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...Mendès-France was leaving the government, after four months as a frustrated junior partner. He added: "I should like at least that my resignation should have the effect of a new. anguished appeal for the government to take the necessary decisions, however difficult they may be." Mendes (who was himself brought down as Premier last year over North Africa) was convinced that Mollet has never been the same since his trip to Algiers last February. There Mollet had been pelted by irate French colons, and in Mendès' view he had since given top much weight...
...France's time of crisis, Mendès' going was sad, full of mutual regret and surrounded with an uneasy sense of foreboding. Mendès made it clear that he was acting only for himself, insisted that the other 13 Ministers from his Radical Socialist Party remain in the government. "I think that the government that is now in power represents the best possible political formation," he said. "With all my heart, I wish [Mollet] success."One angry Socialist accused Mendes of "a low blow." Emotionally, the usually icy-calm Mollet defended...
...Mendès seemed ready to return to the political isolation in which he had wandered for so many years. He has made no secret of his belief that the Fourth Republic will collapse within months, intends to stump the country in favor of a recast constitution...
...After Mendès' resignation, Mollet countered by scheduling a debate and vote of confidence on his government's policies. He is given a good chance of surviving, largely because no one else is eager to inherit so unpromising a situation...
Almost unnoticed in the uproar over Mendès' resignation, India's Prime Minister Nehru took a hand in France's Algerian troubles. Speaking to the Indian Parliament, Nehru called on both sides to adopt a ceasefire. After that, he suggested, the French government should recognize "the national entity and personality of Algeria ... on the basis of freedom," and enter into direct negotiations with the rebels. Since Nehru has considerable influence in the Arab-Asian bloc, Frenchmen noted gratefully that he had refrained from backing the rebels' demand for "independence," and had further urged "recognition that...