ORGANISATION OF FRENCH FORCES IN MEDITERRANEAN THEATRE (Capture
of Corsica and Elba Excluded) French High Command Soon after the
move of General de Gaulle from London to Africa the parties of
de Gaulle (President of the Comité Nationale de la France
Combattane) and Giraud (Civil and Military Commandant en Chef en
Afrique Francaise) combined together on 3 June 1943 to set up a
new provisional French government: Le Comité Francais de la
Liberation Natuionale. In a decree dated 22 June the Committee
arrogated to itself the general control of the French war effort
on land sea and air.* The organisation, supply and
administration of the * The original is very vague: 'Le Comité …
assure le direction générale de l'effort francais dans la
guerre. Il dispose de l'ensemble des forces terrestres, navales
et aériennes.' French armed forces was entrusted to a Permanent
Military Committee, headed jointly by de Gaulle and Giraud. (The
remainder of the Cttee was to consist of the three COS and a
secretarait.) The planning of