Evening star., 1960-01-26
ALGERIA
Debre Demands Order
Be Restored in Country
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as saying city council members
sought and won assurance
from Gen. Maurice Challe.
army commander, and Paul
Delouvrier. Gen. de Gaulle's
delegate general in the North
African territory. that regular
military forces will not use
their guns against the in
surgentS.
The councilmen also asked
that no reprisals be taken
against the rightist master
minds of the uprising. Joseph
Ortiz and Pierre Lagaillarde.
Rumors spread around Paris
that both Gen. Challe and Mr..
Delouvrier had threatened to
resign If ordered to use force.
There was no confirmation.
Meets With De Gaulle
Mr.. Debre issued his state
ment after a noon meeting
with Gen. de Gaulle, who him.
self plans to make an official
visit to Algiers February 4.
THE riot has already brought
much evil to France" he said.
He confirmed he had car
ried instructions to civil and
military authorities to continue
their mission to restore order.
1T is necessary to affirm be-
fore the entire world that the
fight Of France is that of lib
erty. 1t carries for all
AlgerianS the free expression
Of their wishes" he said.
:" Nothing will be pos
sible and even all can be lost
If order is not first re-estah-
lished and maintained in AL
geria."
He called for all-out sup
port in the effort to restore
order.
Rigid censorship delayed news
OF the Algiers stalemate and
permitted little detail.
Troops Ring Area
The latest word was that
troops still ringed the down
town area where insurgents
strengthened barricades made
OF cobblestones. overturned cars
and bits and pieces of construc-
ton materials. One report |
reaching Paris said some edgi-
ness was developing among
paratroops on duty there.
Behind the barricadeS, hag-
gard men waited. Some rested
light machine guns on make
shift parapets. Most sat quietly, |
slipped wine and ate. sandwiches
handed across by sympathizers.
The troops did not intervene.
Mr.. Debre made his trouble
shooting flight to Algiers last
night. The army announced he
talked with Gen. Challe and
Mr.. Delouvrier He was reported
to have conferred also with 10
Algiers parliamentary deputies.
Whisked Back to Paris
His plane whisked him back
to Paris before the sleeping
populace was aware Of his
presence.
The 10 Algiers deputies are
expected to come to Paris later
today to continue the talks.
Meanwhile. both sides-the
1000 to 5000 insurgents and
the paratroopers who ringed
them-held their fire in the
hope there would be a peaceful
solution.
But a crowd of nearly 5000
massed before a statue Of Joan
of Arc in downtown Algiers
early today in a demonstration
of their sympathy for the en-
battled insurgents.
The demonstrators moved out
after the insurgents asked for
a show Of solidarity.
Crowd Not Disturbed
There was no immediate re-
port of disorder, and as the
demonstrators did not appear
IN an ugly mood troops made
no effort to break up the crowd
But the fact that the Pre-
mier OF France had ducked in
and out of Algiers without
making a public appearance
seemed an indication of the
public temper in the city where
"a settlers and police were
killed and 140 injured in Sun
days battle between enraged
mobs and riot police.
1t is doubtful the people
would have given Mr.. Debre a
friendly welcome. The 48-
year-old Premier is a rigid sup
porter Of Gen. de Gaulle's
Algerian policy. This would
not sit we'll in a city whose
residents once pelted a French
Premier with garbage because
they felt he was not pushing
their interests hard enough.
1t had been expected that
Gen. Debre would make a try
at talking the insurgents out
Of their street barricades with
out yielding on Gen. de Gaulle's
moderate policy Of self deter
mination for Algeria. But Of
fetal announcements made no
mention Of his seeing any in
Surgents.
De Gaulle Visit Unchanged
Gen. de Gaulle himself has
planned a personal visit to AL
giers February 4. No change
has been announced in the
plan despite the crisis.
From 1000 to 5000 men and
boys were dug in at two strong