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    "ocrText": "IL\nScanned nation\n-3- este\npoint of putting somothing on paper they could.d be aubmitted to the three\ngot arnments for their consideration. Mr. Schuman expressed himpelf as\nappreciative of the atepa thue taken and in entire accord with the Secretory &\nvirwa on the defense of this area.\nMr. Schuman then spoko of the diffieulty ho had had 10 Parliament with\nrerpect to the problems for reforns in Tunisia, and explained, without cono\nsiclering the Communist opposition in Parliament, there were thres elemente\nrepresented there which caused great dirficulty in arriving at a policy with\nregard to Tunisia. Thore was the reaotionary group, the moderate group, and\nthe group that wished to go too fare Ho said that none of these groups could\nagree\nwith each other and therefore the result of the discussions of Parlianent\non Tupials ware really, in offeat, negative. He paid, in effect, that it was\ncleax from talka that the Government could not undertake a program that would\ngo beyond the limits of the proposals that had been laid before Parliament,\nbut Mro Schuman said that he sincerély felt himgelf that this was a great\nstep forward, that the Government had evory intention of carrying it into\neffect, and he folt that it was e program which could be supported as a prow\ngressive and aound initiative. The Secretary recalled to the Miniptor the\nUnited States reply to the petition for a special assembly of the United\nNations, Its which we had stated that wo felt that those proposala of the\nFrench Government were the proper basis for the working out of an arrangement\nbetween the French and Tunisia with regard to the future of that territory\nMr. Schuman thanked the Secretary for this statement of position and appeared\nto be entiroly satisfied with the attitude of the United States in this regard.\nThe Secretary aaked that Mr. Schuman keap our Ambassador in Paris informed\nwith regard to developments along this line as the question progressed\nMr. Schuman also mentioned the fact that they were now ready to make a\nreply to the note to the Sultan of Morocco making certain requests and suger\ngestions and he remarked that the \"climate\" for negotiation in Morocco was\ngood at the moment and that he felt e certain satisfied confidence in respect\nto his relations with the Sultan.\nThe Secrotary then spoke of the arrangement for a Middle East defense\norganization and suggested the dropping of discuasions of a command in that\nregion, as he considered it more acceptable and better in every wy to speak\nof the defense of that area rather than a commando He said that both the\nBritigh and ourselves would keep in touch with the French on this subject and\nwould discuss with them the setting up of some kind of an informal group of\nrepresentatives for a discussion of the matter in Washington so that they\nwould all be agreed before procseding to the work of setting up a larger organi\nzation, Mr. Schuman was entirely in accord with this suggestion and maid that\nhe would be glad to appoint a representative of France for such discuasions\nin Washingtono\nGIOADI\nInform\nation"
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