A bodyguard assigned to protect de Gaulle nearly assassinated him in Oranie

Evidence

But at that precise moment — so the story has it — the threat of death to de Gaulle came from a totally different direction, and it was never to be closer. One of de Gaulle’s C.R.S. motor-cycle escort, moving almost within touching distance of the President, was a pied noir who — revolted by the 4 November speech — had volunteered to shoot him down, then ride off to safety. It would have been too easy. While de Gaulle was on his walkabout, the C.R.S. telephoned his F.A.F. bosses for confirmation; but — for reasons that remain obscure, possibly a veto by the military — the answer he got was: “No”. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1299

Categorization

• QUESTION: Why did the military veto the assassination? The author leaves it obscure — worth chasing in O.A.S. historiography.
• XREF: connects to: De Gaulle met armed rebel leaders with only a hidden marksman for protection — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1187; Ultra settlers mounted multiple improvised assassination attempts on de Gaulle’s tour — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1301

Related

• De Gaulle met armed rebel leaders with only a hidden marksman for protection (similarity 0.86)
• Pied noir settlers plotted repeatedly to kill de Gaulle over Algeria (similarity 0.80)
• Ultra settlers mounted multiple improvised assassination attempts on de Gaulle’s tour (similarity 0.80)
• Ultras believed they could depose de Gaulle as they had raised him (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Ultra settlers mounted multiple improvised assassination attempts on de Gaulle’s tour #corroborates (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1301