FRENCH-ALGERIAN RELATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00472A000700020021-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 16, 2004
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: April 7, 1965
• Content Type: MEMO

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Fre h?- riaEa. Relations
1. Relations between France and Algeria have been
steadily-improving since early 19. Algeria's coti-
ng -* 1 i ? *ic on Prance for trained per os n#l and for
u
as s u et f excess manpower and a Market for
o
r
n
rts. Do Gaulle considers g' relations with Algeria
i
a
mini to his long-ravage policy goals] no Alger
it the unto mdtte+tl world." Its feels that his
W >s~ase
personal prestige is at stake in so far as the Hen Bella
regime is concerned, and he can be expected to loan over
backwards to paint*i good relations. Moreover, Algeria
e Saharan oil deposits and is 0*e of France's pri. is i
Both govermmnts have exercised restrain
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'eaa of particular interest to the other. sell Bella
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icea
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Sahara (the French have conducted seven under-
, e
A tents b sin the signing of the Evian Accords it)
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a
, rou
July 1962). Algerian r eWx media have not mentioned re-
carry out his 1963 threat to renegotiate the Evian mili-
tary claussses. France, an the other hand, has discouraged
activity by Ben Bell ass opposition and, at Algeria's re-
ntative
at, expelled a proetner%t opposition represe
Le last I s tuber.
3. In recent months the Be' Bella government has
d considerable effort tsse improvve its public posture
ma
-via Parise. Algerian officials have made~a point
.Uedis have followed this lead. All but Six of the twenty
ench nationals imprisoned for political regions were
i misters took part In official welcoming ceremonies for
French technicians who had been sent to Algia in lieu
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of military service. ch efforts at this Juncture prob-
ably stew f Algeria ?a desire to create a more favorable
atmosphere for negotiations In such critical areas as
oleum and future financial and technical assistance.
4.
The oil negotiaatioa , which have dragged on for
halt, ,are expected to and In May at
Prance Me reportedly gained ea.
objective- that existing concessions will
code which carried over
to be dealt with under the
expected to accede to A
return from existing
recatctio# of F"neh
ore in my 15, the A
tance to obtaining a leers:
Aort, Prance accepted a three
eco.c aid to Algeria on
for
'ch ore, from 1065 on,
t before
to specific Impact prOJOCtO =4
'a,ns4teditearran a:n pipeline or a trans barn a
The massive economic pro ws facing tae Aige:
der ltiunt will make Ron Belles reluctant to endanger the
aid France brings to the economy..{
6. The Improved climate of relations
two countries will be publicly highlight
Paris by en Bells, who is epected
:lesion of the all negotiations., The meet,
second between the two presidents, p u a aiy will cement
the present satisfactory state of reaalaaatio _ ,
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