from Denis Freney
On June 7th, 1962, after the coase-fire, the library of Algiers University was completely destroyed by an 0.A.S. plastic bomb attack.” The complete stock of several million tochnical and other text—books = by far the most comprehensive and urgently—needed collection in the whole of Algeria —- was destroyed with the building; the estimated loss was about £5 million. An International Committee for Reconstruction of the Algiers University Library has been established..and in response to their appeal an associated committee has boon started in Britain. This” Committee asks all friends of Algeria to help by forming local univers= ity, trade union and party committees to collect books and particularly financial assistance, and by pressing their trades councils and other organisations to do likowisee Tho addross of the committee is: Algiers Library Appeal, 4, Halbin Place, London S.W.1.