Word: evian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...later captured by the French, and escaped from jail. In 1956 Ben Bella and three other top leaders of the F.L.N. were arrested when their Moroccan plane was intercepted by the French, and he spent the next five years in French prisons. After France and the F.L.N. signed the Evian truce agreements, Ben Bella was released, and soon let it be known that he accepted neither the policy nor the authority of Benkhedda. Ben Bella may be no Communist, but he spouts the Marxist line and would work with the Communists if he thought that this could...
...disappeared from view, the F.L.N. high command issued a communique that blasted the S.A.O. as "criminals" and flatly declared that the only "road to salvation" for Europeans was to depend on the Evian agreement signed last March by representatives of the F.L.N. and De Gaulle's government. The Evian accord allows Europeans to retain their French nationality for three years even though they participate in Algerian elections as voters or candidates, and promises that they "shall enjoy the benefits of resident aliens" if they then choose to remain French. Pleaded the F.L.N. statement: "The Evian agreements are the charter...
Panicky Exodus. Despite the ringing words, the F.L.N. refusal to add specific guarantees to the Evian accord was discouraging to European liberals and non-F.L.N. Moslems. It enraged the S.A.O., whose transmitter broke into a regular...
...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...
Stumbling Blocks. For the past twelve days, France and the world have gone through cliffhanging suspense as the cease-fire negotiators wrangled at Evian-les-Bains. The major issues had all been settled: a transition period for Algeria, leased bases for the French, guarantees for Europeans. But last-minute stumbling blocks appeared. Among the chief problems was the composition of the Provisional Executive, which is to govern Algeria during the ceasefire; on this, the F.L.N. demanded a twelve-man French-Moslem committee with an F.L.N. nominee as chairman. Another issue: the powers and strength of the Force Locale to police...