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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A006100070007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Sequence Number: 7
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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FRENCH MOROCCO: Sultan-Juin agreement reached--
US Consul McBride in Rabat reports that an agreement
between the Sultan of Morocco and French General Juin
State Dept. review completed
9 FEB 1951
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DDA. Memo, 4 Apr 77
Auth: DDA REG. 77/1763
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was reached at a 17 February meeting, during which
Juin declared that the affair was closed and the French
Government is agreeable to having the Sultan remain
on the throne, McBride comments that the agreement
reached is generally satisfactory for the Sultan and
has face-saving aspects for the French. He adds that
'the Sultan credits the French willingness 'to mediate to
the position taken on the affair by the US.
FAR EAST
3. INDOCHINA: Effects of Cabinet crisis--Following con-
versations with Bao Dai and -the imperial Cabinet Director,
Nguyen De, US Charge Gullion in Saigon. transmits his
views on the current Cabinet crisis. Gullion believes that
whatever Cabinet is formed now, it is certain that the gulf
between. Bao Dai and Prime Minister _Huu, and between the
imperial Cabinet and the High Commissariat, is greater
than any that existed between previous Viet and French
officials. Gullion says that while Bao Dai was careful
not to accuse the French directly of delaying or influencing
deliberations, Nguyen De said flatly that the blame for the
delay in forming the government was attributable to High
Commissioner de Lattre, and secondly to Huu. Gullion is
unable to tell whether or not the French "interfered"' as
De asserted, but he says it is clear that the crisis has been
triangular among Bao Dai, Huu, and the French.
Gullion believes a new Cabinet would rest on a
narrow base, only grudgingly accepted by Bao Dai and at
the mercy of the strong Dai Viet minority. Bao Dai
evidently believes he can dissociate himself from an un-
popular government by continuing his aloof tactics; Bao
Dai also could precipitate, the fall of such a government
by pulling out the Dai Viet representatives
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