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Europe anticipates that after the Algerian problem is out of the way Charles de Gaulle will be harder, not easier, to deal with. He will in effect have energy to spare for his goal of making France pre dominant in Western Europe. But the other European nations prefer a De Gaulle obsessed with French grandeur in Europe to a De Gaulle single-mindedly concerned with a crippling war in Algeria. As Amsterdam's Het Parool put it: "The solution of the Algerian problem is a relief not only for France but for the West as a whole. It will...
...former Beaux Arts student long wanted for his skillful forgeries of paintings by Braque, Leger and Picasso.) De Gaulle moved confidently ahead, appointing a trusted supporter, Politician-Diplomat Christian Fouchet. to the important post of High Commissioner in Algeria and naming a Moslem as chairman of the Algerian Provisional Executive...
...minority of the National Assembly raged against the ceasefire. Right-wing Deputies stood to attention while one of their number orated that "abandonment" of Algeria was an illegal act. Algerian Affairs Minister Louis Joxe, showing the strain of the long negotiations at Evian. assured the chamber that the nationality of those Algerian residents who wanted to remain French citizens would be protected. Pied-noir Deputies from Algeria tried to howl him down, and chanted. "Treason! Treason! Treason...
...most intriguing episodes following the Algerian cease-fire was the homecoming of Mohammed Ben Bella...
Considered the ablest and most popular of the F.L.N. rebels, Ben Bella was kidnaped in 1956 when, together with four other Algerian leaders, he boarded a Moroccan plane to fly to Tunis. The French pilot unexpectedly landed at Algiers airport and handed his passengers over to the French, who kept them prisoners for the next five years. In accordance with the ceasefire, De Gaulle's government last week released Ben Bella and his friends from confinement in the Chateau D'Au-noy, near Paris. The French wanted to return Ben Bella and his companions to Morocco, but both...