Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-17

rian committee.
Bomb at Pleven House
A bomb was found and de-
fused outside the iron gates of
the chateau of La Celle St.
Cloud, ofhcial country residence
Of Foreign Minister Rene PIE
ven outside Paris. Police trucks
roared through Paris streets,
rounding Up suspected extrem-
lists.
Two other bombs were found
yesterday in front Of govern
ment ministries, and one ex-
ploded in the cellar Of Mr..
Phimlin's country home at
Hendaye. near the Spanish
frontier.
Mr.. Pflimlin held a council
of war at his ONCE with Andre
Mutter, minister for Algeria,
Gen Edward Corniglion-
Molinier, minister for the Sa-
hara, and Albert Gazier, minis
ter Of information.
They discussed the problem
of how Paris could regain con-
troll Of Algeria. from the in
surrectional military civilian
committees.
Ely Sees Oficials
The position Of Gen. Paul
Ely, chief Of the combined
chiefs of staff, was obscure.
There were reports he offered
his resignation to President
Rene Coty because two of his
generals were under detention.
Gen. Ely saw the President,
Mr.. Pfiimlin and Defense Min
lister Pierre de Chevigne last
night soon after 1t was re-
ported that two Of his top
aides-Lt. Gen. Andre Challe
and Brig. Gen. Jacques Martin
were confined to their quar-
tiers. Gen. Challe is also a
personnel ofiicer on the staff of
the supreme allied commander
in Europe, American Gen.
Lauris Norstad, at the Atlantic
alliance military headquarters
near Paris.
The atmosphere of crisis in
France brought runs on food
stores. Many stores reported
their shelves stripped OF all
canned goods. Fear Of possible
rationing kept buyers lining up
for whatever they could find.
The course of future events
may be affected by what Gen
de Gaulle has to say Monday
Left In Suspense
The World War II resistance
leaders original statement was
so crytic that Frenchmen were
not sure whether he wanted
power handed to him legally
or was willing to take over in
a coup.
The second possibility COM
ing in as a man on horseback
to establish something that
might come close to a military
dictatorship - was the most
common Interpretation al
though a close associate of
Gen. De Gaulle said he would
never accept power Illegally
The announcement today
from Gen. De Gaulle's Paris
Office left the nation facing a
week end of suspense. The gen.
eral remained at his rural home
in eastern France until Mon
day.
Some $4,000 police and spe-
cial security troops patrollcd
Paris while special agents
famed out across France To-
arrest persons suspected Of
plotting to raise Gen. De Gaulle
to power.
Gen. de Gaulle today decided
to break his silence for the
second time during the crisis
over Algeria. He scheduled q
news conference Monday.
The general announced two
days ago he was ready TO take
power if necessary.
Rlghtist Control Algeria
While Mr.. Pflimlin console
dated his four day-old govern
ment's hold on continental
France, the military-civilian
rightists in Algeria who seized
control of that North African
territory Tuesday remained in
undisputed control.
An all-Algeria instruction
committee met secretly in AL
giers last night to consider a
stalemate in which Mr.. Pdimlin
holds France and, for the mo-
ment at least, appears unable
to do anything about the Alger-
ian defiance, while the rebels
in Algiers are unable from there
to put Gen. de Gaulle in Office.
There was no sign Of the Al
gierS Committee Of Public SAT-
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