A French attempt to revive a third force killed the first Evian talks
Evidence
On the day of the publication of simultaneous communiqués announcing the Evian talks, Louis Joxe, de Gaulle’s Minister for Algeria, committed what looked like a major gaffe. He announced that he would “be meeting the M.N.A. in parallel with the F.L.N.”. It was a last final attempt by France to resurrect the idea of a “third force” — and a thoroughly unsuccessful one. The G.P.R.A. exploded; here at the eleventh hour was France trying to turn the peace talks into a round-table affair; trying to do just what Ahmed Francis had always warned they would do — “produce a Bao-Dai out of a hat”. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1422 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Torture destroyed the Muslim third force and turned French opinion against the war; France’s last attempt to create a third negotiating force collapsed instantly under F.L.N. pressure. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1422
Related
- France’s last attempt to create a third negotiating force collapsed instantly under F.L.N. pressure. (similarity 0.93)
- The F.L.N. forced the French to abandon every major negotiating demand in sequence. (similarity 0.84)
- Torture destroyed the Muslim third force and turned French opinion against the war (similarity 0.82)
Broader Connections
- France’s last attempt to create a third negotiating force collapsed instantly under F.L.N. pressure.
#expands(0.85) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1422