De Gaulle’s public appeal to the G.P.R.A. sealed Si Salah’s fate

Evidence

On the 20th the G.P.R.A. in Tunis announced that, under certain conditions, it accepted de Gaulle’s invitation and would send a delegation to France. On the 21st Jacquin deposited Si Salah and his colleagues at the appointed meeting place in Kabylia. It was the last time that any of them were seen alive by Jacquin or any other French official. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1190

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: The Si Salah fiasco triggered the Generals’ Revolt. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1201; De Gaulle distrusted Si Salah’s renegades as turncoats against hierarchy.; The F.L.N. executed Si Salah for breaching discipline in treating with the French (+5 more)

Broader Connections