Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-03
ALGERIA
ALGERIA
De GouIIe Statement
Stresses Cooperation
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finished" Premier Ben Khedda
said in an arrival address.
Independence is not an end
in itself, it is a means for
achieving the economic and So
cial detectives without which
no revolution is worthy Of its
name"
Halls Great Victory"
Mr.. Ben Khedda said the
peace agreements signed at
Evian, France, In March, which
resulted in Sundays vote for
independence, constituted a
great victory" for the Algerian
people. He added:
They (the agreements con-
Secrate the territorial integrity
and political independence on
the Algerian state. We will
apply them loyalty"
The consular corps of Algiers,
which consists only Of repre-
sentatiVes Of Western powers,
was on the Tarmac when Mr..
Ben Khedda arrived. United
States Consul General William
Porter was among them.
Also on the Tarmac was Col.
Mohand Oul Hadj, commander
of the loyal nationalist wilaya
military district No. 3, which
has offered its men to the
government to oppose military
forces backing Mr.. Ben Bella.
French Represented
The French government was
represented by Col. Guy lie
Blevennac, commander Of the
Agier Maison Blanche air base.
.Algeria's independence be-
came effective at 1890 am
4:30 am. (EST-as the re-
suit Of q statement issued by
President de Gaulle following
a special meeting of the French
cabinet.
by the self-determination
vote Of July l, 1882" the state
ment said, 1.-The Algerian people
called for independence of Al
geria. cooperating with France.
In consequence, the rela-
tons between France and Al
geria being henceforth founded
on the conditions defined by
the governmental declarations
Of March 10, 1862 (the Evian
peace agreement), the president
of the French Republic declares
that France solemnly recognizes
the independence Of Algeria"
Frances last colonial admin
istrator Of Algeria, High Com
missioner Christian Fouchet,
conveyed President De Gaulle's
declaration to President Adder
rahmane Fares Of the Algerian
provisional executive and trans
ferred to the provisional gov
eminent the sovereignty France
had held for more than a CEN
fury over Algeria.
The green and white nation
aliSt flag was hoiSted over the
administrative capital of Rocher
Noir, outside Algiers, as several
hundred MoslemS cheered.
The Evian agreements call for
the provisional executive to
rule Algeria until a constituent
assembly Is elected later this
month and a parliamentary
government takes over. 1t was
believed Premier Ben Khedda's
cabinet from Tunis would be
merged with the provisional ex-
ecutive, and Mr.. Ben Khedda
would become president Of the
new combined executive.
Late last night, as crowds of
roaring, cheering Moslems
roamed the streets Of Algiers
celebrating the overwhelming
vote Sunday for independence,
guerrillas still loyal to Mr.. Ben
Khedda's government took con-
troll of public buildings in the
capital to deny them to Mr..
Ben Bella'S dissidents.
Some 5000 guerrillas in Gen.
trail Algeria were in a state of
open mutiny, led by Mai. 81
Mokhtar. They were Joined by
an estimated 1900 soldiers of
the French-led Moslem local
security force. About 80 French
officers and noncommissioned
officers also were with them,
presumably against their will.
The insurgent troops occu-
pied areas in the vicinity Of