American diplomatic briefings in 1957-58 aimed to ease France out of Algeria

Evidence

Through 1957 and 1958, official American policy gradually began to change under the unofficial pressures upon it. Another American correspondent, Michael Clark of the New York Times (who supported Algérie française), recalls how the “courteous briefing” handed out to itinerant journalists by American diplomats now usually took the line that their function was “to ease the French out as painlessly as possible”. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 762

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader theme of how the superpower relationship with France shaped decolonization — echoes the book’s treatment of how international pressure fought the Algérie française idea. — connects to: American diplomacy aimed to ease France out of Algeria as painlessly as possible; Senator Kennedy’s speech pressured American policy toward Algerian independence; American policy on Algeria shifted from backing France to abstaining (+2 more)

Related

• American diplomacy aimed to ease France out of Algeria as painlessly as possible (similarity 0.91)
• American policy on Algeria shifted from backing France to abstaining (similarity 0.87)
• American military aid to France shrank dramatically as Kennedy pushed for Algerian peace (similarity 0.86)
• Senator Kennedy’s speech pressured American policy toward Algerian independence (similarity 0.81)
• US and Soviet block pressure converged to force de Gaulle toward Algerian concessions (similarity 0.81)
• Kennedy’s Senate speech shifted US policy toward abstaining on Algeria at the UN (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Cold War powers angled around the Algerian question for their own strategic gain #corroborates (0.55)