POLITICAL CHANGES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 March 1943, Page 3

POLITICAL CHANGES

EXPECTED SOON IN NORTH AFRICA. ELIMINATION OF VICHY ADHERENTS. (Bv Telesraph—-Press Association —Copyright) NEW YORK, March 9. The displacement of the SecretaryGeneral of the North African Governbent, M. Bergeret, and the Governor of French Morocco, General Nogues, is expected to follow the current High Council meeting, says the ‘New York Times” correspondent, Mr Middleton, writing from Algiers. He adds that these changes would eliminate from General Giraud’s organisation two officials whose pasts are linked with Vichy, and should be the best possible proof for doubters in Britain and America that the present Government is doing its utmost to cleanse itself of the element not 100 per cent, behind war to the death with Germany. General Catroux, Fighting French General and Commander-in-Chief in the Levant, who is returning to Algiers shortly, has previously been mentioned as successor either to General Nogues oi 1 M. Bergeret. Mr Middleton believes Bergeret’s post is going to a French political figure whose presence in North Africa is not yet revealed. Morocco radio reports that General Giraud has ordered the release of all persons imprisoned at Dakar for political reasons between July, 1940, and ■November, 1942.