Evening star., 1955-08-23
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The reprisals in Morocco over
shadowed similar operations in
Algeria, where order apparently
was more quickely restored.
The zone of operations in east
lern Morocco embraced the worst
sorespots-Oued Zem and the
towns of Kenifra and Khourigba
where similar fighting between
nationalists and French troops
and settlers took place. All are
100 miles or more inland from
ICssablanca.
It was the same area that Gen.
Raymond Duval, commander of
French troops in Morocco. was
killed in a plane crash yesterday.
A correspondent returning
from the great phosphate pro-
ducing center Of Khouribga re-
ported that all surface installa-
tons and machinery mad been
burned out over a 12-mlle area.
Mines which had turned out 49,
900 tons a day were at a stand
still and 5000 men were idle.
There were 400 arrests at Oued
Zem yesterday, but authorities
said only so Moroccans were held
in jail. Fifty rifles and several
dozen cases of ammunition OF
various origins were reported
seized in a house-to-house search
of the ravaged town.
One Foreign Legionnaire was
reported killed during the Wig
orous cleanup yesterday. Many
Arab residents of the town barri-
caded their houses against the
Legion search.
/ In Algeria, Legionnaire S
cleaned out nine suspected rebel
hldeout villages around Constan-
tine and leveled them with ar
tillery. 1t was in that area that
the guerrillaS launched concerted
attack Saturday, but the French
beat them back with heavy
losses to the rebels.
From AK les Bains France,
where his cabinet committee of
Ifive" is meeting all week with
Moroccan leaders in an attempt
to find some solution to the
crisis. French Premier Edgar
Faure broadcast an appeal
against violence.
Mr.. Faure counseled that the
tragic events of the week end
must neither dictate solutions
nor turn us away from the
search" for q settlement between
the French and the nationalists.
Jacques Soustelle, Governor
General Of Algeria. said in a
broadcast last night that the
bloodshed would have been far
greater had not strong rein
forcements been brought into
North Africa.
"The rebellion did not pay
off," Mr.. Soustelle declared. IN
fact the attempted insurrection
resulted in a blood check. . 1t
should be well understood that
the rebellion which failed yes
terday will fail again tomorrow
If 1t is started again. France
will never yield"
Leaders Confer
! Mr.. Faure, Foreign Minister
Antoine Pinay and other French
leaders spent yesterday confer
ring at AK les Bains with sup
porters of Morocco's present
Sultan, aged Mohammed Ben
Moulay Arafa.
The Moroccan group was led
by the withered, 108-year-old
Grand Vizier (Prime Minister)
Ell Mokri, who has been acting
as chief adviser to Morocco's
Sultans since before most OF
the French ministers were born
Also on hand was THANH El
Glaoui, Pasha Of Marrakech,
who played the chief role in
busting pro-nationalist Sultan
Mohammed Ben Youssef two
years ago and replacing him by
Ben Moulay Arafa.
i Today the French were to
meet with nationalist leaders
supporting Ben Youssef., the
second anniversary of whose
custer was used as the signal
for Saturdays bloodshed. The
deposed monarch's cause has
, become the chief rallying point
;for the nationalists.
:. Another problem facing M
Faure was to find a successor
, for Gen. Duval as commander
lin chief in Morocco.
!. The 6l-year-old general wal
killed along with two companions
when his Piper Cub plane crashed
and burned near Kasbah Tadla