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Vinogradov began the discussion by saying his government was convinced that it was only a matter of time until the U.S. openly intervened in the Algerian rebellion and took over from France as the dominant power in North Africa. Artfully he recalled what happened when France, in dealing with the Communists, was obliged to give up its fight for Indo-China. The upshot of the 1954 Geneva Conference, he declared, was that the U.S. got control of South Viet Nam, the Chinese Communists got North Viet Nam, and "all we Russians got out of it was bills." This, Vinogradov confided...
...from North Africa at the hands of the U.S., the Kremlin had a vital interest in seeing France retain its position in the area. When one of the French guests suggested that Russia could contribute mightily to this goal by publicly endorsing a "strictly French solution" and "telling the Algerians to quit fighting," Vinogradov affected to find the suggestion both novel and impressive. "Hmm," he said. "I'll communicate the idea to my superiors right away. We are serious about this Algerian business. Don't be surprised by anything...
...millions of French soccer fans it was the saddest blow of the Algerian rebellion. Favorite teams were badly crippled, and club owners put a trade value of $250,000 on the missing players. The players had not been treated meanly as Algerians; they were good friends of the other players, and were regarded as sports celebrities; most had French wives or girl friends...
...conference itself, Nkrumah opened the proceedings with an impassioned "Hands off Africa!" speech. But as the conference progressed, Nkrumah seemed to be less in control of it. The real stars turned out to be the Algerians, who had wheedled their way into the conference by attaching themselves to the U.A.R. delegation. Chief performer: M'hammed Yazid, the Algerian F.L.N. observer...
...week's end, the conference passed a resolution giving to Algerian rebels just about everything they asked. Equally important: Ghana, Liberia and Ethiopia, which had hitherto expressed only vague solidarity, seemed ready to offer material help, probably in the form of food. All in all, Yazid, who officially should not have been at Nkrumah's conference at all, came close to stealing the African Personality show...