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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 15, 1962

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes review International events France s voters backed de Gaulle on Algeria Fiche French people gave. Al president Charles de Gaulle a  vote of Confidence tin his algerian policy last week.  90 per cent of those a i Job quote to a popular ref read univ designed to give de Gaulle the Means to carry through the accords reached i Tutti algerian rebels voted  in backing de Gaulle in the referendum the nation also showed massive disapproval of i Gilt Wing efforts in Algeria and France to Block the accords by terrorist  Paris meanwhile former Gen Edmond Jobu mud was sentenced to death. A special Mili tary court handed Down the verdict after two and a Quarter hours of deliberation Jou Haud was charged with be ing involved in the so called Gen eral s revolt in april 1961 and of being a Jeader of the secret army organization Oas. Jou Haud did not deny the charges but sought to justify himself on the ground he was following the same policies that he always had defended and that Many French government and political figures had espoused. He pictured himself As a Patriot who was defending the interests of his fellow algerians. A letter from Oas Leader Raoul Salan was read to the court. In the letter Salan took responsibility for Jou Haud s Oas activities. Fre Nuit to Smylis ssi3 101 by  
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