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'Situation In

Serious'

FRENCH MINISTER

URGES CLOSER

CO-OPERATION

Algiers, Feb. 21,

The French Resident Minister in Algiers, M. Robert Lacoste, declared here today that "the situation of Algeria on the whole is serious."

Speaking at the opening of the budget session of the Algerian Assembly, M.. Lacoste said that it would not be in the interests of France to deny the serious- ness of the Algerian situation.

t Is worthwhate

M. even 101 point it out O that everyone supplementary may measure the scope of his duting," M. Luroste added.

M Income saich that The French Government and Parlia- ment were nearly unanimous la believing that decisions must be made and carried out urgently In Algeria. "My mission, there- fore. is to act And to act quickly," M. Lacoste declared.

Admit More Moslems

M. Lacoste tald thut respected publie officials, ever though they had been "some- tinies so unjustly discredited." He ndeed that he had deelded to judge officials arcording to their nets and not recording to intentions

them attributed to more or less arbitrarily."

M. Lacoste urged that

MO

Moslem citizens be admitted inte

the ranks of the country's administration,

Lacoste said that "this taxation hus been set up in such a way that It will spare the mass of the Mostem population, so that it will not harm modest incomes, so that for the most part it will only strike at recumulated profit, and finally so that the cost of living will not be touched."

He said that the Ordinary budget for Algeria would be in- creased with about 10 milliard francs (about 51,436,000 dol- lars), in other words, tour and half times the additional taxes asked from Algerin."

Thus our budget will not bear the burdens caused by the increase consequences of new

of expenditure for security and

Lacosic sovereignty." M. clared.

Indispensable

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Algeria Is Women Protest March Ethiopia May Upset

Rebels Step Up)

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Activity

Constantine, Feb. 21. EBEL activity in the Constantine region has sharply increased in the 1st 48 hours, it was re-

ported here today,

Outlaw bands have block- ed roads, cut aqueduala and triephone lines. On Sunday

alone, alto- gether

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Lelephone poles were cut down in the region by the rebels. Two rebels were killed on Monday night in EL Milla after throwing scytial

Fronades bottles of faming petrol on soldiers in the

streets. town

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band

convoy ap- proaching the town wan also attacked. Two soldiers were wounded, Outlaws on the same night

also M Bre to a farm Bear El Arrouch and kidnapped 10 Moslem Jabourers,

A French policeman was killed by rebels at Blids, while police station at Λίπ Tagout Waa un- successfully attacked by ди outlaw band. France-Frense,

Moroccan Talks Open Today

THE

Paris, Feb. 21.

In Cyprus Capital

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Cypriot women are pletured during a recent protest march through the streets of the Prisoners," "Down Cyprus capital of Nicosia. Placarůs ́read: "Freedom to the Political with the New Laws." "Release All Prisoners," "Stop Buliding New Concentration Camps.”

'Do Not Fart Us from Our Husbands.”—Express Photo,

NATO Commander Thinks

European Atom Pool Should Make Weapons

MIE Sultan of Morocco, Sidi Mohammed ben Youssef, today held a

Paris, Feb. 21. conference final

with

French Marshal Alphonse Juin, Commander- members of the Moroccan delegation, who will to-in-Chief of the Central European Forces of NATO, morrow begin negotiations today indicated that, in his opinion, the projected with France on the inde, European atomic pool "Euratom" should be allow- pendence of Morocco. Informed sources said that the ed to make atomic weapons.

French Foreign Minister, M. would

Christian Pineau, speech at the opening sessione would make reply to the points raised by the Sultan In a speech Wednesday,

He said that the total contri- "The action taken to openbution of Metropolitan France public office to our Moslem co- to Algeria for 1956 citizens must be continued and amount to more than 80 milliard accentuated, Ara departing-francs (about 228,500,000 dól- necessary—from the usual rules |lars), an increase of 33 milliards of recruiting offelals," M. Lacoste | (about 94,381,000 dollars) over Bald.

the present contribution,

M. Lacoste pointed out that the new budget for Algeria would improve the condition of the Algerian farmer with short time!

Gift For Budget

M, Lacoste declared. "the future will tell that our blind faith in a better destiny for Algeria is a genuine realism."

Realism requires "those who suffer from a precarious material situation, who want to regain their dignity, who, renouncing He nevertheless insisted upan the industrinilsation of Alge the spirit of fatalism, want to

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the responsibility for

as the "decisive luctor in seck-thel: destiny, to seek paths to ing to obtain full employment." freedom only through France,"

M. Lacoste said that for the M. Lacoste declared.

Arst me in 1950, Metropolitan

France would give Algeria o sum

of about 15 milliard franca the economic and social pro- (about 42,755,000 dollars) for an

extraordinary budget,

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Speaking at a ceremony in Paris attended by US Ambassador Douglas Dillon, Marshal Juin said: "We have nothing against Euratom but it is difficult to accept that it should be barred from (military) atomic manufacture."

At a reception given by the President, M. Rene Coty, on

He said that he was against weapons but Wednesday, the Sultan sald making utomle

that the Russians, for their the talks would have two alms: To make Moroccan purt, are manufacturing atomic independence

tangible devices reality and to define the links of Inter-dependence govern Ing relations between Morocco aud France.

At the same

Marshal Juin made his speech during a ceremony. organised by the French school for American studies, to mark the time, the Sultan 80th birthday of General raised the question

who of the Maxime Weygand, territorial unity of Morocco, inunded French troops in 1940. He sald: "There is no real or acceptable liberty without the unity and integrity of the na- tional territory". -- France-

He concluded by saying that

Presse. just laid out he hat grammé

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political

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He added that taxes would gramme, "because it is the in-

Increased by 4 milliard dispensable means franes (about 10,028,000 dollars) | cconomic

opening modern

for giving responsibilities, .for "In order to fight against In-

life to those flatlonist pressure which could whose miserable condition makes develop from

massive them today secondary citizens, increase of publle investments whatever

their theoretical Inanced from the exterior." rights."--France-Presse,

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The

Marshal, French Resident General

for French Morvern, appealed presence in North Africa. "We don't want a shrunken Europe, we want it to extend as far as Africa."

Marshal Juin branded terror- ism in North Afrien $5 an "infiltration virus."

The Marshal criticised govern-

mental instability in France, which, he said, was fatal for a United Nations, Feb. 21.'

country, "I am thinking of The United Nations North Africa," he remarked.

He referred to North Africa as Trusteeship Council today discussed

his own country "which is tear- alleged slavery ing itself' apart." practices in the French Presse. Cameroons.

The United Nations delegate

to the Council, Mr Benjamin

Greig, questioned the French

delegate, M. Robert Bargues, on

in

an article which appeared the New York press today.

The article was based on report mentioned last week in French Union Assembly

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(overseas parliament) from the French Embassy at Jedda.

The report stated that Saudi Arabian merchants had vent and the agents to the Sudan,

Niger and Volta river regions,

France-

Production Race

UKRAINE,

VERSUS

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RUSSIA

Marshal Juin

Coloured People

Warned Against Reds

New York, Feb. 21.

for the Advancement of

Tho National Association

Coloured People today issued

a warning against Commun-

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Aswan Dam Plans

Washington, Feb. 21.

The government of Ethiopia served notice on Egypt today that it has plans of its own for hydroelectric and irrigation. projects for the Nile River which might affect Egypt's much-publicised planning for the Aswan Dam.

The Blue Nile, one of the branches of the famed river is in Ethiopia, where it is fed by a number of major streams draining that country. · The Ethioplon government, in, "The greatly accelerated paca statement released by. its at which these teclinical studios in Washington, an- have been proceeding during the Embassy nounced that such planning by past 12 months testifies to the Ethiopia was underway.

progress achieved in the techni- cat and administrative nels,

Not Clear

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An Embassy spokesman, clarifying the announcement for the United Press, said his coun- try did not know whether its

projects would affect Egypt's The statement also ld that plarining. but that it should "In the allocation of bids .......... give all concerned adequate financing terms and conditions notice.

will be taken lato considera-

Comes From Ethiopia

tion."

The Embassy spokesman sald he did not think his government

He said his government had would seek US grant old for the not yet received enough in- project, but added that it was formation. from either Egypt not clear yet what loans might or the US" to form an opinion) be sought-United Press on the effect its own planning would have on that of Egypt

The Embassy statement

American CAB pointed out that a large amount

Rejects Polar Route

arcas.... volume Courses

Twenty Miles By Swordfish

waters of the Nile comes from Ethiopia, where the ex-" tent and complexity of the watershed had made necessary long surveys,

Wellington, Feb. 21. "As distinguished from other

The first broadbill-ho true the Nile, the large swordfish--to be caught in Now and the variety of waters near Mayor Island since Washington, Feb. 21. engineering projects involved 1997 was landed by MB 8. B. in Ethiopia have required a Priest after it had towed his THE American Civil Aero-engthy programume of analysis launch more than 20 miles Inautical Bureau today and co-ordination by the Im- rejected a proposal by the perial Ethiopian government," International Air Trans- the statement said. port Association to €9- tablish a polar air servico between Europe and Japan.

The

would projected servico have enabled a $400 roduction to be made in the prescat price of an air ticket from Europe

via to Japan United States.

the

At the same time, the American body TOVETSCO 0 previous decision and approved a 10 per cent increase in first cinse Innes on trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific airlines, The in- creased price will come into force on April 1. It was re- commended at the last con- ference of the LATA in Miami last September.

The American Civil Aeronautics Bureau gayo its approval after most of the countries belong- ing to the IATA had approved the price increase..

The American body only gave

Temporary approval until September. 30, and indicated that it would probably not re- new its approval.

It called

con-

upoir airlines cerned to take proposals for now price scales to came into effect after September 30,-- France-Presso,

PAKISTAN

ADOPTS A

The

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Karachi, Feb. 21. Pakistan Constituent

ist efforts to infiltrate Assembly today adopted a con- stitutional clause aimed at give nation-wide civil rights a5-ing Pakistan the omelal title of sembly to be held in Pakistan Islamic Washington from March Voting was 47 to 22.

4-6.

Mr

Republic."

The bill overrode joint. op- position from Hindu members Roy Wilkins, executive of the Assembly and from the Paris, Feb. 21. secretary of the NAACP, urged opposition "Awami League."

The hostilo vote of the Mikhail Yasnov, to organise fictitious pilgrimages

Pro- the association's 1,300 branches to Mecca. The "pligrima"" were

and youth councils to use care Hindus marked the end of the Council of in selecting delegates to

coalition the present government then sold on their arrival insident of the

Ministers of the Russian assembly.

Saudi Arabio.

race," Moscow "radio ported..

which linked the

Moslern

The fish was 12 feet six inches long and weighed 500 pounds.-- China Mail Special.

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Students Must FLOWER ARRANGEMENT AND

The French delegálo, who Republic, today accepted Unless this wero done. he Loogue, the United Bengal front caft the trade was very small, the challenge

and Hindu parties from of the cald, there was à possibility promised to put all the informa- Ukraine Republic to en- that left-wingers might

Bengal-France-Presse. cap- ilon at his disposal before the

ture the assembly and then Council-France-Presse.

gage in

a"production the whole civil rights move- remont will receive a black eye and we will get very little attention, if any, by Congress," Last week the Communist Dally Worker urged support for which has been the assembly, called by various organisations to seek legislation in the cur- rent session of Congress against "break- what sponsors call a down in law and order in somo parts of the South?”--Reuter.

Peru Rebels Call For Support

Peruvian rebel

Bir Yasov, speaking at the Soviet Communist Party Con~ the gress in Moscow, laaded advantages contained in the proposal for "socialist com- petition" which was made at the Congress last week by the Prezident of the Council of Ministers of the Ukraine.

Rogota, Feb. 21.

Broadcast from Iquitos, Northern PeruA, wore heard here today after dļi three-day silence,"

other

New Aspect

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For 2 Years

Washington, Feb, 21

All foreign students studying In the United States will be. required to live two years in Cannes, Feb. 21. Mr Yamov, who is ex-mayor The Aga Khan, who was tuming to the United States their own country before re-. of Moscow, and Soviet output They called on the

studles

are Anisbed, their hement from this now flown here from Egypt in, a after Poruvian provinces to

join would

last week,

was well if a bill today approved by the Loreto Province, where General aspect of socialist competillon, suratcher

us Senate Foreign Relations Marciri Morino started a revolt which hitherto bad been limited enough today to sit up and read

newspapers, to, Industrial and form enter-

Committee becomes AW, against President Manuel

His doctors said the 18-year- Tho Odria's

last prise government.

Weet Cormany delegate, Herr old Moslem religious loader's to Thursday,

General Mex Romam, conveyed to the fever has gone, Further evidence exchange system, Bpockets from

at the patient's Improvement Lovelgri students can study for Merino' rebel Jungle al Congress the "warm feelings of

West-GermaTA workers: the war, the departure yesterday of two years in an American ** urged the people of Broadcast wid. The Congress also, his son, Aly, for the annual university, and at the same Iquitos to disregard the gov-rang gange Font -by-the | tour of the Middle East, thus time laura more about the armant threds of @bombing Amekan: Cominuna Pary, the the Aga uncl. to "fakejutotted. | Artciosa, way of libamSTANCE

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