Speech of Charles de Gaulle on the insurrection in Algiers against the authority of France

Speech of Charles de Gaulle on the insurrection in Algiers against the authority of France

Extract from the broadcast statement of General de Gaulle, who, after having decided on the principle of self-determination of the Algerians, speaks about the insurrection of the FAF -Front Algérie française- in Algiers, they killed good soldiers, they stand in arms against the authority of France based on feverish fears and passions, they provoke the forced strike, A break in national unity is likely to take place at the indignation of the French nation and in the midst of the fighting against the rebels. If this secession were carried out and whatever is said there are very dear links between him and this overseas community since the Second World War and the engagement of their sons in Free France and since May 1958 when he was called to restore order.

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File : Policy and Security

Publication date : 29 January 1960