DE GAULLE MANOEUVRES; THE FLN CONTINUES THE FIGHT
Algeria
De Gaulle's much-awaited statement on Algeria comdetes recognition of ding Algramppeople cision fom etermination, including by "secession" from 'rance, with every sort of restrictions, ambiguities, an‹ dodges. It reflects his concern with warding off the pressures brought to bear on the Bonapartist power now ruling France, by divergent forces: its army, its imperialist allies, and the Algerian revolution.
The positive aspect of the statement is that it definitely buries the thesis of "integration," the watchword at the inauguration of the May 13th regime.
The negative aspects of the statement are its refusal to recognize the FLN and to enter into negotiations with it the exact conditions under which the Algerian population can freely express its choice; and also its biguities about the "referendum" in the "twelve departments" of Algeria and the "regroupment" of French settlers and "collaborators" - ambiguities which include the by incent y ecion and antice.
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As we go to the precise answer of the Bad y fosted the burial of the thesis of on, tegich mas already forced the burial of the will know how to give an intelligent answer to the manoeuvres of this Bonaparte, and, by a struggle that is intensified and well coördinated on all levels, make his regime concede genuine independence to the Algerian people.
We shall return to this subject in our next issue.