1962
• Content Type: NSPR

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as root
plit is Traced to Divergence in Views
refusal to
A's to the Makeup of the Future Europe effort Lo
PART?i -=What' is .causing Gen. Salpal. His attorney, Gen d E d'A
the present ugly situation ? Jean Ti . x 1 e r-VignanCOUr. by Change i Ti A Ai C t, ;s
dropped a bombshell when he
between `the United States wants ;to 'ati
told the court that. Gen. confedcra *net Prance? From the dal
tween the two Breit' de- States of America, an 'ally of
ey' ` per atj~l' :
mocracies were., s e l d o m France but hostile to Prime maintain l to marred. Minister Debre, promising and In .de
a it in~t ucon-
pendlttlQd."s so
ictions assistance for the coup d'etat a inde
There were minor fr- ed
federatlpn, t p .den fie
after the two world wars, But which was to overthrow the Gaulla's plans, will be{ super-
never have there been strains government. vised by: supreme council
such as exist today. There i1r. Vignancour had de- in whfoli ermai4y,and,.
are no longer diplomatic manded that Gen. Challe.be Franc tally" France
actual cleavage between the Satan case and be cross- The pia ere in the White
political philosophies regard- examined. The high tribunal House `'tate Depart:,
ing Europe of President Ken- refused, lest it have major pent favo a federation in
nedy and De Gaulle. repercussions.
True, Gen, de Gaulle did which all rs sill be
not enjoy Washington's con- The >~enclt lawyer substi- coma, state uch a" in the
fidence even during the days Debra for thate off Genmde policy maker?r are u; ing oa li
when he raised the standard Oaulle But it is no longer a available moats to put pies-
.of rebellion against the secret in Paris that during sure on Bonn,'Paris, Rome.
Pctain government and be- his examination by the and the BenelpX;countries to
came the head of Free French magistrate, Gen. bring Britain flit the Fed
France. Neitherdid he trust Challe ' had stated that he eration. Gen, fide s aulle, fears
Wahington It was with a had been encouraged by that once Britain;enters the
sigh of relief that our political "American agents" in his at- combine she will ;try, with
leaders aR him go into tempts overthrow Gen. de Washingtoq'
eclipse in 1948: His return to.
power in 105$ was regarded ~taulle. break up'tirs >vu an ut- tj?;
To what extent Gen. de and make it.a ho epodge of
mocracy. ?
ter of justice is not known.:;,' a federation, believingthis fat
member of tliI NATO and the President say this was a con.!,- .ideologies of the eridan:
White House, and State De- f tit "libl" f O d and
tributingactoro hs recenerasorne, partment
gerly derided to deal gin-
coolness toward 'the Wash- a One World overnment,
gerl nhit t ~' hngtcn administration. directed _ evehtu y, by the,
however, for the friction Thus Qen' Gaulle re-
`
which undeniably exists to- s-!nis the} res - from
day between the tv" govern- W3ahingta ring Britain,
manta is to found in our tit- 'the H ellJkknown , ter o n b 1 q
sistence on di,?ectii,g the maker who, believes in bal-'
shape of the future tally of of, power.''egardless of 'how
sidercd b) tai in -or 1 t:o'5 _ hociy p,llitic of Europe,
nedy' war'
(4)position, particu-
om the armed forces.
presumably the
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