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Fast Gains on
A|geriianPe Peace
7 Secret Army
Members Seized
In Security Roid
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PARIS, (AP).-PreSident
de Gaulle said tonight that
despite "subversive and GRIM
inal" resistance by right
wing opponents. France is
moving rapidly toward peace
in Algeria.
The French President, in
a radio-television speech to
the nation, declared he posi-
lively hoped" he would at
tain this goal very soon. He
added that France would
soon make public in detail
her latest proposals to end
the more than seven years of
savage nationalist insurrec-
ton.
PARIS, Feb. 5 (AP).-Se-
curity officers announced to-
day the arrest of seven Secret
Army members caught with
plans to overthrow the govern
ment. The development came
as the nation awaited Presi-
dent de Gaulle'S speech to-
night on Algeria, which may
touch off more violence.
Authorities said the arrest
of the men, identified as mem
bers of the Secret Army's oper-
ational headquarters, was the
most severe blow to date
against the underground in
France. The Secret Army is
sworn to prevent Algerian in
dependence.
At the same time, a bomb
believed laid by the Secret
Army damaged a television
tower in the northern city of
Lille. This is q tactic used by
the Secret Army to black out
important speeches by Gen. de
Gaulle. Transmission at Lille
was not interrupted, however.
A bomb also blew in the doors
and smashed windows at the
regional administrative head
quarters at Grenoble, in the
Alps, and there were scattered
outbreaks of violence in Algeria
Elaborate Guards Set
The blows of the Secret
Army came despite elaborate
security measures in both
France and Algeria against vio-
lent reaction to Gen. de Gaulle's
radio and TV speech. He is
expected to make some report
on progress toward ending the
seven-year Moslem rebellion in
Algeria by giving rule to the
Arabs over opposition of white
European residents.
French authorities said the
seven members of the Secret
Army were five officers and
two lawyers. Among them was
a retired colonel. None is well
known. They were arrested
while meeting in an apartment
building on the Avenue Frank
lin Roosevelt in downtown
Paris Saturday night.
Authorities said documents
seized included a list of police
officers to be assassinated be-
fore the launching of an anti
government plot. National Sc
|curity police who studied the
documents have begun a series
of followup investigations.
Thousands of riot police, 80
tanks, 100 squad cars and light
armored vehicles waited on the
alert on the outskirts of Paris.
Troops took over strategic posi-
tons in key Algerian cities to
counter the threat of an upris-
ing by the underground Secret
Army Organization of Euro
peans fighting to keep Algeria
French.
Paris Leaks Reports
For days high sources have
leaked the word that secret
negotiations between Gen. de
Gaulle and the Algerian rebels
toward a cease fire are well
advanced. Few observers be-
lieved, however, that the time
had arrived when the French
president, who has dedicated
himself to settling the rebellion,
could announce a peace settle
ment.
Gen. de Gaulle is a leader
who keeps his own counsel
There was growing speculation
that he would express guarded
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