Evening star., 1961-07-25
TUNISIA
Bourquibo Warns of Outbreak
Of Fighting if Crisis Continues
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reports of new arrests today
among members of the French
community.
Despite the crisis, air and sea
travel services between France
and Tunisia continued.
Mr.. Hammarskjold had q
three-hour session last night
with Mr.. Bourguiba which a
Tunisian official described as
exploratory"
New Session Expected
The U. N. chief was tight
Tipped when he emerged from
Mr.. Bourguiba's seaside sum-
mer palace 10 miles outside
the capital. His only comment
to newsmen was that he had
not scheduled a visit to the city
Of Bizerte, which the French
in four days Of bloody fighting
captured before a cease fire
call from the U. N. Security
Council stopped the shooting.
The secretary general, who
described the crisis as "a mat
ter of urgency" was reported
20 have told officials he could
not foresee how many days his
mission would take. U. N.
sources in New Yark said Mr..
7ammarskjold was expected to
veturn Thursday.
A Tunisian delegation source
1t U. N. headquarters in New
FORK said another Security
Council session on Bizerte was
virtually certain late this week
The Tunisians accused France
ST flouting the Councils reso-
,ution, which. also called on
ore-battle positions in Bizerte.
10Th sides to return to their
French government sources
have said France. would not
pull back until the Tunisian
government guarantees her free !
communications to and be-
tween the various installations
Of her huge naval and air
oase at Bizerte. The city of
Bizerte lies astride Of the chan
mel to the base from the Medi-
terranean.
Surrender Of Base Asked
Mr.. Bourguiba has demanded
that France give up the base
Immediately and also give Tu-
nisia a piece of the French
held Sahara. The fighting ,
srupted last week after the
Tunisians laid siege to the
and approaches to the base
and sent a ag-planting ex-
pedition into the Sahara be-
yond the Tunisian border.
An aide said Mr.. Hammar-
skjold's itinerary in Tunisia.
Including any inspection of
Bizerte, was up to the Tu-
nisians who asked him to come
here to discuss the crisis.
An inspection of the battle
torn city could antagonize the
French government, which did
not invite Mr.. Hammarskjold
70 intervene and insists the
3izerte dispute is a private
matter between France and
Tunisia. Observers felt, how
ever, that Mr.. Hammarskjold's
inquiry would not be complete
without an on-the-spot check
Of the battle scene and some
contracts with local French Of
ficials.
Tunisia's cause was bolstered
by still more expressions of |,
support and sympathy from
Asian-African countries, many
Of whom had opposed Mr..
Bourguiba previously because
Of his pro-Western sympathies.
King Saud of Saudi Arabia
pledged his Kingdoms all-out |,
support for Tunisia's "heroic
struggle against imperialism"
Mecca radio said.
PakiStan President Ayub
Khan sent a message assuring
Mr.. Bourguiba of Pakistani
sympathy and support.
President Philibert TSiranana
Of the Malagasy Republic sent
messages to both sides. He
urged Tunisia to reopen nego-
tiations with France for a set
tlement. And in a message to
President de Gaulle, he ex-
pressed confidence France
could protect her legitimate
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