INDEPENDENCE OF TUNISIA
PARIS, March 20. France today recognised Tunisian independence. including the right to set up her own national army, in a joint protocol signed in Paris. The orotoco] also recognised Tunisia’s right “to exercise her responsibility in foreign affairs.” The orotocol was signed by Mr Christian Tineau. the French Foreign Minister, and Mr Tahar Ben Amar, the Tunisian Prime Minister, who flew to Paris from Tunis for the ceremony. More than 3.000,000 Tunisians receive their freedom under the protocol, which comes after three weeks of talks by French and Tunisian delegations on extending the Tunisian home rule agreement signed last year.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27924, 22 March 1956, Page 13
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