Released F.L.N. detainees promptly rejoined the revolt

Evidence

In Algeria the F.L.N. called a general strike against the proposal of partition, beginning on 1 July and reaching a climax of violence on the 5th. Although Algiers and Constantine were the centres of rioting, the tide swept even such pied noir strongholds as Blida in the Mitidja. Accompanied by openly armed fellaghas, the Muslim mobs surged right into the European quarters. Some 35,000 French troops had to be called out, and by the time order had been restored eighty Muslims were dead and over 400 injured. This was almost immediately succeeded by a new offensive of F.L.N. terrorism, claiming eighteen dead and ninety-six wounded over one period of twenty-four hours. The discouraging revelation was also made that almost all of the 6,000 detainees released by de Gaulle as a douceur to the Evian talks had promptly rejoined the ranks of the revolt. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1440

Categorization

• XREF: Nice counterpoint to negotiation-theory claims that amnesty gestures build trust — here it armed the insurgency. — connects to: French failed counterinsurgency reprisals drove the uncommitted into the F.L.N.

Related

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Broader Connections

• French failed counterinsurgency reprisals drove the uncommitted into the F.L.N. #corroborates (0.50)