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Uneasy Peace : Algeria tense under cease-fire.
Algeria broods under ominous clouds of tension
after a cease-fire between France and Muslim rebels
brings momentary peace.
The day the truce was announced after months of negociations
Algiers and Oran were quiet.
But quiet only because of a general strike
called by leaders of the Secret Army.
These rightists who want Algeria to remain French
have vowed to fight to the bitter end
to accomplish their aims.
Two days after France signed a pact with the rebels,
the Secret Army redo terror bombings
killing 32 civilians and police in two days.
The key to orderly peace lies with the French Army.
Observers note that if they remain loyal
to President De Gaulle and control the Secret Army,
true peace may come about
in this strife-torn African nation.