European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It list re i v i a Tiv Ance polls subjects on new cons 5t v some 45 million people at Home and overseas to vote i on Baik code proposed by Premier Charles do Gaute x f an estimated 45 million people of widely race and background Are expected to go to the polls today in what could be one of the most important votes of our they be voting oui or non on a new Constitution proposed by Premier de Gaulle As the Basic document govern Frances fifth Republic and its overseas its finances 13th Constitution since 179l Twute Black Brown a win vote on the same Constitution Bat the Basic Point at is vastly different overseas than it is in France it to the voter in metropolitan oui vote will mean a Strong president a non will mean probable return to the Strong but chaotic National Assembly that has plagued France with 25 different governments since world War in to the voter adoption of the Constitution will mean More autonomy within the French Community of nations a rejection will mean outright Independence with none of the advantages of economic ties with in revolt torn which the French insist is an integral part of metropolitan the issues Are so clouded that no one is quite sure what a vote either Way will by Tom a staff writer j Siren co the Stais and Stoks the French As the overseas Unity is is made up of 18 Terri four one condominium shared with two autonomous states held in Trust and All Are voting except the condominium new hebrides and the Trust states Togoland All but two of the territories and depart ments Are expected to approve the constr Senegal in West Africa and scene of the bloody nationalist revolt since november Are listed As but of Gaulle has not committed himself As to whether a non vote will mean Independence for the chief bait held out for an overseas oui vote is continuation of the customs Union or Tariff free Trade system with about two thirds of the Trade of the overseas territories is with which in turn carries on about on fourth of its own Trade with the overseas Terri official France also invests some half a billion dollars a year in development of the j j some of the territories and departments Are in America Guiana and Pierre some Are in the Pacific new Caledonia and Oceania but the most important Are in French Africa is made up of Algeria Square lation regarded by French As part of metropolitan France divided into Northern territory of 12 departments Southern territory two depart ments in revolt since november i9gt population divided roughly into 000 moslem arabs and one million mostly French West Africa Square population about a grouping of eight overseas Terri tories in West Africa administered by a High commissioner population ranges from moslem moors and Taures of the Sahara desert to Pagan negroes in the Damp Jungles of the Guinea coast its eight territories Are French Sudan and niger in the Northern desert and Savannah area Senegal and French Guinea along the West Ern coast and upper Volta and the Ivory coast in the Frkich equatorial Africa 969411 Square population about a grouping of four overseas territories in Central Africa under a High commissioner its capital was the capital France during most of world War ii and peo Ples Range from  in the Northern desert to primitive piggies in equatorial rain forests of the sooth its four territories Are Chad and Ubangi Shari in the North Gabon and Middle Congo on the Guinea coast to the Madagascar Square Miles population an Island in the Indian Ocean fourth largest i food in the world its Peoples Are More closely related to malays and than africans classed As an oven am territory became French 1896 with overthrow of Royal by rebellion in 1947 suppressed considerable French Soma land 8408 population an territory important chiefly for its Telic location at the Southern the red sea population almost  moslem land area largely a Stone reunion 989 Square Tion the indicia Ocean 400 Miles East of Madagascar classed As an overseas department a has been French since the bore the name Bourbon Comoro islands population Between Madagascar and the Africa classed As an 11