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...socialism means the liquidation of privileges." But, said Ben Bella, there would still be a "place for a free, capitalist economy. We do not intend to nationalize." And in his most important promise. Ben Bella vowed to maintain Algeria's ties to France, as specified in the Evian agreements. "The French government must help us,'' he said. "I believe it is disposed...
Delayed March. In his speech, Ben Bella again publicly affirmed his acceptance of the Evian agreements between France and the F.L.N. Provisional Government, but denounced Premier Benkhedda and his Cabinet as trying "to delay the forward march of our revolution...
...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...