Bidault In Lisbon Boarding House

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30092, 28 March 1963, Page 15

Bidault In Lisbon Boarding House

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LISBON, March 27. The father of a Lisbon boarding house keeper told Reuters early today that Mr Georges Bidault, the French anti-Gaullist leader, and his secretary were staying at his daughter’s establishment.

Police are on guard outside the boarding house called “Pensao Ninho das Aguias”—the “Eagle’s Nest.”

Two Frenchmen who arrived m Lisbon in a Dutch airliner yesterday under the name; of Maurice Auberger and Paul Offrey, were believed by airport officials to bi really Mr Bidault and his secretary Mr Guy Ribeaud The evening newspaper “Diano de Lisboa." said the two men had been driven to a private house on the outskirts of Lisbon, but it was believed Mr Bidault- would stay here only long enough to arrange a passage to South America Early today, a Lisbon after-

noon newspaper journalist. Nuno Rocha, said he had traced Mr Bidault to the “Eagles Nest’' boarding house but that the proprietor a woman had denied the presence of the French le .der at his request Rocha said that the rooms to Mr Bidault and his secretary had been looked by a Portuguese and that Mr Bidault himself was suffering from influenza The “Eagles' Nest” is a three-storeyed building near th top of one of Lisbon's seven hills, commanding a fine view of the Tagus The police on duty outside the building this morning would not confirm that Mr Bidault was inside A policeman guarding the entrance told journalists early today: “I cannot make any statement now but you can draw your own conclusions " Mr Amadeu Pereira da S-lva father of the boarding house proprietor confirmed that Mr Bidault and his secretary were staying under the names of Auberger and Offrey Mr da Silva also confirmed that Mr Bidault had influenza Neither Mr Bidault nor his secretary had left the house since they arrived there soon alter midnight He said Mr Bidault received and made several telephone calls