Algerian settlers never betrayed F.L.N. contacts to French authorities

Evidence

Here again, French colonialism must know that the most important backing given by Algeria’s Europeans to the people’s struggle has been and remains that of the settlers. Even the Algerians have been surprised by the frequency with which the settlers have responded to the appeals of the F.L.N. In any case, once contacted by the F.L.N., no settler has ever reported to the French authorities. It has happened that they have refused an appeal, but the secret has always been kept. — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 521

Categorization

  • QUESTION: How generalizable is this claim of total settler silence given Fanon’s positionality as a revolutionary propagandist?
  • XREF: connects to: European militants under torture never betrayed vital information to French authorities; French colonialism denied that Europeans could genuinely support Algerian independence; European settlers actively aided the F.L.N. and died for the Algerian cause

Broader Connections