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...Laniel waited, nevertheless, confident that Juin would change his imperious mind and obey at the last moment. A clock chimed 7 p.m. No Marshal Juin. 7:15 p.m.: a bustle in the courtyard, and Defense Minister Pleven arrived. At 7:45 p.m., Laniel and Pleven walked out to the Premier's car. "Is Marshal Juin coming?" a waiting newsman asked. "No comment," said Laniel. The ministers drove to the Elysee Palace to confer with President Coty. Afterwards, Laniel summoned an emergency Cabinet meeting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Juin Affair | 4/12/1954 | See Source »

Jostled Premier. All France rocked at the news. Gaullists booed and catcalled; Communists discovered that "militarist Juin" was really a fellow citizen resisting EDC. Premier Laniel had to stand before the excited National Assembly to justify his government's decision. "There is no question of being for or against EDC," he explained. "It is simply a matter of whether a servant of the state owes obedience to the state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Juin Affair | 4/12/1954 | See Source »

...Laniel read some correspondence between himself and Juin. In one letter, Juin had written: "I will not be called on the carpet like a simple bugler . . ." Another: "I don't want to come to the Hotel Matignon and run into a crowd of newspapermen . . . waiting with curiosity for a man who is about to be thrashed with saddle straps." Said Laniel to the Assembly, with a sigh: "I told him he could use a side entrance, but his mind was made up." The National Assembly laughed-in sympathy with Premier Laniel and with civilian government. It supported the sacking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Juin Affair | 4/12/1954 | See Source »

Outside, in the streets of Paris, the affair did not end so smoothly. At week's end, bands of right-wing students, veterans, followers of General de Gaulle and monarchists began parading and shouting, "Vive Juin!" Laniel and Pleven went to a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe for the fallen soldiers of Dienbienphu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Juin Affair | 4/12/1954 | See Source »

...ceremonies, a glowering, hostile crowd surrounded Laniel and Pleven. Gaullist hooligans lunged at them, shouting: "Resign! Resign!" Leaflets showered down: "They fired Juin today, will they arrest De Gaulle tomorrow?" A man shook his fist in the Defense Minister's face. Officials helped Laniel elbow his way to a police car. Police had to link arms and plow a path before Pleven could make it to his own car. "This is the first time such a disgraceful and disagreeable scene has ever occurred at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier," said an official...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Juin Affair | 4/12/1954 | See Source »

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