French officials have privately told President Jean Betrand Aristide that they want him to resign and for a new coalition government to be formed. One French official told the Miami Herald, '’He does not have our support. We will now move to support a government of national unity.'’ France also called for an international security force to be deployed. The UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting today to consider a request by Jamaica that a U.N.-led peacekeeping force be sent to Haiti. The Organization of American States also planned to discuss the crisis today. A leader of the opposition Guy Philippe warned residents of Haiti to stay indoors. He said “in a few days Haiti will be free of Aristide.'’ Meanwhile Haiti's capital, Port Au Prince, is preparing for an attack by the armed gangs who have taken control of much of the North. Backers of Aristide have set up barricades throughout the city. The US has closed its embassy. Public transportation has stopped. Aristide’s wife Mildred, said Wednesday she had sent her two young daughters out of the country to stay with her mother. She told CNN “’The threat is real.”