De Gaulle Meets With Colleagues, May Assume Dictatorial Powers; President Scores Castro Regime

PARIS--President Charles de Gaulle was reported far ahead of other French government leaders Tuesday night in his resolve to remove barricades from the streets of Algiers.

The order in which the President called his colleagues to his office indicated he might be considering the constitutional provision allowing him to assume dictatorial powers if he feels France's integrity is threatened.

Premier Michel Debre, Defense Minister Pierre Guillaumaut and Jacques Chaban Delmas, president of the National Assembly, were on his list of visitors at the presidential palace. De Gaulle canceled a scheduled Cabinet meeting.

It was de Gaulle's insistence on the right of the Algerian people--a million European settlers and nine million North Africans--to choose their own future that led to the uprising Sunday.

Private sources said the government halted all unofficial communications at 3:30 p.m. No government official would comment, but the informants said only official dispatches were moving. Several hours later, censored press copy began arriving in Paris again.

A censored dispatch from Algiers indicated the morale of the insurgents was high.

"We're winning everywhere," declared one insurgent in the khaki uniform of the territorial militia. "We don't give a damn for politics."

But to most observers the situation seemed unchanged.

Eisenhower Firm in Cuban Policy

WASHINGTON--President Eisenhower laid down Tuesday a policy of no intervention and no reprisals at this time against Cuba despite what he called Communist intrigues and unwarranted attacks on the United States by Fidel Castro.

But Eisenhower left the way open for a tougher stand and specific action later on, if he sees a need. And, in what amounted to a solid rebuke of Castro, as diplomatic language goes, he drew a distinct line between the Cuban Prime Minister and the Cuban people.

The President spoke of a continuing great affection of the American people for the Cuban people--but he had no kind words for Castro.

The President's position on Cuba was set out following two days of conferences among Eisenhower, Secretary of State Christian A. Herter and the U.S. ambassador to Cuba, Philip W. Bonsal.

Bonsal was summoned back from Cuba after Castro, in a TV broadcast last week, accused the U.S. Embassy of collaborating with foes of his government. He also denounced Vice President Richard M. Nixon.

The news conference touched on these other items:

Military Intelligence--Calculations both as to military power and what a potential enemy intends to do with it are necessary in making intelligence estimates, Eisenhower said. This whole business of military intelligence is very intricate and complex, he said, and no one basis or channel of thought can be used to reach a proper estimate on which a government or a commander can act.

Space--Bristling a bit, Eisenhower said he doesn't feel particularly that international prestige is at stake in space exploration.