ALGERIA
‘PARIS -- A preparatory committee has been formed here to help organize aid. especially of a teclnical character, for Algeria. ‘The committee is composed of J. Daboulene, J. Darets, Claude Bourdet., René Catroux, René Dumont, A. Sauvy, J. Souleil, M. Stern, F. Teitgen.
The committee has issued the following appeal:
Algeria needs disinterested aid to step up reconstruction, its general development and the struggle against misery and the consequence of eight years of war. At the present time Algeria has no recourse but to appeal for technical assistance from various governments, first of all the Trench government and the international organizations, WAathout minimizing the value of this aid on the governmental or intergovernmental level, it remains nonetheless true that 44 converts Algeria into a certain field of rivalry between the capitalist groups, with whom many of these technicians are linked, and the socialist states from which other technicians come, leaving untouched the many technicians, cadres and skilled workers who, in Europe, would be ready out of disinterested sympathy for the Algerian people to participate in the effort but who are not ‘Linked* ‘to any of the power groups«
Ve think that it is our duty to. bring together in. France and in Lurope these pedple of goodwill. ‘Out of this came the idea of an International Nongovernmental Conferendée for Technical Assistance to Algeria. The Algerian government is é¢xtremely interested in this project and assures us of its support and the warmest welcone in Algier
The objectives of the Conference will be, first of all to make an inventory of needs with the aid of the services of the ! Nigerian fovern~
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ment and a number of technicians, Algerians as well as lrench and others, working under the heading of technical assistance, with whom we are now in touch. After this inventory, priorities will be examined: that is, determination will be made of the most urgent Algerian needs, and these, however they may fit the inventory, will be considered in relation to the support which Trench and foreign technicians can bring to achieve the most rapid results.
Parallel committees are beirg formed abroad (Britain, Switzerland, Uolland, Belgium, Austria, Italy). A joint meeting of the delegotes of each committee is scheduled for the end of April, Its objective is to organize and prepare for the conference in Algiers which is scheduled for liay 27, 1963.
Tollowing the Conference, in agreement with the Algerian leaéers, an appeal will be launched by the internotional committee in each country of Durope -- and countries outside of Durope -- specifying the nature of the skills needed and the possible remuneration for people who are recruited.
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To get in touch with this committee write: René Catroux,. 30 rue de Verneuil, Paris 7, France.