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          While recognizing de Gaulle as head of the army, the Comite is critical of the 
 
FCNL and believes if the FCNL alone tries to organize metropolitan France, the full strength of 
 
French forces cannot be placed behind theinvasion effort. On the other hand, while the Army 
 
heads have been selected by de Gaulle and report to the FCNL, the Comite is working closely 
 
with General Revers, de Gaulle's representative charged with organizing the regular Army forces. 
 
The Comite desires to establish effective liaison with London in order to advance military 
 
cooperation with de Gaulle, and to give the invading armies the full support of all groups. General 
 
Revers has also asked for London liaison, since he has been hindered in organizing military forces 
 
by lack of a representative of the War Office or General Eisenhower to accompany him.
 
          The Comite National is alarmed over the extent of Communist control in resistance 
 
circles, and fears Communist domination if an authoritarian regime is set up. It fears that, 
 
regardless of its enthusiasm, resistance "is not serious-minded and discourages solid persons." In 
 
the same series of reports from the same source, a sun,mary of a memorandum from
 
 
 
 
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