and did not have a "violent aversion" to Vichy or even to LAVAL.  Only on this basis could
they
explain our retinence in dealing officially with DE GAULLE.  It was widely rumored in France
that the United States had planned to unite all Frenchmen by persuading MARSHAL PETAIN to
proceed to North Africa to set up his Government there at the time of the invasion of Algeria. 
Delphi said that would have been the best solution for France and the DE GAULLE would then
have joined forces with the MARSHAL.  However, PETAIN was either too old, too cowardly or
too closely held a prisoner by his entourage and the Germans to take this one logical and patriotic
step.  PETAIN now has no political importance in the active sense.
     Since the plan to effect an understanding between PETAIN and DE GAULLE did not
succeed, it is believed in France that the State Department, with the approval of PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT, is seeking a new intermediary solution between DE GAULLE and what is left of
Vichy.  CHAUTEMPS in America is supposed to have access to PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
and to be urging a deal with ex-leaders of the French Parliament who are still in France, such as
ANATOLE DE MONZIE and HERRIOT, if the latter is not too old.  With these are usually
grouped (in present French opinion) certain Synarchiste industialists and bankers, particularly of
the Banque d'Into-Chine group, such as BAUDOUIN and LAURENT.  These politicians,
industrialists