Richard Branson fails in his attempt to fly round
the world in a balloon. The craft came down safely in the
Algerian desert.
Birth of Republic: demonstrations; de Gaulle in car, at Parliament, in motorcade; de Gaulle amongst cheering crowds in Algeria; vote result; de Gaulle arrival at Elysee
Colonel Houari Boumedienne, leader of the army coup which overthrew President Ben Bella makes his first public appearance since the coup on the day marking the third anniversary of Algeria's independence:Shows Algeria street scenes and Col. Boumedienne and foreign minister Bouteflika at reception.
Algeria: Bab-el-Oued: 'Bouclage' meaning cordening off of the
district: tanks and troops surround area of poor white resisters.
Algeria: thousands of people greet the returning Prime
Minister Benyoussef Ben Khedda the day after French rule came to
an end: Ben Khedda along in jeep (wearing sunglasses) waves to
crowds: Ben Khedda waves from balcony: exited crowds below clap.
Paris: Tanks and troops in streets stand by in case of
invasion by Algerian rebels: National Assembly: Tanks lined up
outside: soldiers wait by tanks.
Paris: 1500 Algerians deported after two nights of rioting:
Airport: Algerians frisked by police: group of Algerians lined up
and guarded by police: more Algerians join group: more frisking by
Police: roll call: Algerians onto plane.
Paris: Group of Algerian women and children arrested and
escorted to police van: woman struggles with police: women wave
through grille of police van: man arrested: woman with child
arrested and led away.
Algeria: Guy Mollet (French prime minister) off plane and
greeted; Stands briefly; Closed and shuttered shops;
Outriders escort motorcade; Tracking shots of crowds lining
streets; Mollet bows head at ceremony (brief); Chanting
crowd; Tear gas filling streets and crowd running (rioters
being dispersed).
Algeria: Bou Birek: Single plane in flight through mountains
on bombing run over village; French troops viewing from a
distance; Air views of smoke rising from village after
bombing; French helicopter in flight; Heli lands and troops
out; Troops up mountain side; Arrested locals led along with
hands on heads; Soldier explaining to village children;
Grain handed out; Villagers clap; Man carrying sack on
shoulder.
ALGERIA: French army convoy along road; Roadblock of trees
across road blocking the way; Troops removing trees; Convoy
continues on its way; French artillery firing; Helicopter
lands and arrested POWs led along with hands on heads.
Algiers: crowds rush through to war memorial: flags waved and
wreath laid: Demo along to Government Building: riot as stones
thrown at building.
Paris: George Ffitch sets scene: Guy Mollet out of National
Assembly interview about the situation in France and Algeria.
Paris: General Charles De Gaulle's first PKF for six years:
Brian Connell sets scene and translates as De Gaulle talks about
the crisis in North Africa: time for a resurection of national
forces: he will take charge again if necessary.
Algiers: motorbike outriders: De Gaulle stands in open top
car as along waving to crowds: people on balconies, crowds on
street, clouds of paper fall as De Gaulle along: Peter Hopkirk
sets scene as mass of people in square below: he estimates the
crowd at 300,000: De Gaulle out onto balcony to huge roar from
below: De Gaulle speech.