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Paris Holds Defiant Stand Against Algerian Coup
Paris braced for a crisis as De Gaulle warned of national disaster and mobilized troops to block rebels in Algiers and France. Tanks blocked bridges, planes were ordered to engage unknown air intruders, and civilians rushed to streets to deter an insurgent takeover amid bombings and mass demonstrations.
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St. Cloud
Michel Debre
Debre
Elysee Palace
Gaullist Union For the New Republic
UNR
Vive de Gaulle
Roger Frey
Ministry of Information
Algiers
Algeria
France
Orly
Paris
Gare de Lyon
Gare d’Austerlitz
de Gaulle
National Assembly _p
Jacques Chaban
Delmas
Beak
U. S
James
Gavin
Corsica
Ministry of Interior
French Foreign Legion
Villacoublay
Pau
Algerie Francaise
Raoul Salan
Spain
Pierre Lagaillarde
de Guulle