Evening star., 1961-04-26
NIGERIA
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les insurrection.
Gen. Terrenoire said the in
surrection had put France in
deadly peril.
In the early hours of the
rebellion" Mr.. Terrenoire said,
"the state risked being aban-
doned, it is certain, by those
whose duty it is to support
her"
Mr.. Terrenoire said the cabi-
net had not considered the
fate of the first Foreign Legion
paratroop regiment, the main
stay of Gen. Challe's insur-
gents.
Already stripped of his rank
and dismissed from the service
on order of Gen. de Gaulle,
Gen. Challe was to be confined
in Sante prison in Paris as a
common criminal and not in a
military prison.
Legal officers waited at
Villacoublay airport just out
side Paris to serve him with a
warrant charging him with or
ganizing an insurrection and
usurping command in Algeria.
Generals Flee
Gen. Challe and the three
other generals of his rebel
junta fled from Algiers last
night after the collapse of
their revolt. A convoy of trucks
and autos, guarded by some of
the paratrooperS who had
spearheaded the rebellion, took
them and some 35 of their top
followers to an unknown
destination.
Their disappearance from
the city set off a vigorous
ground and air search.
While civilian and military
authorities made prisoners by
the insurgents in their pre-
dawn coup last Saturday re-
sumed control of their offices in
Algiers, gehdarmes and troops
set up roadblocks on main high
ways. Search planes roared into
the Algerian skies at dawn.
The fleeing generals left be-
hind them deSpairing and be-
wildered French settlers of the
North African metropolis who
had supported their effort to
overthrow Gen. de Gaulle and
keep Algeria forever French.
In addition to trials of the
generals and four colonies
charged with key roles in the
revolt, military courts presum-
ably will also Judge the soldiers
who Joined in the revolt, partic-
ularly the paratroopers who
were the rebellious officers
Oh OIlEC CSJ al Ill.
1t was not known II any
action was planned against
their civilian supporters.
The rebellion, second such
defiance of Gen. de Gaulle in
Algeria in IS months, collapsed
with spectacular suddenneSS
late last night. One moment
the military junta the anti
Gaullist French of Algiers hao
chosen to follow was urging
them to fight to the death
Soon after they we're driving of
into the darkness in trucks
loaded with paratroopers.
The climactic scene Of the
short-lived rising occurred, like
so many of the turbulent events
in Algerian history, in the vast
Forum in the heart of the city
A crowd of $4,000 French
settlers gathered there as ru-
mors spread through the city
that forces loyal to Gen. de
Gaulle were preparing to retake
Algiers.
Game Up, Generals Know
Inside government headquar-
ters, Gems. Challe, Salan, Zellel
and Jouhaud listened as the
bad news poured in.
Mobile gendarmes, loyal tt
Gen. de Gaulle and supported
by tanks, were approaching tht
city. Oran and Constantine
once in insurgent hands. haC
surrendered to government!
forces earlier in the day.
The game was up and tht
generals, professional soldier'
long used to evaluating theil
power, knew it.
Gems. Challe and Salan at
tempted one last gesture. The!
went to a balcony overlooking
the Forum, the same balloon!
from which Gen. Challe Mon
day told a cheering crowd o
100000 his forces would figh
to the death to keep Algeri;
French.
He looked down on the angr
mob and tried to speak as tn
first shots rang out fror
clashes between mutinouS para
troopers and loyal gendarme'
But the microphone was dea
and his words were lost in tn
tumult of wild shouting fror
the crowd:
Gen. Challe, Salan an
Jouhaud left the government
buildings and climbed int
trucks loaded with their para
troop followers. Gen. Zeller lei
in an auto. All but Gen. Chall
were broken men. Gen. Chall
laughed and puffed his pipe.
The gendarmes mopped u
the few pockets Of resistanC
in Algiers, herded the popula
ton indoors, and took away tt
arms of armed civilians the
met on the streets.
One of the last to disappes
into the darkness was lnsurGer
Col. Yves GODDARD, a legendal
paratrooper. He told newsmel
There is nothing left for n
but to put a ballet in my head
White Settlers Supplied
The European population
Algiers-almoSt to a man b
hind the inSIlrrecti0O - W